Refinishing my Featherweight....
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Refinishing my Featherweight....
DH and I are in the midst of refinishing my Featherweight. A few thoughts in retrospect:
1) Be sure to buy automotive paint and look to see if it is high gloss.
2) 600 grit sandpaper is good but I'd go with higher grit.
3) When taking all the parts off the machine, be sure to tape all the pieces, screws, washers etc together and write down what each part is.
4) Toothbrushes, small brushes can help to get the stripper into the corners and small spaces.
5) Have lots of paper towels to clean off the stripper from the machine and parts.
6) Wear two pairs of rubber gloves and have spares handy.
7) Keep work are clean and dust free if possible.
8) Use tack cloth to clean the machine after dusting.
We've finished painting at this point and about to add the decals. Will post pics before and after later.
1) Be sure to buy automotive paint and look to see if it is high gloss.
2) 600 grit sandpaper is good but I'd go with higher grit.
3) When taking all the parts off the machine, be sure to tape all the pieces, screws, washers etc together and write down what each part is.
4) Toothbrushes, small brushes can help to get the stripper into the corners and small spaces.
5) Have lots of paper towels to clean off the stripper from the machine and parts.
6) Wear two pairs of rubber gloves and have spares handy.
7) Keep work are clean and dust free if possible.
8) Use tack cloth to clean the machine after dusting.
We've finished painting at this point and about to add the decals. Will post pics before and after later.
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How did you apply the paint? Spray? Special tools? I can't wait to see more. I want to get a really beat up featherweight and paint it blue like I've seen on some sites...can you estimate how much it will cost in supplies? Did it take a lot of elbow grease to strip it? Can you tell I've thought abut this a lot I just missed buying a featherweight for 100 bucks and would have loved to do what you are doing now and use it forever
Thanks,
Jen
Thanks,
Jen
Last edited by Xtgirl; 09-03-2012 at 05:20 PM.
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How did you apply the paint? Spray? Special tools? I can't wait to see more. I want to get a really beat up featherweight and paint it blue like I've seen on some sites...can you estimate how much it will cost in supplies? Did it take a lot of elbow grease to strip it? Can you tell I've thought abut this a lot I just missed buying a featherweight for 100 bucks and would have loved to do what you are doing now and use it forever
Thanks,
Jen
Thanks,
Jen
We had a small problem last night with a few areas of the paint...but I think it's because my DH has a heavy hand and didn't understand the idea of 'light' sanding. More sanding and paint needed. Since this is our first attempt we aren't expecting perfection. This machine will go to one of our grandkids to learn to sew and they don't really care if the paint job is perfect. :-) More pics to come....this is a work in progress.
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This is just a thought, but could a paint shop strip and paint a FW? I know that local shop will strip and repaint metal doors with that car paint that is incredibly shiny. I want to do ours, but have never called for a price.
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I'm sure they could do it, but they probably wouldn't want to deal with all of the little parts that have to be removed and they would most like loose something for sure. I'd rather do it myself, that way if a part gets lost then I can only blame myself. Also, I like learning how to do things like this and to be able to say I did it myself.
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