Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
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My Davis has the same bubbles and I have that cloudy look on my 66 after I cleaned it.
I believe the bubbles have something to do with the finish on the machines. I rarely see a Davis with a good finish.
The cloudy look is the shellac coating on the machine. It turns brown and cloudy when it gets water on it or is damaged in some other way. It must be completely removed and the head recoated with another finish. I have used TR-3 (time-consuming, but great) and have also removed the finish with Go-Jo and used Armour-All car wax (3 or 4 light coats) as a finish.
Did you work around the decals or did you go over the decals too? I don't want to mess up the decals....augh....that would break my heart. I did that with the Two Spools bed and cried at first. Then I equated it to the ups and downs of life; I told myself live and learn. This time I don't want to repeat that fiasco. I do want to clean the machine and give it a protective coat since I plan to use this machine. Thanks for responding.