Originally Posted by judyjudyjudy
Yep, "I'm in," no longer just a FW wannabe. Got my first vintage singer machine today. It's a 1950 221-1. I got it from a sewing machine repair shop -- it's newly serviced and has a new case. I love it. It has a few paint chips -- and has two areas of peeled paint. One area is under the bobbin area, and the other area is above the power supply. One member advised using a black Model Masters paint pen for the chips, but I need advice on whether I should treat the peeled edges before painting. Help?
Awesome!!! Don't you think it's an adorable little machine? You
DO know that you can't have just one :wink: hahaha....I have 3 blacks and 1 white/green FW!!
I highly recommend Dave McCallum's book, "The Featherweight 221 and I". It is loaded with lots of useful information on how to maintain and care for your FW. He has a wonderful way of explaining things so that you can understand what he's talking about and the illustrations are wonderful!! Here is the link to it:
http://www.featherweight221.com/fwrx...ructional.html
He has a section, in the book, on repairing chipped paint.