Originally Posted by MaryAnnMc
My new FW, Bitsy, came back from the shop this week from her "spa" treatment,and she smells just as bad as she did when she went in. I tried to wind some bobbins, but the smell is really gagging me. Someone told me the felt pad needed changing, that would rid her of the smell. Is this what y'all are talking about? If it is, the repairman didn't change it. He also didn't clean out all the old gunky oil, it's almost as thick as taffy.
So, my question is, where do I get the new felt pad? and what can I use to clean out the old smelly gunky oil? There's not a lot, something on a Q-tip will do the job.
Thanks, bunches!!
Clear kerosene, will take off the gunky oil.
I usually put a drop of kerosene
into each oil hole on the machine (NOT THE MOTOR)
Lift the presser foot and run the machine for a few mins and then oil her good. It cleans out all the built up gunky
oil and kerosene has a lubricant in it so it won't hurt the machine while your cleaning it. Just don't run it to long before you reoil her.