Originally Posted by
J Miller
Wow! I never thought you'd get it anywhere near that clean. And I figured the decals were totaled too. How did you do that?
(( I tried cleaning my #2 Singer 66 treadle machine with SM oil and a cotton ball and the decals were going silver in spots. ))
Joe
I gave her an initial wipe down with a solution of Dawn dish detergent and a piece of soft terry towel. Then followed with a kerosene wipe and then sewing machine oil. Most of the yellow stuff covering the machine head was a combination of years of dust and fir tree pollen. The fir pollen is very sticky and water repellent when it lands on surfaces. I am betting that pollen preserved the surface and decals. For the most part I avoided being being to aggressive on the decals. There is some silvering on the front decals from use.