Originally Posted by
lakekids
I have wanted one for a long time but was reluctant to pay several hundred dollars for one. This is a white one but in the pictures the paint looks to be in bad shape along the bottom.
At this point I think I will be stripping her and repainting. Since I am going to do that I think I want a fun color. Sorry all you purists but I am thinking magenta, hot pink, or maybe turquoise. However I realize that I have never seen a magenta car. Do they even make a spray on magenta high gloss automotive paint?
It will be hard waiting for it to arrive.
Once it gets here, do I clean/oil first, then strip and repaint? Or vice versa?
Pictures of my 'new' old machine:
I think your machine has aluminum rot, which is the equivalent to rust on steel. Here's a website that will help you deal with it if that's what your machine has.
http://mysewingmachineobsession.blog...t-surgery.html