Originally Posted by
wilburness
I have seen the phrase of "silver"ing the decals on singer vintage sewing machines many times. What does this mean?And in many photos of old machines, there seems to be a piece of material attached to the upper part if a sewing machine. It seems that there are pins stuck in it. karen
The decals were made with a foil base and then had color layered on top, gold then highlights, then accents. When you clean too aggressively, you start removing them from the top down, what is left is the metal foil base.
Those stupid cloths are meant as pin cushions and yes, the pins thrash paint. I was told the damage is nicknamed "diaper rash"