clean off all the tangled threads and lint before you oil the irons - put a bit of oil or grease on the turning points
Originally Posted by
grant15clone
I like the results I have gotten by just wiping down the irons with sewing machine oil.
I have had bad nicotine machines before and when you start cleaning them, they smell worse and it gets on your hands. But after it is clean the smell is gone. Pretty stubborn and nasty stuff though. I have had good results with the wax Miriam. An French made Singer comes to mind. It just takes some elbow grease.
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I've done it a few times and it is not a fun job but this time the DGKs will be doing it. I wish I could put it on a video - it will be fun to watch. I'm not ready to arm them with expensive car wax just yet though. I'm also figuring I'll have to go over it when they leave. BTW the plastic case cleaned up nice with some Dawn and lots of water.