Originally Posted by
Rodney
Sunflowerzz: How does the Vaseline hold up over time? I've seen it mentioned by people more knowledgeable than me that it was a good substitute for Singer motor lube but I'm not sure of how it does over time. I'm currently using it in my daughter's Singer 101 but we really don't run that machine very much.
Our local sewing machine shop recommended a light weight synthetic grease when I asked. I didn't find any locally so I used the Vaseline instead.
Rodney
I have only had my machines since starting in Sept. But I have done tons of research and visited many other forums and pure petroleum is used often with great results on a variety of vintage machines. My husband is a Geo scientist and currently working as a mud engineer in the oil industry and they use petroleum on million dollar gears and equipment and he said it would be fine so armed with all of my info I grease with it. The machines all run very quiet and smooth.