Originally Posted by tuckyquilter

How did you get the rust off? I have my very old Brother machine in the garage. It had been in my parent's basement and they had apparently had a minor flood. The machine was on the floor and got wet. As it was mother never cleaned anything. AND of course it has rust damage I'd like to get cleaned up. She passed away late last year and my sibling brought it out to me, along with her Singer. The Singer 401A is sewing like a charm, got it serviced and cleaned up from all the nicotine on it. BUT it's a good one.
Thank you for any help or suggestions you can give me.