Need help with Treadle
If this has been asked before could someone please point me in the right direction before I get started??! I have been very blessed to receive my Great Aunt's Davis Vertical Feed treadle sewing machine which I will cherish and hopefully do a little sewing on! I am checking out all the videos on cleaning and oiling the machine, but I am very concerned about the surface of the machine. I am attaching a few pictures to show the bubbling that I am referring to. I know it is very dirty as it has been in the back of storage more years that I can count. Will this clean down to a smoother surface, do I scrape this off or will it leave a flat block surface? I do not want to lose the beautiful decals that are left. What causes the finish to bubble like this? Any help or suggestions? What to use??? Thanks so very much.