That really was a quicko clean up. I did oil the body time after time over a two week period, otherwise just wire wheeled the silver parts, normally I'll wheel and polish every thing silver.
I wish I would have photo'd a national machine ( new Home copy) That sat for two years in a flower bed. The rust was the flacky type top and bottom, it took 3 months of serious heat, like red hot to free it up. it looks as good, maybe better than this one.
The lady I bought it from laughed and said it will never work again. I feel like going back and give it to her , she has it's treadle stand in her home LOL.. which is branded as a sandia