Hi Linda et al,
I am really torn about trying this myself -- I have a 1938 Featherweight that I attacked a little too vigorously while cleaning. I thought I was removing dirt but probably was dissolving old shellac. Now I have areas that still look brownish -- is that shellac? And if I remove that using Glenn's method, what are the chances that I'll be able to get a good, smooth finish the first time I try? I don't have an old machine that I could experiment on, and the metal work polished up so beautifully that I'm dying to get the rest of it looking shiny, but afraid I'll do a bad job.
Suggestions from those of you who've tried it? Glenn? Are you going to be near Denver anytime soon?
Ila