Originally Posted by
iadhikari
H I'm going to research natural ways to remove rust. There has to be some other option besides buying a bottle of Evapo-Rust for basically five little dots of rust.
Those tiny little screws were hard to get in to the bobbin case. They didn't turn easily. I wonder if I should have rubbed a little oil in there first. What do you all think?
Ila
Natural = vinegar or some citric acid - just a pinch in enough water to cover it. Then use a piece of crumpled aluminum foil to polish it. Yes you will need to clean off the threads. Some times it is rust and some times it is dried oil. I think I would wash it in Dawn first, then soak it, then polish it with the foil. You can work over a magnet or put it all in a zip bag and work inside it - contain the stupid little screws. Yes they can be hard to start. I had to de-magnatize my little screw driver - it kept pulling the little screw off...