Originally Posted by Champanier

Beautiful! You did a wonderful job. I'm still working up my courage to try this. What I wonder is why not do the decal areas first to protect them during the rest of the process? I'm sure there's a reason, but was just curious.

I have a very beat up Featherweight extension bed that I replaced so I plan to practice on that. But it seems like a different finish than the really old japanned machines.

Congratulations on your fabulous work.