Hi Skip -- thanks for the response. Below is a photo I just took, prior to any clean up. There doesn't seem to be any water damage to the wooden base, but either way, the bed certainly looks bad. The machine works quite well, everything is lose except the stitch length screw. It came with 2 shuttles, 4 bobbins and an extra round plate for the feed dogs.
What kind of black paint? Can you (or anyone else) point me to a thread here that describes details of the procedure?
Thanks again!
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