Originally Posted by
ndnchf
...That looks very well made.
It should look just right on the presser bar :- )
I noticed you haven't had a chance to polish the needle and presser bar yet. It took me about a year before I found out they usually polish up like new. The bars are steel and with the right stuff even the most stubborn grime and dirt come off. With the feet and plates it's unfortunately not always the case, once the nickle plating goes it's gone. However, they usually shine up reasonably well too even if not like new.
The first polish I used didin't do much for the steel bars and I though they just were like that. Later I discovered Quick-Glo Chrome Cleaner (an all round metal polish in a small tub, for cars I think) and it gives a very deep shine; I have several tubes of stuff that work much the same; Auto-Sol, Pol metal polish, ... You likely have something around the house that will work. When you take off the needle clamp, thread guide, thread cutter; clean and polish everthing, it's surpising how good it all looks when it's back on.