Originally Posted by
BonnieJP
I just bought a lovely Singer 201K this afternoon. .... but the "glue" part from the tape is hardened on the machine.... Can anyone offer any suggestions about how to remove the hardened glue off the painted part of the machine? Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
-Bonnie
A couple of thoughts.
It didn't get that way overnight, so may need some patience to get it off. It has probably been there a long time with varying temperatures and humidity levels.
Glen has had good luck getting the residue off with "Spray-n-Wash" per
Cleaning and repairing the Shellac clear coat on Vintage sewing machine heads
I didn't have the same results.
I agree with letting it set,
at least overnight with sewing machine oil. I used sewing machine oil and pressed a paper towel over the tape. The paper towel was able to confine the oil to where it needed to be. I also made sure the oil did not dry out and oiled it a few times over the course of a couple days. I will sometimes take the edge of an old credit card on top of the paper to scrape the remaining residue off.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.