I spent a good portion of yesterday cleaning up the Red Eye. Though I have other sewing machines to work on, this girl jumped to the front of the line. The front of the machine was in good shape, but the back was (not surprisingly) pretty grungy, the decals faded to black in some places.
Tried not to clean too much, I want to keep her original patina. Unfortunately the black did not come off the lettering in the front, but she is still beautiful. Now to clean up the shiny bits. I have to order some metal polish surprisingly we don't seem to have any around. She has a bit of superficial rust, but her insides are nice and clean. Can't wait to see the hand wheel with nice bright chrome. One day when I have mastered French polishing, I will give her a coat of shellac to make sure her decals are well protected.