Originally Posted by
tropit
Look at that baby...it's beautiful!
Isn't it?
Time well spent bringing it back.
Tomorrow is back to cleaning and oiling and starting on the treadle.
Originally Posted by
Mickey2
Personally I have used paper towels, strips of old rags twisted around a wooden skewers. I have sometimes come across extra large cotton swabs, those are good. I tend to use heaps of cotton swabs on a machine. I guess you just have to get inventive. It is time consuming, I don't think there are any way about it. Having the machine on the side or up side down should not be a problem in my mind.
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Compressed air? I know you often have to look far and wide to find a repair guy who does a thorough cleaning and service on these machines.
Good call on the skeewers+rags, thank you. Those extra long cotton swabs would be sweet, but no such thing around here.
I've found myself wishing I had a compressor way to many times.
Originally Posted by
bkay
Get some 90% rubbing alcohol or kerosene to get those last bits.
Thank you! I was afraid of the rubbing alcohol and the paint on the dials good to know the only problem is the red lever.
I also would love the polish up the badges but I'm afraid steel wool might remove the markings on them. Do you have any experience with this?