WOW what an amazing difference. She is beautiful. You did great.

You've made a silk purse out of a sow's ear! You deserve a pat on the back. The machine is beautiful. well worth all your effort

WOW!! She glows :D:D:D

Wow! She cleaned up real pretty! :)

sew very nice. I am happy for you. Great job.

Miss Birdie is a beauty!!

And so is your quilt she rests on ... not wanting to take away from MissBirdie, but per chance would you show us a full view of the quilt? :)

You have a beautiful sewing machine she will be fun to sew on!!!

WOW!! What a difference. You made her sparkle, she looks great.

What a real treasure you have there!!!! It simply glows and that is a wonderful thing!!!

Enjoy

REally cleaned up nicely!!

WOW - what a transformation...she's beautiful.

Well, even if she doesn't sew and I bet she does...she is suitable for framing !!!

Congrats,

mamaduck

You sure made her shine!

It's a beauty.

She is a real Beauty and so is your quilt

I just googled Go Jo and Mother's Mag -- I never would have thought of those (especially since I never HEARD of them). My Featherweight Minnie Mouse cld use a good clean...

Her name is Minnie Mouse because I was at the Kentucky Dam State Park when I got her. A friend had picked her up at an auction and we were staying at the park. That night, a tiny mouse decided to share my room...needless to say, I was not thrilled and tried to explain that to the mouse, but she would not listen. Anyway, that is how my featherweight got her name!

Enjoy!!

she is a beautiful, Birdie.

I cleaned up my fw when I purchased her at $450. She looked so shiny at the flea market. But wanted to get her clean because I did see some dirt on her. I used what a website recommended...it has been awhile so forget what exactly it was. Well when I started cleaning her the gold decals turned silver and some came off. I could have cried. But she runs like a gem and still love her! Just be careful in what you use to clean your fw. I think maybe in my case they just greased her up to look nice and shiny.

You should patent the combination! What a great job and beautiful machine. I'm jealous! :-)

Wow! She looks like a different machine! Great job! Color me green.

sew pretty

you did a great job cleaning her up. Have fun sewing with Birdie.

Wow, good job. What a difference. I bet she is so happy and proud to be the beauty she is was intended to be.

She is quite pretty. You did a great job cleaning her up. I'm sure she'll sew nicely. Does the quilt block pictured have a name? I like it, very pretty.

You will love Birdie. I call mine "Little Sweet". Hope you enjoy her. :)

Miss Birdie looks brand new!! Have fun with her! :-)

What is Mother's Mag and where can you purchase it? Also, did you have Miss Birdie painted? She is beautiful!

I'm sure with all the hard work you will get her going. What a great job. :):):)

Are you sure that the two pictures are of the same machine? lol. She looks beautiful. The after pics. (Looks like Cinderella, or the Ugly Duckling.) You did an outstanding clean up job. Sore fingers will be soon forgotten when you get her rewired and start sewing. You can listen to her softly "tweet". You did good friend.

You are all such good people, loving Birdie right along with me. The quilt block is just a courthouse steps I stagered. I really love that quilt top, but I hesitate to post a photo because I used a high loft batting and I detest how it turned out, all puffy. :cry: That's why it's best to not buy batting at a garage sale to save a few bucks. It was one of the first quilts I finished after purchasing a machine capable of FMQ, or any quilting for that matter, and I didn't know all the guidelines (i.e. low loft). Maybe I'll post a few of my creations together to distract from her puffy character.

The tutorial by Billy was a great help cleaning up this machine as well as my other machines, (especially the Fiddle 12, which I silently doubted would ever be worthy of display---still questionable). The polish is called Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish from Walmart.

Thanks to you all for appreciating the transformation. Still hoping she runs. I'm tempted to go wack the cord off a couple of my living room lamps and put them to a better use, if you catch my drift. :lol:

Wow!

I have my mom's machine out for repair... a 1948 singer with a knee press. I was told to use TR3... so off to the automotive shop.... 5 stores later, I have my TR3. Now to wait for the return of my machine. Has anyone used TR3 to clean theirs?
I hope my comes out as fine as yours. Stunning!!!!

Miss Birdie cleans up really nice !!! With some help from bobs of patience. Greetings from Auntie B in Saskatchewan.

Birdie sure looks gorgeous after she got all cleaned up! I wish you & her many many happy hours of stitching. What year is Birdie? I have 3 of the 1953 models. Yes, 1 for me & 1 for ea of my twin DGD's when they get older.

Wow...from an sad looking to an Popping Wowie!

She looks great!

Miss Birdie was born on Dec. 9th, 1948.