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Old 03-03-2012, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by zelda2 View Post
I would use nothing but "Goop". Just wipe on, leave set a bit and wipe off. It's ok not to wipe all off machine. It cleans and shines.
What is "Goop" I live in Canada & do not know what that is. Please help me.
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:18 PM
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non pumas hand cleaner - be careful on decals though
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:47 PM
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What is "Goop" I live in Canada & do not know what that is. Please help me.
"Goop" or "GoJo" are hand cleaners for mechanics. It's been known to remove decals right along with the muck... I am not brave enough to chance it myself...I always just use sewing machine oil and elbow grease!
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Old 03-03-2012, 01:08 PM
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"Goop" or "GoJo" are hand cleaners for mechanics. It's been known to remove decals right along with the muck... I am not brave enough to chance it myself...I always just use sewing machine oil and elbow grease!
I'm with you Charlee. I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt the already fragile decals. Think I will stick to sewing machine oil & lots of TLC.
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That's a nice Singer 27 with the Sphinx decals. I've got Judy's sister at my place! For cleaning the body I highly recommend an automotive upholstery cleaner called "TuffStuff". I got it at a car parts place. It is wonderful, very gentle, did not discolor the decals at all, and yet removed the huge amount of gunk that was on the one I had. I started out using oil, but I would still be cleaning if I had kept that up! For the wood, it doesn't look like the veneer is in bad shape. Go to your local hardware store and look at the furniture restoring products. I like the Howard products.

You might want to go check out the TreadleOn site: http://www.treadleon.net Great information about old machines and how to repair and restore them.

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