Gretchen

I've seen featherweights for sale that have been repainted in a variety of colors, I'm just curious on others opinions???? I just purchased a 1939 FW, she is missing large sections of paint and pretty scratched up and was wondering pondering the idea....

sash

I'm all for it. Would love to have my 1935-36 painted, but don't think I can right now, and I am
having a hard time deciding what color I would want. lol.

Tartan

​The professional painted ones I've seen are beautiful. In my opinion, it would be a lot of work for an amateur. If you have experience painting cars or motorcycles, I think the same techniques could be applied.

mighty

I think they look great. I would not want to try it myself.

ArizonaKAT

If she's a rough as you say, what could be the harm in trying to make her look better?

Candace

I'm in the end stage of repainting a 99. It's a huge undertaking and mine will not be absolutely perfect. I would imagine I'll have about 30 hours into it, most of that is prep work. If you want to do it yourself, I'd suggest finding a few rough/ugly machines that you can practice on first. There are professionals that are doing it and although some people claim it's too much money, I can tell you that the hours I've put into my first project have taught me that these professionals earn their money!

Gretchen

Thanks! My DH actually does have experience paintingcars.... Hmmmmmm wonder how much this will cost me! LOL!!! Guess we will start with the peach pie I made this afternoon and work from there!!!!

gale

I have a 66 redeye (in a cabinet) that someone gave me about 20 yrs ago and I don't even know if it works. I'm seriously thinking of painting it just for the fun of it. Seems like a lot of work though.

wesing

If you want the machine painted, I think you should do it! Even though it is collectible, it is a machine, a tool. If you're going to spend a lot of time in front of that machine, it might as well make you happy to look at it. I hope you post a picture when it's done.

Windblown

If the machine needs repainting, I would do it. But I would be very careful of what color you paint it, The Blacks and creams of the old machines I think were chosen so they would not clash with what fabric color you are sewing with and they are very restful on the eyes, the only other color I would chose would be in the greyish tones. I say this because I am very color sensitive and get sever headaches from some colors.