I keep checking back.

bkay

I spent all weekend polishing and cleaning the small parts. I will post a picture tonight. This is definitely time consuming. I still have not sprayed the paint on the casting. I needed to do some research first to make sure etching primer would not be an issue.

Thanks for the update. I subscribed to the thread, so I know when you post. Thanks again for sharing your experience.

bkay

It's a bit late now, but some polished are very effective on the shiny parts; needle and presser bar shine up like new with something called Quick-Glo, in just a few minutes with hands, a cotton rag dipped in a bit of the paste; rust, grime and tarnish comes very effectively. Paste type polishes seem to be more effective than thinner liquids, at least the stuff I have tried. Pol and Autosol work well too, I'm sure there are several, and it's worth tracking down the brands that work well for steel and chrome. I have yet to pick a machine completely appart, I hope to avoid it, but once off I guess the cast iron rods and hinges clean up much easier too.

I also like pastes better. I use Mother's. It's a lightweight paste and it works very well on dark splotches and that whitish hazy film on plates and flywheels.

Well I have been super busy with a ton of projects. Here are the updates I promised. The Machine body has been sprayed with 3 coats of etching primer. This was allowed to cure and off-gas. The next step is to lightly smooth with 000 steel wool and then fill in any casting voids with a quality 2 part filler. After that it will be primed. I am using Krylon products for the paint as that is what I can get locally. I did not mask any of the areas on the machine. I will use a Dremel with a wire brush to remove the paint from the areas that need to be bare metal. This ensures total coverage of any exposed areas. and a much cleaner look when completed. It is an extra step, but I am not in a hurry.

It will be nice to see its progress. Makes me appreciate the work that went into my old machines

ngen33r, Thanks for sharing. Very interesting pictures and read.

It has been some time since I have worked on this but this week, I am going to prep the base for paint.

About how much "help" did you need to drive the pins out? I can get the pin out on one of my 15-91s but not on the other. We did check for a taper. Just curious how much convincing you wound up using on your machine. Thank you.