joe,

here are the pics. i resized them for you. let me know if it works.

Singerguy, Thanks a bunch. Ewww, it does look like that machine has been wet. Have you tried Evapo-Rust? I find that works good. Joe

I'll have to pick some up next time i'm in town. Right now i have a wired brush, a dremmel and time. LOL I find on chrome aluminum foil and water will remove . White vinegar is good if it's not nickel/shiny and you have a bit of time for it to soak So basically things that aren't seen. I also uploaded another album with smaller pics. So you can get the entire experience of checking out all the rust. *wink* ;) http://imgur.com/a/G9BRe

I have another one, she's a dream to sew on! I absolutely adore how quiet she is compared to a couple of others. Especially compared to my tractor Singer.

She's getting the once over. LOL I am actually quite hesitant about cracking open her motor. I didn't work on her today because I needed to work on some hand embroidery for a baby quilt. The mother's due date is the end of june so i have 2 weeks to finish 3 more 10 -inch squares, piece the 4 patches, sandwich, quilt and bind. So... yea a bit of procrastination is in the works. hahaha.

*grin* thanks, I'll keep ya posted. When I finally put the plug in and do her first stitches, I'll totally do a little video.

Depending on the metal and it's finish, kroil (the oil the creeps) I found the stash in my dad's 'office/garage', which btw smells like starting fluid so it's stinky and oddly pink., tri-flo because it's rec'd here, white vinegar if it doesn't have a chrome/nickle finish basically if it's shiny or should be shiny don't use it on that.

Right now on this machine, I've just used Dawn and a soft sponge and an old t-shirt to remove surface grime. Rust under neath is with a small wire brush but not on chrome or shiny bits. On the shiny bits I've been using a balled up piece of aluminum foil and plain water. It makes things shiny with just a tiny bit of effort.

eep?! Pressure.... oh noes.... lol I'll make sure to keep all of ya updated on her progress. :D

foufymaus, I started cleaning a 1912 New Home treadle last week. I didn't know (and still don't know) if the slides on the bed of the machine were chrome or steel, but they were pretty rusty. I used the aluminium and water method and that did remove the rust, and I can read the numbers, but it didn't make it shine. Is there any thing that would make the chrome shine? Is there such a thing as chrome wax? Or do you think the slides are steel?

An auto parts store should have a chrome polish amongst all of the car care items.