I wanted to post a couple of before and after pictures here of my latest "SAVE IT" project. It isn't a grand old lady, just a SS Singer that was destined for the scrap man if I didn't do something about it. It took me ten days. And yes, I have the spool pin and slide plate for it. They just are not in these pictures.
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That is amazing! I never would have thought it would clean up so nicely. That must have taken a few cotton balls and Q-tips :D:D Nice job Grant.

Lol Judy, Yea, I used a couple of cotton balls and Q-Tips on it. I hope I can break even on my Q-Tip and cotton ball bill. :D
Caroline, It sews really nice stitches now. Believe it or not, it wasn't seized up but it did make some strange noises when I turned the handwheel.
Thank you both for the compliments. I really bought it for the cabinet but just couldn't toss it out. I was going to part out the machine but thought that I was going to have to clean the parts that I took off of it anyway, I might as well clean it all. I am glad now that I saved it. Did you see my Facebook photos? It was a real nasty mess when I got it. The link is below.
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I love it when I find a dirty one that has good guts. I have been working on a rusty one this week. I should shoot some glamor photos. Mine is by no means done. All I got done was to clean her nose. Here is the before. After will have to wait. But I was amazed at the results. It will be a job to get the rest of her to work at all. She is one bad rust bucket.
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Nice! A good rubdown with WD40 and 0000 Steel wool will polish that plate right up! (the only use I have left for WD40)

Grant: Awesome job. Did you do any bleaching or paint cleanup directly? or was this just elbow grease?

I really like looking at all of these machines being restored to their former beauty, or as near as possible. I am learning a lot by reading all of your postings on the rehab of sewing machines. Someday...... I just might try doing something like it, but in the mean time, I'll enjoy and applaud all of your success stories and pictures.
Janis

Thank you Steve, you know I respect your opinion. All elbow grease my friend. I thought I had gotten all of the "Mouse Presents" out of sight before I took these pix but if you look close,.... But no Mice, Petrified, Electrified, Mummified, or even deep fried were found in there. Thank God. LOL.
Miriam, If all else fails, I know a place to get Nickel or even Chrome plating done. And they do good work. It takes about 2-3 weeks but is not super cheap. PM me and i can pass along that info for you if necessary.
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Grant,
What do you think caused all the mess, it looks like it was buried in an out house.

BTW did you post pics of the cabinet?

Joe & Elaine

Joe, LOL. It DID look like it was stored in the Basement Apartment of that outhouse!:D I don't know where all of that gunk (as nice as I can say) came from. All I know was that it was someone's grandmothers machine. She passed away and it went to the mother. The mother passed away and it went to a daughter. That daughter didn't want it and dropped it of at the other daughters house that didn't have room for it. She saw my Want Ad for sewing machines and contacted me and I got it from her. Who knows where it was stored along the way.
I can take a picture or two of the cabinet tomorrow and post them here (maybe a new thread?). It isn't fabulous but not bad. Even the mice thought so.:D
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