hey everyone, ready to tackle cleanup on my 66 (she's pretty clean, just wanted to spitshine her) ~ I cannot remember, is it the Scotts Liquid Gold for the Japan black areas? its the head I'm doing a surface spitshine to ~ she's a Redeye 66 :) and she's pretty! Oh, and what on the wood?

Liquid gold for the final polish on the japan finish.

Billy

Got these in one of the treadles. Thought that someone might enjoy.

I saw at a local thrift store a Necchi Alco sewing machine. It looked a little lonely, but I wanted to get some input on the machine before considering buying it. The machine seemed clean, the cabinet was in so-so condition. Usually at this particular store, they test appliances before putting them on the floor, so I think it runs. No plate to cover the bobbin area. No bobbin. No manual. It does have the cord & pedal. There is some kind of double plug-in on the pedal cord. Anyone know why that might be? (Sorry, no pictures.)

Billy, will that take off any dirt/gunk layers too (liquid gold)? Or do I clean with something else first, then shine with LG? And what is best for using on the wood to brighten/clean it a little? Her cabinet is in really pretty good condition.

She lived in FL by Pensacola for the last 10 years, there is a slight "film" I am assuming is seasalt residue just from the humid air? Any idea how to get that off of the irons? Its only on the irons, luckily :)

I wonder who will post to page 1500!

I sure thought I'd end on page 1499!
Jan on 446

Thank you. I am still a newbie!

I am so excited!! I had gotten a monogrammer and templates from goodwill.com and had to get a machine to make it work, a very specific Kenmore, and blessings of blessings, my mom had bought one at a garage sale for $2 that we had used for parts. I had to put the tension back on, and the spool pin, and such, but it would still not zig zag to make the monograms. I finally said, well I have 40 more machines that straight stitch, so what the he**, and ripped into it. A bar was frozen up that my husband helped me free up, and it works. Now I can put my initials on my quilts before I give them away. Hooray!!!!

Congrats on making 1500 pages, Mr. Billy!!

I saw people posting about a TOGA in California and I was wondering if anyone here was planning on attending the River Rats TOGA in Lake City Minnesota in mid September. I've recently given in to my long-standing attraction to vintage machines. I bought a Singer 27/3 treadle a few years back but have only used it a little. I also have two Featherweights I use for piecing, and I recently bought two Singer 99s (at least one is getting a hand crank conversion). I also picked up a lovely Universal (a Japanese Singer 15 "clone" that I'm planning on using as a "project" machine. My husband is really interested in learning how to repair vintage machines, and we're planning on attending all 4 days of the RRTOGA.

Pam