Restoring a singer 15 !!

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Old 01-29-2012, 07:37 AM
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I was given this sewing machine from the back of a garbage truck... She was gross... so now she is soaking in a spa of WD40... I TOOK OFF ALL HER "CHROME-SILVER" and this magic stuff I used on her took off all the yuck and she looks great.. all her decals are off as well and I am waiting on new ones to redecal... I will be posting her soon...
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Can't wait to see her pictures. Can we see her in the bathtub?
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yeah if I could get these to load... I don't know how to make the file smaller after the picture has been taken..
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yeah if I could get these to load... I don't know how to make the file smaller after the picture has been taken..
What kind of camera are you using? On my camera I can change the settings to take Internet ready pictures which are 640x480. You can also go to your "My Pictures" files on your computer and change the sizes there.
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Here are pictures of Beth my model 15 and so far to date on how she is looking... this i did on the kitchen counter yesterday.. lol
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why were the decals removed?
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i removed a good part of them by mistake with the cleaner that I grabbed not knowing that it was the wrong stuff. so then I just decided to take them all off... I have a set of decals coming my way.. and I just found another set of all yellow roses.. so this is my project machine.. stupid me.. and then to find out she is one of only 5000.... my other one is 1 of 35,000...
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why were the decals removed?
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oh yikes...how do you know what cleaner is the wrong cleaner?
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This cleaner is great on the chrome/silver stuff and for taking off built up grease.. but it will remove your decals if left on... autoparts cleaner... I know now...
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oh yikes...how do you know what cleaner is the wrong cleaner?
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sorry you had to learn that lesson the hard way...but thanks for sharing the info! is Wd-40 safe enough you think
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