I have been ignoring this machine for quite a while, but I have a lull in the projects I am tackling, and as I was not feeling the best, I decided stripping the black enamel of the machine was a good task.<\/p>\n
I started a couple of days ago, trying to scrape the enamel off, but it was a bit much for me. However I had some PAL coating remover which I had tried before with little success. I read the instructions again, applied a very generous amount of the stripper, and left it for just an hour. It didn’t do much, but it softened the very top surface of the enamel, which gave me a softer surface to attack with a scraper, which in this case was a 12mm wood chisel!<\/p>\n
Another application or two of the stripper, more attacking with the scraper, and finishing off with wire brushes in my Dremel and this afternoon I got the body of the machine, its side panel, the needle head and the bobbin winder support completely cleaned of enamel, degreased and ready to start painting.<\/p>\n
All of these four pieces were attached to wood battens to allow support and ease of handling. I used a heavy duty metal primer and put the first coat on with a smallish brush, after plugging all the oil and threaded holes in the pieces.<\/p>\n
It is now drying overnight, and I will apply a second coat of primer tomorrow, before a couple of coats of black enamel over the weekend. When that has had a few days to properly harden, I will start reassembling the machine. It’s a while since I took it apart, so that could be a challenge! It’s a 1906 German clone of a Singer 12, so manuals are a bit rare, but I have some photos of the machine which I can use for reference.<\/p>\n
More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have been ignoring this machine for quite a while, but I have a lull in the projects I am tackling, and as I was not feeling the best, I decided stripping the black enamel of the machine was a …<\/p>\n