Clean the exterior of a vintage machine SAFELY - How to clean an antique vintage sewing machine
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2022
- One of the biggest concerns when acquiring a vintage or antique sewing machine is how to SAFELY clean the exterior without disturbing the clear coat, damaging or silvering the decals, or ruining the machine. Watch as I demonstrated how we clean all the vintage and antique machines in our professional service shop.
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Can you use blue creeper inside the machine to remove old grease and oil with a q tip thank you for your videos I love working on my machines I just purchased 2 this weekend and they need cleaning up really bad
Yes, Bluecreeper is VERY safe to use inside of vintage machines. It's the main thing we use in our shop.
@@SewingDocAcademy Thank you for the reply so many of the channels I follow never reply. I ordered some from Amazon yesterday good price too I have 14 machines and I am sure I will use it. I just picked up 2 this weekend on Market place A Tacsew and a Singer 20U I have already 3 20 u's I just couldn't pass this one up but it needs a lot of love .
Just found your channel!
Awesome!
What about newer machines (but still vintage)? Can sewing machine oil or the Blue stuff be used?
I just acquired a two-tone pinkish-tannishFleetwood (yes, with fins). 1950 is the date in the instruction book.
I haven't ventured to clean it yet. It smells old, appears to need a good overall cleaning and there are areas of yellow that looks like aged oil on the outer service in corners, etc. It is extremely heavy but I'm unsure what the surface is made of...the fins....(?)...plastic /Melamine?
So the BlueCreeper isn't agressive to the coating, decals or black paint? What about kerosine (which and old service manual by Singer recomends to use on moving parts that are "frozen"). They don't say to be careful with the paint, but I don't want to dissolve the paint or decals it inadvertantly 😅)
The reason I recommend and teach techniques using Bluecreeper is because it is probably the cheapest, easiest, safest product to use on old sewing machines. It will NOT compromise the paint, shellac, or decals (don't scrub!), if it's used inside the sewing machine, the residue only helps the machine, never hurts it (treats surface rust and won't allow old, hardened lubricant to reharden). Yes, Kerosene is safe to use on machines, but you have to consider the fumes to deal with and the flammability. My service shop used to be located inside of my quilt shop - NOT the place you want something so dangerous. I personally cannot handle the smell of Kerosene (even the 'scentless' has a smell that is hard to tolerate using it so much). The biggest downside to Bluecreeper: it can't be shipped to other countries.
I always use marvel mystery oil.
Dumb question but if you don’t know you don’t know. I want to order the bluecreeper. When I go to the website what am I ordering? Do I order the bluecreeper SMO or the bluecreeper precision oil?
Not a dumb question! You want the lubricating cleaner with the precision tip.
Is Blue Creeper safe for fragile toy machines too?
Yes, I've used it on pretty much everything with success. I would be a wee bit cautious when using it on plastic with decals or sticker decals, things of that nature.
So water or damped towel is no please? Sorry a beginner here
No no, never water anywhere near your sewing machine for any reason. As mentioned in the video, I only recommend Bluecreeper or sewing machine oil. Others will recommend Goop or GoJo but I've seen damage done with those things.