Featherweight Case Restoration: Part 1 Old Tolex Removal
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Welcome to Part 1 of the Featherweight Case Restore Along! Today, Annette walks us through removing the old tolex, as well as what the finished product looks like!
View Featherweight Case Restoration Part 1 HERE singer-feather...
Products Used in Today's Case Restoration Part 1:
White Vinegar
Putty Knife
Razor Knife
Tray for White Vinegar
Microfiber Cloth
Additional Fabric Requirement Information:
1 1/2 Yards Main Fabric (exterior of the case)
1/2 Yard of Coordinating Fabric (interior of the case)
or
1 yard TOLEX, 54" wide (for restoring case to more of an original case appearance)
This is exactly what I’ve been wishing for. Thank you!
What a nice workshop you have! Thanks for sharing.
When looking into featherweights, I saw some people get them painted different colors. This looks like a great idea to continue personalizing their setup.
This is so helpful! I wanna be handy like you.
I hope this lives up to my needs. The case mine was originally in is toast!
The wood is beautiful.
Cute...good lob !
What type of fabric do you recommend for most durability? cant wait for the second part of the video!!!!!!!
Be sure to follow the direct link above for all the details about this process and recommended products.
I’m going to have to try to strip one of our cases. I have one really bad cases and the wood will need to be replied. Thanks
I always hear about the bad odor. Is it the wood, the glue or mildew?
The Featherweight Schoolhouse Maintenance & Tutorials has a "Cosmetic Refurbishing" section that addresses the odor specifically.
singer-featherweight.com/blogs/schoolhouse
Old wood often has a bad smell, and it can come from lots of reasons, from glue to mildew. Whenever I do a restoration of anything, if it smells bad I wash it thoroughly with soapy water, then spritz it with vinegar in a spray bottle and set it in the sunlight to dry, if the season permits. If it still stinks I then go with a strong Clorox type bleach and water solution and repeat the spritzing and sunshine. At that point, if it still smells bad, and I am committed to the restoration there are other possible solutions, and they depend on several factors. On this case I would use spray shellac and give it however many coats necessary until it only smells like shellac, then cover it. This is a good solution for the inside of dresser drawers. I had one that absolutely reeked of moth balls. After much work, the shellac solved it in one coat.
i know you focus on restoring sewing machines, but do you know how i can remove rust from and restore a cast iron treadle? the bottom part of the sewing cabinet. would really appreciate your advice, thank you
Thanks for this tutorial. I didn't know the boxes were timber. My box is in pretty good shape but the smell on the inside is awful. Is there any way of getting rid of the smell or is it the glue? So the only way is to strip it? I am happy to recover the whole box but somehow feel like I shouldn’t because it's an antique. I picked it up a few years ago at a market and have just pulled it out and started fixing it up and sewing with it. The way the case smells at the moment makes me not want to even use it to store the machine let alone take it anywhere :-)
Check out the Featherweight Schoolhouse under Maintenance & Tutorials for Cosmetic Refurbishing.
singer-featherweight.com/
Part 6 seems to be missing.