How to clean an old sewing machine - In depth Singer 99 Restoration - Works for any vintage machine!
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Wondering how to go about cleaning up your vintage sewing machine? I will share with you all the tips and tricks I have learned over the years for both the parts and body of the machine. This video is part of a restoration series for the model Singer 99, showing you how to disassemble, clean and reinstall all the parts. Once we are finished these 99's will be sewing beautifully! Follow along for an in-depth understanding of how your 99 works and learn how you can service and restore your machine on your own!
Learn more about Sewing Machine Rehab at: www.sewingmachinerehab.com
Look below for links to most of the products you will need:
Specifically in this video:
Rotary tool Buffing wheels: amzn.to/4eJkU0R
Hard Felt Polishing tips: amzn.to/3xL3eBt
White polishing compound: amzn.to/4cKfnW9
List of various supplies and links to help you with this project:
Various sized flat head screw drivers such as...
Chapman screwdrivers Kit No. 9600: amzn.to/47R4n7N
Craftsman Ratcheting Offset Screwdriver: amzn.to/3Ehii9o
Magnetizer/Demagnetizer: amzn.to/3F7gmAI
Nylon tip non-marring pliers: amzn.to/3tb4NWu
Penetrating oil, I love Aerokroil by Kano: amzn.to/3R1a25h
Lily White Sewing Machine Oil: amzn.to/3Ej1O0F
Sew-Retro Sewing Machine Grease: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
91% Isopropyl Alcohol: amzn.to/45tO7rv
Zymol Cleaner Wax: amzn.to/3P05c5o
Krud Kutter: amzn.to/3Ek2inh
Krud Kutter - The Must for Rust: amzn.to/3R2lKfR
Regular Cotton Swabs: amzn.to/3YW22nS
Pointy Cotton Swabs: amzn.to/3ECINXn
Old cotton t-shirts cut into pieces or other rags
Blue shop towels: amzn.to/45yO2D6
Sandwich bags (to keep parts together)
Feeler gauge for setting feed dog height and presser foot height: amzn.to/3YZJbbq
Thread tension meter: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
Tweezers: amzn.to/45Os7r7
Several small artist paint brushes and a 1" chip brush (you can buy on Amazon but they are cheaper at stores like Walmart and Harbor Freight)
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Thank you for all the detail in this video, as well as the less investment options. The links are so helpful. Thank you😊
You are so welcome!
I watched your series yesterday in it's entirety as I disassembled my early model 99. Thank you for all the tips and suggestions. I really appreciate that you say "this is how I do it" , but implying other methods may work and may not be wrong. Looking forward to the reassembly videos (if i don't just assemble in reverse). Thank you for taking the time to do these.
Hi! Thank you for following along! It really is a fun project to tackle on your own so hats off to you for taking the challenge! The reassembly videos are still in the works, I will get them done soon! (I hope! It’s really busy here!) The 99’s are great little machines, you are really going to appreciate yours when you are all finished!
Excellent video :) I learn so much with you and its very easy to follow what you teach. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
My favourite cream polish for chrome parts is Autosol, made in Germany. After polishing, it leaves a microscopic invisible coating which helps prevent further tarnishing.great on faceplates!
Hi! I have this one but haven’t tried it for the chrome parts yet. I will have to give it a try!
Thank You!!! This was great!! I would like to see a video of your work area.
It's on the list! Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for this tips. I just bought singer 15-91. I’m waiting for the singer oil that I order so I can clean my sewing machine.
You are very welcome! Good luck with your project!
Thank you. Just the video I need 😀
Glad I could help!
A fine video. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Love watching you work & making everything shine. I'm like you...I like the 'detail' work & how it makes it look nicer. Thanks for sharing!
It's all in the details! Have to admit, it's pretty therapeutic cleaning up all the parts! :)
Great detail work! There is something zen about a clean machine. 😊
Thanks! Yes, it's always worth the effort :)
Nicely done! Thanks!
You are welcome! Thank you!
If you haven’t tried Gojo ( non pumice) cream hand cleaner,you should give it a try.
I have restored close to 100 machines of all types and find it superior to SMO and kerosene.
I have never had a bad reaction with shellac or painted finishes yet.
It is safe for your skin, if you use cotton make up remover pads for cleaning. The lanolin in it will also help soften rubber parts.
Hi again! I have heard this before but haven’t given it a go yet. Good to hear you have had so much success with it. How do you keep it out of all the oil ports so it doesn’t get down in the bushings? That is my only concern. I am guessing that you just have to be very careful…thanks for sharing all your tips!
Great information. Thank you for taking us along.
My pleasure!
Thanks Jen. I didn't know that some 99's were aluminum. Wow. The things you learn. Enjoyed this. I also put some of your tools you listed in my Big A cart. lol. Have a good one.
Hi Terie! Only a few were made in aluminum, pre-war I believe. I am fortunate to have a customer who donated this one for the series. Then it will go back home!
Great tip to use the ultrasonic!
To thoroughly dry parts, especially any unplated parts which can flash rust, try using a hair dryer.
Have you tried SimplyGreen HP version?(purple colour), safe to use on aluminum and all rubber parts.
Great video!
Hi! Yes, a hairdryer is a great tool for drying them. I haven’t tried the simply green product yet, maybe I will look for it the next time I am out and about.
These black Singers have a shellac clear coat over top the Japan black to protect the decals.
Shellac is totally different from lacquer.
Yes, I know that I sometimes use the words interchangeably and I need to work on that because they really are two different things. Either way, the finish can be fiddly to deal with and hopefully the take away is that we need to be careful with what chemicals we allow to touch it. Thank you for clarifying for me!
Thanks, impressive work. I will try out Kerosene.
Thank you! I avoided it for some time because of the smell but really glad I gave it a go, it's always on my bench now!
You could not have made a better video, so easy to learn with you, thank you so much again 😊
@@SewingMachineRehab Yesterday, I tried out brushing a coat kerosene on a nasty frozen Toyota Z800 Japanese Sewing Machine. You are right, that disgusting smell has driven me nut and sick. Enclosed it with plastic container and leave it aside 24 hours. And today I steam bath the the machine using German Karcher Steamer. It worked wonderfully, the reverse push button and the stitch length knobs stuck problem was resolved and it started to function properly. Hooray !!!! 😂🤩
@@clementihammock7572 Oh my! That sounds like quite a process! I have never thought of trying that, so glad it worked! Sometimes we just have to get creative!
@@carolineroy9026 Thank you!!!
After as much as possible I like to spray WD 40 on areas of parts that have nooks and crannies that can hold water. the WD actually stands for "Water Displacement".
Meant to say after "drying"
I haven't ever tried that method. I have also heard that you can dip the part in alcohol when done so that everything will dry faster. Haven't tried that yet either. Thanks for the tip!
I don’t see the Dremmel attachments link.
Thank you! I forgot, it is added now :)
@@SewingMachineRehab thank you, just want to make sure I order the right ones.❤️