Wonderful tutorial/information. I wonder how you like the 401A vs the 99? My mom's 99 is waiting for help...now I have a better idea where to start. Thank you!
I wish you would find an old dirty one to clean, a lot of us are only fortunate enough to buy from boot sale ect and they are never in the condition your machines are, what you call dirty looks pristine lol. To see you clean one with damaged decals ect and proper dirt would be fab, you're a very talented lady :-) xx
Hi! I think I could make a video on that! Might not be right away but I have a couple machines that are more like you are describing. Your request it noted! Take care!
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!
Thank you so much for this super detailed video! It has been so helpful!♡ I just bought an old singer sewing machine and was wondering if you maybe have other brands of cleaning wax that you like? I live in Europe and can't seem to find it anywhere online
Hi! I am not sure about what is available across the pond, hopefully someone else can chime in if they see your question though. Anything that is carnauba wax based would be worth doing a spot test with though. I hope you find something and if you do, share it here!
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!
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!
Thank you for sharing this information. I found it very helpful. I need to go back and find the disassembly part. My 99 could use some attention since I saw with it often. Poor thing g has not been for a tune up in 2 years.
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.
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!
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!
@@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!
I used ONLY sewing oil on my gifted 15-91 that I hadn’t touched for 7 years and was dusty… and thought it was taking off only that dust and what looked like nicotine… then I thought… hmmm…. So I read a bit, got out my black light… and realised I’ve stripped half the shellac cos half the machine is purple where I “cleaned” and the other half still green…. Dang it! Got so mad I’ve put it back on the shelf for another day….
Aw, you would be surprised how many people think the same thing, that they are removing nicotine. But the old shellac gets a patina sort of like copper does. It yellows with time. How odd that just oil took it off. It may have just been too compromised already. Who knows how but it happens! I hope you are able to get it to a point you are happy with it!
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".
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!
Lots of good informations.
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful tutorial/information. I wonder how you like the 401A vs the 99? My mom's 99 is waiting for help...now I have a better idea where to start. Thank you!
just what I was looking for.
I’m so glad!
I love your video and the fact that you are so careful with the cleaning. Nice:)
Thank you!
All cleaned up and ready to start putting her back together again. Cant wait!
Yay! Doing my best to get the reassembly videos out. Thank you for your patience with me!
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! :)
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 wish you would find an old dirty one to clean, a lot of us are only fortunate enough to buy from boot sale ect and they are never in the condition your machines are, what you call dirty looks pristine lol. To see you clean one with damaged decals ect and proper dirt would be fab, you're a very talented lady :-) xx
Hi! I think I could make a video on that! Might not be right away but I have a couple machines that are more like you are describing. Your request it noted! Take care!
@@SewingMachineRehab Thankyou hun, would be greatly appreciated, love from Ireland, absolutely love watching you work xx
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!
Thank you so much for this super detailed video! It has been so helpful!♡ I just bought an old singer sewing machine and was wondering if you maybe have other brands of cleaning wax that you like? I live in Europe and can't seem to find it anywhere online
Hi! I am not sure about what is available across the pond, hopefully someone else can chime in if they see your question though. Anything that is carnauba wax based would be worth doing a spot test with though. I hope you find something and if you do, share it here!
Excellent video :) I learn so much with you and its very easy to follow what you teach. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Great detail work! There is something zen about a clean machine. 😊
Thanks! Yes, it's always worth the effort :)
Thankyou! I have two I am doing now, very helpful.
Wonderful! Best of luck to you!
❤❤❤ I might even try to clean the motor on my 99!
You can do it! Good luck!
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!
Oh, that is so satisfying to see it shine up!🎉
I agree, love to see the transformation!
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!
Do you think an instant pot would clean dirty stainless steel parts? IPs can be used as an autoclave.
Hi! You know, I have never thought of that. I don't have an instant pot so it is hard for me to imagine how that would work. Interesting idea though!
Nicely done! Thanks!
You are welcome! Thank you!
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!
Thank you for sharing this information. I found it very helpful. I need to go back and find the disassembly part. My 99 could use some attention since I saw with it often. Poor thing g has not been for a tune up in 2 years.
You are so very welcome! I am working on the reassembly videos right now, can’t wait to get them finished! Good luck with your machine!
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.
Thank You!!! This was great!! I would like to see a video of your work area.
It's on the list! Glad you enjoyed!
Looks like I'm going to have to get myself some Zymöl!
It's the best!
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. Just the video I need 😀
Glad I could help!
A fine video. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
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!!!
I used ONLY sewing oil on my gifted 15-91 that I hadn’t touched for 7 years and was dusty… and thought it was taking off only that dust and what looked like nicotine… then I thought… hmmm…. So I read a bit, got out my black light… and realised I’ve stripped half the shellac cos half the machine is purple where I “cleaned” and the other half still green…. Dang it! Got so mad I’ve put it back on the shelf for another day….
Aw, you would be surprised how many people think the same thing, that they are removing nicotine. But the old shellac gets a patina sort of like copper does. It yellows with time. How odd that just oil took it off. It may have just been too compromised already. Who knows how but it happens! I hope you are able to get it to a point you are happy with it!
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!
Mine is 1903. I'm not taking it apart.
Wow, that is an older one for sure! And no need to take it apart if you don't want to, as long as you enjoy it that is all that matters!
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.❤️