Next I started cleaning up the machine. I went all over it with mineral spirits, then took off the chrome parts and polished them. I used Maquires cleaner wax on the paint, being really careful around the decals.
I worked from left to right, cleaning and polishing. I got about as far as the "N" in Singer when a rumor started going around that spring will arrive in Ohio soon. I have a LOT of outdoor work to do, a Speedster to put back together, and of course the project that this is just a practice session for, so I decided to put the project away and finish it next winter.
I still have to finish cleaning and polishing the machine and I have to fix the carry handle, but they will have to wait. It wil sit like this until next winter.