Restoration Eye Candy: An Abandoned Singer 28K Sewing Machine Comes Back to Life

Someone left antique sewing machine on my doorstep. No note, no name, just a grimy but sweet Singer 28K (a hand-cranked model made in 1910) in its case.

What was I to do, but take it in and care for it as my own?

Please note that THIS IS NOT A HOW-TO VIDEO.

It's a bit of eye candy for those who, like me, enjoy watching beautiful old tools and machines brought back to life. DO NOT, under any circumstances, undertake to fix up and old sewing machine with only this video as your guide.

For thorough instructions on antique sewing machine repair, I highly recommend the YouTube channel Vintage Sewing Machine Garage, from which I have learned a great deal:
   / vintagesewingmachinegarage  

And there are many others, as well.

Listed below are things I used to clean up the Singer 28K (affiliate links). Before you use any of them on your own machine, do your research on how they are to do be used in this context. If you accidentally strip off your decals by using the wrong thing, don't come running to me.

Evaporust Gel (for rusty bits that could not be submerged)
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Evaporust (for rusty bits that could be submerged)
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Zymol Pre-Wax Cleaner and Zymol Wax (used on the black metal parts of the machine)
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Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish (used to shine up non-black metal parts)
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Magnasonic Jewelry Cleaner (used for nickel- and chrome-plated bits and pieces)
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Johnson Paste Wax (for waxing the wood case and wood base)
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Boiled Linseed Oil (for cleaning the beat-up wood finish before waxing)
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Super Fine (0000) Steel Wool (used to apply the Boiled Linseed Oil)
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And I bought my sewing machine oil from etsy shop "The Treadle Lady."

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