>>> Quandary:- should I remove this paint or might it be original? If not >>> original should I leave it as part of the bobbins' history? ..."
I don't think you're doing anything wrong by trying to make the bobbin look better to you, whether the paint is original or not - after all your opinion and your efforts to correct the situation are also part of the bobbin's history. >From your description I'm thinking it could really look horrible, like heavy >enamel house paint on a delicate piece of filigree jewelry. If it does look >bad to you, you could wear it down. The whole point of the groove is to make >wearing down the paint difficult, so I'd use a piece of string or heavy thread >- whatever is slightly rough and just about the same thickness as the groove >that the paint is in, and rub that along the groove to get right inside it and >wear away the paint naturally. I wouldn't obsess about getting all the new >paint off, and I wouldn't obsess about retaining all of the old paint (if >there is any). But I think you could bring it back so it doesn't look too bad. >Dental floss might also work. I wouldn't try to remove the paint with any chemical or liquid removers, because probably your half-melted paint would then get all over the rest of the bobbin and make it look worse. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
