I was just on my way out to my shed to ponder my Sweet Add-A-Line project when I saw this thread. I bought the SAAL a few years ago, in terrible shape, because I thought I'd never find another one I could afford. I'm pretty okay with the mechanical stuff, but I've never done any paint or art restoration. This machine cries out for it. The cabinet is painted solid black. Goo-Gone doesn't touch it. Sanding reveals a pinkish hue underneath. I'd love to find even the outlines of the original paint job. Do you think that stuff might work? I suppose I'll run out now and get some - try a small spot.
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Ugh. Now I see why they painted the Sweet Add-A-Line black. It looks like a 4 year old had painted it pink and orange underneath. Looks like I will have to start from scratch somehow. Anyway, no matter what I do, it won't look worse. Thanks for the tip, though!

Any suggestions about color matching for my Sweet Add-A-Line woodrail cabinet? I haven't stripped the whole black paint job, but it looks like no sign of the original paint underneath. So I have two problems, tracing and color matching. I can do both from pics on ipdb, but especially the color matching seems unreliable that way.

Wow! Thanks. What a great tip. I had checked under the legs, and the flipper guards are gone, but I hadn't thought of the beehives! There are four colors there - maroonish one, lime green, yellow, and orange. I don't know what the green is, but I'm guessing the yellow is the base color, and the maroon is the original. The orange is the color under the black that was once slathered around. There is maroon under the ball loading beehive, as it should be. This is a great start - thanks so much!
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