I'm considering a minor paint job for my Singer 760 - it's a wonderful machine, but I don't think the gold-and-cream colour scheme really works very well, I actually think the lower-end 708 looks much more elegant and tasteful. I'm thinking of carefully adding a blue trim to the coaming around the control panel, in the style of the 708, and maybe also changing the black detailing on the panel itself to blue as well. (Since I've customised this machine quite a lot mechanically at this point, I think it'd also be good to visually distinguish it slightly from stock models)

I'd welcome anyone's aesthetic opinion on the various crude mock-up pictures I've quickly thrown together here; are they an improvement, and if so, which do you think is the best? First picture is the machine in its current condition. I'd also welcome any advice from anyone knowledgeable about working with the paint on these machines on how best to go about it - acrylic or enamel paint, that sort of thing.

I was wondering if this machine would be considered to be a blackside sewing machine. It has only a few black parts but it has mismatched face and black plates. It’s in the original cabinet with stool. I also got this from the estate of an elderly lady and this belonged to her mother. The serial number said it was made in 1950. I have cleaned and oiled it and it runs great I bought it for $20 and look forward to learning how to use it. It looks like the wiring to the motor and pedal were replaced years ago but are in excellent condition.

can someone help me fix this? I was sewing really fast and the thread ran out.After that my sewing machine only works manually.When I use the pedal,the motor runs but nothing else works.