I did a search for this topic and didn’t run across anything, so if this is repetitive I apologize. I’m wondering if anyone has any good tips for cleaning cases. In particular I’m thinking of old wood Royal cases with lining or lined cases with felt and cardboard like Lettera 32. Any products to help clean and repair these?  The felt on the Lettera (and others) frequently seem to have old glue stains.

Also, I have wondered what others have come up with to strengthen old leather handles?  I like to keep the typewriter (and case) original, so I don’t want to replace the ones that are still there, but I’m also afraid they will fail and the case will fall.

Thanks for any advice.
Amy

Happy new year everyone. This is my first time posting. I am currently working on an Everest K3 that had a lot of problems. I have rewound the draw band, fixed the space bar, and adjusted the ribbon vibrator. The one thing I still can’t figure out is the shift. The K3 has a basket shift. This one goes down great, but either gets stuck or moves slowly about halfway back up. I have cleaned all the moving joints several times with mineral spirits and used a light lubricant, but it still doesn’t return back to position correctly.

While trying to figure out the problem I did see that there is a support bar on the left side that is not present on the right. I’m hesitant to think it is definitely a missing part because one of the ends of the left side support bar is riveted. Maybe I’m wrong but losing a rivet seems improbable?  Does anyone have a K3 that they could check the shifting mechanism and whether it is symmetrical?  If it is missing a part what options do I have to fix this rare-ish typewriter?  Any other ideas on what could be going on if it’s not a missing piece?  Thanks for any help.