Cleaned up and ready to go to work.

Ribbon spool auto-reverse just needed a deep de-degreasing and air-dry.  It works in both directions.

8-key is still a bit sticky...will sort that out in the next day or so.

Love the action.  Feels very similar to my Olympia SM3 but the Halda is a segment-shifter.


 

I was thinking that I might repaint the upper surfaces a nice ivory-cream color...but this one is in such perfect paint, I will not have the heart to do so.

I cleaned the paint with "scrubbing bubbles" bathroom spray cleaner and a white cotton towel,  The towel was brownish when I finished the cleaning.

I did spray on some WD-40 on the painted surfaces and wiped down with a clean towel, and it leaves a nice satin shine to the paint.  And a familiar smell.
 

Another simple pleasure for me on the machine is the logical location of the carriage lock/release lever placed low on the right side body panel.

None of that messing with a partially hidden lever somewhere below one side of the carriage rails area.

 

That's a gorgeous machine!  I have had my sights on the Halda P for a while, but I don't really see them pop up much.  Those spools are hard to come by, glad you sorted the auto reverse.  I was going to mention something about the spools, but you know what you're doing lol!