A nice interior can hide many problems. Secret problems. Bad ones. Our attitude amazes many friends when we show with pride how we’ve transformed that lovely picture into this:
Getting to this part took a whole lot of hard work. Results of that accomplishment, however, is fairly subtle. It’s not showy, but it is significant.
The [...]
Well, it’s been a busy week since leaving the CBR, but how to describe such an incredible 24 hours?
The rally was like going home. Most old friends were there, others were missed, new friends felt like old. We ate, we talked, we dreamed, we celebrated. Kids played, dancing with kites and remote control aircraft. It [...]
Yes, our trailer hit the road! It took a couple more days than we anticipated…involving a whole lot of clearing out and a fair amount of work, but we managed to get her moving on Saturday morning, just in time for the last day of the Cherry Blossom Rally.
Getting to that point was laborious. It [...]
Rick’s fall ended up being a blessing.
We came to realize that we attempted too much without providing compensating structural support. The upper shell was attached to the chassis by a couple of clecos–but we’d left the belly pan detatched. But as we pulled out wood, critical points of support got removed. It seemed manageable as [...]
It’s hard to say goodbye, but sweet to appreciate all the joy that came from a long friendship and a deep love. Yesterday, my grandmother passed away peacefully after living more than a hundred years of wit and adventure. Short stature never stopped her from being an avid sportswoman. Born to a small rural town, [...]
I have used two kinds of rust treatments on steel pieces. Outside, I used the POR-15 and Stirling Silver paint combination favored by many in the Airstream restoration community. On the interior parts of the frame, I started using Eastwood’s rust encapsulator paint. Two years of exposure have passed and results are starting to emerge. [...]
