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Welcome back to the Restore Along featuring Julia and Tulip. Thank you for following along with the series! This installation sees Julia removing Tulip's badge and testing out various types of paint remover on the machine's painted surfaces. If you are just joining us, you can catch up on the most recent installment here: Previous Post: Restore Along Part 5: The Head and The Base Today's work begins with removing the two badges on the front of the machine. Julia has been putting this off, thinking of the best method to detach the badges without damaging them. She decides that sanding down the...
Welcome to part Five in The Restore Along with Tulip! Today, Julia will show us how she finally was able to separate the head from the base of the machine - a process that began in Part Four. If you are joining us, you can catch up with our series here: Restore Along Part 1: Introduction of Julia & "Tulip" Restore Along Part 2: Stripping Down Tulip Restore Along Part 3: The History of Tulip Restore Along Part 4: Preparing to Separate the Hull In last week's post, the pins that held the column to the base were proving to...
First, we would like to thank you all for joining us for another installation of Tulip's restoration! It has been such a fun project to follow along with Julia as she takes the tedious steps of the restoration. If you are joining us, you can catch up on the progress on our previous Restore Along Blogs: Restore Along Part 1: Introduction of Julia & "Tulip" Restore Along Part 2: Stripping Down Tulip Restore Along Part 3: The History of Tulip Julia's biggest hurdle of the day is getting the upper and lower body of the Featherweight apart. Julia attempts to...
Thanks for joining us in Part 3 of Tulip's Restore Along! For those of you who are just joining us, this Featherweight (endearingly named Tulip) is in the process of a full restoration. Julia and her husband, Mark, found and rescued Tulip in a small antique shop in Kentucky and began the journey to restore her. We are lucky enough to join in on the fun and follow along on Julia's adventure. You can catch up on her story with the first two Restore Along blog posts below: Restore Along Part 1: The Introduction of Julia and Tulip Restore Along Part 2: Stripping Down...
Welcome to Restore Along Part 2: Stripping Down Tulip. Julia has done an incredible job in documenting each step she has taken in the restoration process, and we are happy to share her story! If you are just joining us, you can catch up on the last installment of our Restore Along here: Restore Along Part 1: Introduction of Julia and Tulip As many of you may recall, Tulip is the poor little Featherweight that Julia and her husband, Mark, rescued from an antique shop down in Kentucky. Julia's Featherweight is named Tulip, after the state tree, the Tulip Poplar....
Today, we are pleased to present the beginning of this story as our first installment of the "Restore Along" featuring Tulip, the Featherweight. You'll get to see how Julia LaForest (Tulip's owner) lovingly restored her Featherweight from the very beginning all the way to the end, with a new blog post showing each step as she shows us her restoration process. But, first things first - we must tell you about how Julia came to find Tulip, and how she came to enjoy a life filled with travel, adventure, and joy with her husband, Mark. Let's dive in! Julia visiting...
