To Strip or Not to Strip

-In order to show your buggy in an antique show you must strip it completely down to original bare wood and stain it "Au natural" and document everything you do with photos and text in a photo album. Search ruthlessly for it's roots. Or leave it "AS IS' for the purists to judge it. Go to a few shows first before making a commitment to what you are going to do. Sign up to join caa.org Plan to devote a certain amount of your spare time to this particular project each individually or it could stretch out to years and you could get burnt out on it and end up despising it or each other for not devoting the same amount of time. When it's a joint project one person always feels they have put more money or time into a joint project at the expense of pissing off the other party to it. Don't let a project ruin your relationship. Decide ahead of time how much money each of you will put in and how much time you expect from each other to be put into working on it. We have had many restoration projects some of which can been seen at Vintage Restorations. Such as a Doctors Buggy, '66' Case Backhoe, 1976 Kenworth, and a 69 Caddy that is still waiting. Save your back and look at already restored horse carriages below before deciding to take on such a project. It is truly a labor of love...don't expect to make any money off reselling it.