Here’s a quick recap: about a month ago, I bought a Voss De Luxe in terrible cosmetic condition but in good mechanical condition. My daughter had requested a “project” typewriter that we could paint.
No regrets
I wanted a machine that I wouldn’t feel guilty about repainting.
I sandblasted the lower shell of the machine at a local community workshop called TechShop:
Also at TechShop, I powder coated the lower shell in a color my daughter picked out: Tropical Breeze.
The result: a typewriter with a strong resemblance to a 1957 Chevy Bel Air:
![By GTHO (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons](https://myoldtypewriter.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/1957_chevrolet_bel_air_sport_sedan.jpg)
By GTHO (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Pearl of the Antilles
Now that it’s all back together, this Voss brings to mind the Yank Tanks of Cuba, those carefully maintained classic American cars that prowl the streets of Havana to this day. My daughter is (mathematically speaking) a quarter Cuban. Her grandfather left Havana around the time this Voss rolled off the assembly line in Wuppertal. Perhaps my daughter’s genes are calling out for the Tropical Breezes of Cuba.
I leave you with the tropical sounds, colors, and cars of Cuba:
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MMMMN, tasty and somehow minty-creamy! 😀
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It does look like something I could eat and enjoy.
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One word – Wunderbar!
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Thank you. It turned out cuter than I expected.
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Belle Air! 🙂
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Inspired by your tangerine dream Remington Portable.
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A really superb transformation!
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Thanks, cloudytype. I thought of you today because my next Voss project is fixing the broken zipper on its plaid case. Looks like it will require some mackling.
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Good luck with the zipper — I have a busted one for my Remington Fleetwing and there seem to be no tailors or cobblers around here who want to tackle it. (What’s mackling?) Beautiful job on the Voss!
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I am planning to rip out the broken zipper and replace it with new heavy duty brass zippers (a 24″ zipper on each side). I may have to hand-sew it.
*Mackle – vb. to mend in a botchy but successful manner. Cloudytype knows all about mackling.
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Yummy, yummy. And so fifties!
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Amazing job on the paint. It looks very pleasing to type on!
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Thank you. It’s a wonderful typewriter to type on.
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