Wot I Did On My Sum... er, Saturday
Jul. 31st, 2010 09:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeshyr
Things I remembered to buy/borrow/bring outside
- Paint
- Turps
- Appropriate sized brush
- Screwdriver to open paint tin
- Newspaper
Things I forgot to buy/borrow/bring outside
To my stunned amazement, only a paint stirrer and a hammer. And I just grabbed a stick and used that to stir the paint, and used the base of the screwdriver to hammer the lid back on at the end, so all was good!
Things that got paint on them unintentionally
- Pa's stool (but only a small smudge)
- Floor of garage (not too much!)
Bits of me which got paint on them
- My hair (I think it was only a few strands. I felt it stick when I leaned in, but couldn't find the spot on my hair when I went to clean up.)
- My hands and wrists (this is traditional and doesn't count!)
- Only two small bits of paint on forearms, both spots where I'd accidentally brushed against an already-painted bit of metal.
Things I had forgotten about painting
- When painting something you have to reach around/through, paint the bits furthest away from you before painting the closer bits or you'll get paint on your forearms :)
- Turps feels disgusting on one's skin (but does remove the paint).
- You'll never get the paint out from under your fingernails, even with the turps.
So it's all painted now! I was going to do it in two halves since there's so many metal bits that are close and it's hard to paint all the bits from all the angles, but I got enthused so the first coat's all done and it's sitting in the garage waiting to dry so I can do it all again tomorrow. And then I have the steps to do, plus sealing the base of the old seat.
I really really really love painting things!
Hugs,
Ricky
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Date: 2010-07-31 12:10 pm (UTC)coincidentally enough, i just re-built and painted the adjustable foot rest i use at my computer desk. the flat "board" part of it turned out to be fiberboard, which i discovered by having it crumble when i pushed my foot against it. (i've had it for years, and it's a replacement for one that had a slab of plastic, with plastic adjusting tabs; that broke fairly quickly). so i got a piece of plywood, and painted it metallic purple (of course). then i added a top coat of something called "Flash Blue"; it's not exactly iridescent, but when the light strikes it at certain angles, it reflects it as a bluish-purple (because of the purple base coat) flash. it's a very striking effect. and my feet are on it right now ;-)
it's so wonderful to see you doing things, dearest penguin!
*hugs*
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Date: 2010-07-31 12:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-31 01:06 pm (UTC)This makes my heart sing.
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Date: 2010-07-31 03:51 pm (UTC)Meanwhile I'm seriously needing to up the dosage of my Oxy and ready to throw myself in front of the next S-Bahn if my body doesn't stop trying to kill me.
*love and snuggles from München* This kitty misses you and hopes you continue rocking the world Down Under. ;-)
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Date: 2010-07-31 04:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-31 09:13 pm (UTC)YOu go grrl :-)
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Date: 2010-07-31 09:46 pm (UTC)I'm so excited for you!!
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Date: 2010-07-31 11:23 pm (UTC)C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S!!!
Date: 2010-08-01 01:46 pm (UTC)Your improvement continues to amaze me ....... way to go!!!
i01anda
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Date: 2010-08-01 02:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-02 01:46 pm (UTC)I'm beginning to think maybe I should look into this new treatment you've found; paint fumes and I haven't been on speaking terms for years now...
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Date: 2010-08-11 03:48 am (UTC)*hugs* <3
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Date: 2010-08-25 10:27 am (UTC)