Some discoveries made while painting:
1. It's difficult to tell where you've painted if your paint is like your primer. Primer is flat white, and so is the paint. If I had hired someone to do the job, I'd be unable to check the work.
2. Latex paint doesn't do well over rust. Just a wild guess, but maybe the water content in Latex paint aggravates the rust problem. I had to switch to oil-based paint. We'll see how that goes.
3. Which leads to the next one: paint brushes aren't much good for painting small diameter rods. I tried. These were maybe 3/8-inch diameter rods. So I used the "sponge on a stick" type of "brushes." I had a whole bag of them of various widths. Must've been from Walmart. Works out good with the oil-based paint, because I simply throw away the used sponge-on-a-stick. It doesn't do well for corners and joints because in tight spots, all you can do is dab with the sponge. You can't brush it out as with a brush. I mean, I did use them for the whole job but the results aren't pretty at the joints. But that's ok. I mainly wanted to stop the rust, seal over it and make it look better (better looking than rust, that is). The oil-based paint is satin. I would've picked glossy, but they were out of those so I got the satin finish. Not bad. Better than flat finish for what I was painting.
The thing now has two coats of latex primer, one coat of latex paint, and one coat of oil-based paint. When I get some time, I'd like to give it yet another coat of oil-based paint.
Prior to painting I did go over the rust with a wire brush. Then a little sanding (I got tired of that quickly). Wipe down to remove dust. Then a coat of rust converter, sprayed on then wiped smooth and allowed to dry. Rust converter was re-applied anywhere rust reappeared after priming and after painting. With the oil-based anti-rust paint, I hope to NOT see rust peep out again. I am uncertain because I didn't use the primer the paint specified. So we'll see...
been painting
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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funny
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Happy Sunday to all
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Happy Sunday to all. Based, on Jesus's promises, it is better to be resurrected than to be dead.
Which leads to the question: "What does the Church mean when she says 'resurrection of the dead'?"
and why would we look forward to being 'resurrected'?
(I know, this has nothing to do with Pentecost Sunday. It was just on my mind at the moment, was all.)
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time gone
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Where did the time go? We've spent the evening sorting and paying bills. We still have to make a grocery run, drop off some the payments, and fill up the car. Sure hope the run is going be quick. I'm hungry.
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where's the rice?
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Why is it that when you order take-out from a Chinese food restaurant, they don't give you enough rice? In this case, it's not rice, but crispy noodles. It's as if the noodles are just an appetizer.
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new vocations website
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
I'm a little behind the times on this one, but here it is: the new vocations website launched by the USCCB
http://www.foryourvocation.org/
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switch timer
Saturday, May 08, 2010
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This particular switch timer has an internal rechargeable battery that doesn't need replacing and will keep your settings in the event of a power outtage.
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