Tuesday - 20080212-1930 - (For Monday - 20080211) - Rain - Blue Night; Lowe's; Wall - Scrapping, Painting, Cleaning Up

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This painting by Carol Jessen can be found at VOSHAN - Fine Arts Gallery - Carol Jessen. She has a number of rain-related paintings. (As of this writing, the site appears to be down.)

After lunch at Ichiban's, I stopped off at Lowe's to buy a gallon of "Valspar - Interior Latex High Hiding Primer." And while I was in the paint department, I picked up a number of paint samples and several free guides about how to mix and match the colors in a room.

Several times during the day, I worked with the heat gun on removing the stucco paint which I finally accomplished. Next I used the sander, I bought last week, to smooth out the surface. It was easy to use and did a great job.

Next up, I taped the top of the baseboard to cut down on splashing it with paint. (A lost cause, because, the top may have been protected, but not the side.) Then I cover the wall with the primer I had left over from previous work on the walls. I was using a roller with an extension pole, which uses a large plastic screw at the end to connect to the roller handle. However, the screw became stripped, so the pole would not tighten into the handle.

At the end, I dumped the paint flakes that had collected on the canvas drop cloth onto the floor. Tossed the drop clothes into the washer. Used a shop vac to clean off the floor. Then I put away the tools and cleaned the rollers and paint pan.

By this point, I decided I should not attempt anything else. However, I can tell that the section of the wall from which the stucco was removed will need a second coat. I may even have to use some spackling in a few spots. .

(In Tuesday - 2008-0212-1930 / Out - 2008-0212-2030) This entry was written in a single setting.

Pax! Erin go braugh! Je accuse...