P-Day Coming Soon?

The weather is nice with no rain expected for a couple of weeks and my latest homeowner repairs are complete, so maybe P-Day…Paint Day…is finally in sight!

I finished filling the last of the tiny dings and dents, and the last touch-up coat of high-build primer will go on tomorrow, so  with a little more sanding I should be ready to paint early next week.  Then a couple of days to clean, dust, prep and re-mask, and it will be time for me to quit procrastinating and take the big step!

Since I have to paint inside the garage without a booth, the roll-up door will have to be open to ventilate the fumes. I'll need a day with moderate temperatures with light winds from the west or northwest, and if the ten-day forecast is anywhere close to accurate, it looks like June 10^th will be in the middle of several days suitable for spray painting.

Keeping my fingers crossed!

After the Haunting

I'm beginning to think my house is haunted, or maybe it's related to the '41 Chevy that was my first car in 1955. When the old Chevy wheezed its last, I filled it full of bullet holes, so the house better pay attention!

I might not be fighting ghosts and demons, but considering everything we did to build in extra-high quality, I'm really fed up with our custom built house. In the seven years since we moved in, nearly every mechanical device in the kitchen has failed, as has the HVAC many times.

The latest failures have been the HVAC that now needs a new coil due to a leak. It is the second one to need replacement in two years. It was also repaired and several parts replaced while under warranty, and has never functioned the way their manual states.

Three backyard flood lights also crapped out in the past three weeks and the built-in microwave died three weeks ago. This was within a couple months of the death of the third ice machine, the clothes dryer, the dish washer, and the kitchen sink faucet. Yesterday, one of the garage door openers malfunctioned, but apparently my cursing helped as it seems to have at temporarily repaired itself. At least I can hope.

Oh, yes, the new mower blades and platform belt  arrived and I got the old mower running again. After waiting for five inches of rain to dry enough to get my soggy acre of grass mowed, I think I might have caught up with the trials and tribulations of home ownership!

Today, I managed to apply a couple coats of high-build primer on the doors and fenders. Maybe I can do the same on the hood and trunk lid this week so I can have everything ready for paint...if the weather cooperates and the house doesn't self-destruct again.

I tried something different when I applied primer this time. The vendor instructions say the high-build product can be applied with a roller, and since I have yet to build a temporary paint booth I thought I'd give the roller a shot. It was a much easier and less messy to apply, but  I'll try sanding a little bit tomorrow to see how it looks.