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Posted on 09/07/2006 10:11:42 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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We may get it from Netflix sometime in the future, but from what I read about it, I certainly wasn't forking over any real bucks to see it, even at the $6 matinee rates.
Mine aren't *quite* that evil... ;-)
I wasn't sure if our builder used acrylics or alkyds for the trim on our house, so when I'm painting now, I sand lightly, use an acrylic primer, sand again, then use an acrylic topcoat. I've had to do two coats of finish paint on the window trim and baseboards, but only one coat on the doors. I discovered that, on the doors, which are 6 panel types, if I apply the paint with a brush first, then go over the flat areas with a small foam roller, the finish is just perfect! Great coverage with no brush marks, even with acrylic paint. Looks so good, I'm going to re-do the door in my kitchen which showed some significant brush marks the last time I painted. Thankfully, all I'll need to do is sand the door well before applying another coat of finish paint.
we're safe, thanks for the concern...
howz thehomeimprovementz goin'?...
btw, just checked theshoulders... lookin' good...
oy vey...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Deere...
keep close tabs on thekey or Jr. will "lose" it...
beauty horses... mrsnad's granpa usedtuh raise Belgians...
found what was causin' the clog in the stopcock... a couple yellowjackets, a small unidentifiable flyin' beetle, and a pinch of crud... how it got all got there, Ihavenoidea...
got all muh jobs done... gonna torture muhself on thebike...
been awhile since I funkled...
I finished priming! Tomorrow I'll put on the last of the glazing....at least for the front windows. Haven't checked the windows in the back yet. Then that's if for a couple of weeks. I'll put on the topcoat after all that glazing has had a couple of weeks to cure. I need to get some of those foam rollers.
Then I can start painting the inside of the windows...and find four panes of glass. Well...I know where two are. I'll have to explore The Shelf in the garage to see if I can at least locate frames for the other two.
Kitty wants dinner.
S-L-O-W-L-Y We keep finding things we can do to improve it a little more. We're competing against 18 or 20 other homes in the same general price range that have all been on the market for over 4 months. The market has almost ground to a halt here, so anything to make our house stand out in the crowd is a good thing. We're in a great neighborhood, so the location thing is settled. We just have constraints in the sizes of the rooms, and nothing can be done there because of the basic size of house. So we're getting new cabinetry and vanity tops for the two upstairs bathrooms to make them look 2006, not 1988, which is not too expensive.
We didn't want to have to go to the expense of replacing the cabinets in the kitchen, so we're plating the hardware because the bright brass finish wore off years ago, and cleaning up the doors, brushing with some Golden Oak stain on the edges of doors, etc, that have worn over the years. Since all of the major appliances decided to die at one time, we decided to reconfigure the cabinets when we replaced them. This called for new countertops, so we're going to try our hand at concrete countertops.
It ain't rocket science; I learned to do it at a Builder's Trade Show here a few years ago, it will just take some trial and error on small pieces first. Actually the guy who taught us how to do it doesn't do large countertop pours. He does pre-cast in melamine lined molds, and when he turns the counter over, it is a gorgeous satin smooth finish; no grinding needed. He pours long counters in 2 or 3 foot sections and uses silicone glue to put them together. SInce they were pre-cast in the molds, the edges are extremely smooth. He even emphasizes the seams sometimes by placing flat items like coins, flat chunks of pretty colored stones like jadeite or malachite, slices of agate, fossils and even pieces of transmissions in the mold before pouring in the concrete! That means when the section is turned out, that item will show right on the top of the counter. Makes for interesting conversation pieces, I can tell you.
Guy at work had it. The rental fee's on him :)
Free is about what it was worth.
Tam killed the thread...
Speaking of cats, yours is still over here...
Heh...Stephen met him while he was here. He walked outside that morning and said "Hey, there's a HUGE orange and white cat hanging around out here!"
I said, "Yeah, I know..."
Got him... :~)
Evening everyone... tired here, did fencing today, going to bed early.
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