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November 1, 2008

This is becoming a busy weekend

So I'll have to write more than one post. Today, I learned how to use an airless paint sprayer. I bought it a year ago, with high hopes of painting all the outbuildings something other than rusty aluminum.

But depression, laziness and bad weather got in my way, and I never set the airless sprayer up - even to just try it out.

So this morning, I got it out of the garage, had John help me find the hose that goes with it and set it up.

Incorrectly, of course. I did not tighten the gun part enough, and half a gallon of Kilz primer dribbled down my hand, arm and onto my blue jeans and sneakers.

So I figured that out, and started painting, but it didn't look very good. John came out and demonstrated how to do it correctly. I tried again, and still did not get it. Sweet husband showed me at least 10 times. I finally figured it out - and in the meantime, John painted an entire exterior wall teaching me how to do it! I almost feel like Tom Sawyer - LOL!

But really, I wasted a lot of paint, and I don't think I got the hang of spraying the paint until the last 1/2 gallon.

However, it is just the primer, and it is just a hen house, so it can be quite imperfect.

Major and his sister arrived to put the roof on the hen house, and John is out helping them now. I'm better off not watching people on high ladders using the nail gun to attach a roof, so I'm drinking a margarita and wondering how I'll get all this paint off my skin, hair and clothing.

Posted by Beth at November 1, 2008 5:40 PM

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Posted by: Boquisucio at November 2, 2008 11:12 AM