tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post4173144222486164642..comments2023-11-05T07:32:07.024-05:00Comments on life's journey: monday afternoonbilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-54883658434051230932007-11-14T02:30:00.000-05:002007-11-14T02:30:00.000-05:00I always end up with mysterious bits of cat fur in...I always end up with mysterious bits of cat fur in the paint. I've given up worrying about it, as trying to get a fur free house around here is a loosing battle. Sigh....fjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13120081721262176259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-62453514422444736232007-11-13T02:51:00.000-05:002007-11-13T02:51:00.000-05:00Hi Betmo, Painting flats and houses, even ships, ...Hi Betmo,<BR/> Painting flats and houses, even ships, is an activity that has paid the bills on quite a few occasions.<BR/> Winter painting is bound by the laws of temperature and the chemistry of paint, watch out for low temperatures, and excessive moisture.<BR/> Indoors is generally OK, but many pros keep a large fan running, with doors and windows open.<BR/> Some also use a couple of portable flourescents or spotlights, to ensure that coats are even.<BR/> If you are stripping paint back to the wood, then probably best to also sandpaper lightly, and use a wood primer, before the undercoat and gloss.<BR/> I worked for a couple of firms, and the specifications on most jobs called for primer, 2 coats of undercoat, and 1, sometimes 2 coats of gloss.<BR/> With emulsions, 2 or even 3 coats, and a tip here is to use slightly different shades for each coat, so as to give depth, and also enabling the painter to see clearly if the wall has been completely painted with each coat.<BR/> Oh, and of course, it is important to take tea breaks, whilst the paint dries, usually one hour of work means a twenty minute tea break!!<BR/> Or was that twenty minutes of work and one hour of tea?landskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468667004994686779noreply@blogger.com