My canoe bow in the Barnum Bog, Paul Smith's VIC, New York |
I mentioned before that the cabinets have the appearance of wood, but are metal. Over the past few weekends, I've been painting the cabinets without removing them first. Actually, I've been spray painting everything that is brown, with the exception of the couch under-storage area, which no one will really see anyway.
I've been using Rustoleum's Universal All-Surface spray paint in Gloss Black for
the cabinets, and for the furnace, which needs a more specialized paint, Rustoleum's Ultra High Heat paint in Black. I used the same Ultra High Heat in White for the stove lid.
I taped off, put some paper on the floor in the dining area, and I taped the old grey curtains together and used them as a drop cloth since they were the best way to cover the entire floor without having to cut my usual drop cloth. The weirdly-shaped items that needed to be covered were protected with aluminum foil. I could only paint for about 15 minutes at a time, taking the rest of the day off. The roof of the Apache is taller than the track of my garage door, so ventilation was not as good as I would have liked. I did manage to open the door a couple of feet, and I left the entry door to the garage open as well.
Despite laying down the drop cloth, The first time I painted I did not anticipate that the tiny paint particles would make everything sticky. So as I worked backward, I was unaware that part of the drop cloth stuck to my shoe! The result? Areas of flooring where those tiny particles settled. The fix? A light sanding with 220 grit sandpaper buffed the noticeable discoloration away! There was one corner that really got hit with a blast of paint, but that also sanded off tolerably well. Here are the befores:
That's gonna leave a mark |
That's not a shadow; it's overspray |
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