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Date:  6-28-2014
Number of Hours:  8.00
Manual Reference:  ch 25
Brief Description:  These days are a part of every homebuilders journe

It's incredible to me that hours and hours can be spent perfecting something that when exposed to sunlight can reveal itself to be riddled with imperfections. That is todays story. I was horrified to see so many imperfections in a "almond" paint that I assumed would work, only to find that it is as creamy as butter and that is NOT going to work. Because the black is so rich, the tan has to be neutral. In my attempt to drown in out I applied satin black to the pilots right panel and found that there's no way to make these happy together. The tan has to change. I headed to home depot and got some awesome help to find that Rustoleums Latex paint has an almond but is far more "washed out" than it's oil counterpart. I took it home and tests proved it was so. I then painted a small section of the armrest to see how it would lay out and found stipling it with a foam brush creates a nice texture that I can work with. The water based paints don't flow out as well as the oil. I then had to remove this mess of paints in order to get this bird in final colors already! I used Xylene and it took EVERYTHING off down to the glass. Oh well, I'll sand it down tomorrow after it dries, and begin with the ol hammered black once again. I also know that I can top coat the hammered 30 minutes after applying with no ill affects so another 7 day waiting period won't be necessary. Then again, I may try to stiple the black for texture and see if it can replace the hammered primer. Tests tomorrow. Either way, I HATE when these things happen, but an education is always priceless.
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nahhh

nahhh

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a better almond

a better almond

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let's start over

let's start over

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