Still have not worked on the bike and still am waiting for the side covers-painter said he would have them 2 Sundays ago, called him today and covers still not done. I am using most all my spare time to get as much scraping, priming and painting done outside while the daytime temp is over 40 or so. I am using Behr Marquee, which can be applied as long as it is over 35.
Process involved using a heat gun and various scrapers to remove most all the old paint- then priming with Zinsser Cover Stain, patching with Bonda and Ready Patch, another coat of primer of the patchwork, and a coat of paint. I will put the second coat on come springtime. I have most all daylight hours (other than work) working on the porch the past several weeks.
A couple before and afters
I also scraped, primed and painted all the windows that could be reached from a 22' ladder. Too old to go any higher
so the upper windows will be done by someone other than me. Ladders are the leading cause of accidents for men over 60.
More photos
Still have more work to do but at least majority of the woodwork is protected with paint. The flooring will be painted the brick red color, the fascia around the bottom needs to be replaced and will be painted the pumpkin color, the lattice needs to be blasted(I could not do that because I had to have my well pump replaced to the tune of 1600) and the right post has to be rebuilt. Check out the damage
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Those photos were taken quite a while ago and some work has been done but that side still needs repair.
I also spent a week or so scraping, priming and painted part of the barn to see what it will look like when finished
The cupola in the foreground belongs on the top of the barn-I had to remake all the scalloped trim around the bottom and patch a large section of the sloped part. The directionals will have to be designed and made as whatever was up there is long gone. I purchased a 10" copper ball to put on the top. This is a photo taken when I moved in before it was taken down to restore.
The deck also kept me away from the bike as that was redone last year but I was not happy with the result so I redid it again this year. I put two coats of custom mixed Restore on the decking and repaired some of the pickets. When I bought it and now
Also, painted the storage shed in the back. It is where my Sabre, Suzi, Xl125, Silverwing and one 750 are stored, also lawn mower, extra wheels and garden equipment are kept.
Hard to tell but I also repaired an painted the Bilco cellar door with a beautiful hammered copper paint, which was also used on the porch flashing.
Enough excuses
As soon as I get the side covers I'll get back to the bike, that is unless the weather warms up a bit and I can get more done on the beat up, old, grand Victorian residence...Larry
