I hit the ground running today. Chris went in and washed down all the dirty wheel wheels, walls and ceilings, removed double stick tape residue (her pet peeve), then sanded every surface that needed to be primed and painted. While she was doing that, I repaired the futon frame which required some new wood on one end and the sliding mechanism was not working properly either. After getting that structurally sound once again, I match stained the new wood parts, then applied sealer, sanded it, and added a coat of varnish. This is now ready for Chris to apply some fabric to the leading edge of the frame which she will do tomorrow. Checking on her progress, I was pleased to see she had all the surfaces sanded and primed by lunch time….no small feat since there is a lot of cut in work which slows one down. After lunch, I tackled the remaining structural detail at the back of the trailer to accommodate the new toilet and worked on the bumper detail as well. Chris came back out later in the afternoon and got the entire inside top coated with a beige eggshell paint. What a difference a coat of paint can make! Just as a side note….Chris has painted through about 25 gallons of paint in the past 3 months and she is totally sold on the Coventry brand….we get it at Jacksonville Paint and Decorating or BLP….there’s locations around the south. They sell to mainly contractors, but will sell to the public.
