Andrew P Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sorry Jeff, was that last post a LITTLE :sarcastichand: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 25, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sorry Jeff, was that last post a LITTLE :sarcastichand: Maybe, but at least it was DOWN to your usual standards!!! HeeeeHeeee, as you might say. Update: My next batch of aggregates and patio slabs won't arrive until early next week. So it looks like I'll be painting the bunker ceiling - first coat - tomorrow. Joy of joys... Jeff 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted March 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2015 So it looks like I'll be painting the bunker ceiling - first coat - tomorrow. A year or so ago my then six year old niece looked at my hair and asked: "Have you been painting a ceiling white Uncle Neil?" It's a good excuse for a while 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sorry Jeff For going off topic Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2015 If you are going to paint it all white better have the shades ready :sungum: We don't want you going snow blind in the bunker. Don 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 If you are going to paint it all white better have the shades ready :sungum: We don't want you going snow blind in the bunker. Don Morning Don, Mines all white, but then that's all white for me as I like it white, all white mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2015 Morning Don, Mines all white, but then that's all white for me as I like it white, all white mate. The humour gets worse and worse. But I love it, really. So I thought I'd white in and put some matters on record: The ceiling will be white and the walls will be magnolia. Sorry it took me qwhite a while to respond - a few minor jobs have taken up the morning. Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2015 Pleased to report that I managed a couple of hours painting the ceiling today. Tedious, and the first coat of emulsion just disappeared into the ply. But it'll seal the surface for subsequent coats and I managed a quarter of the total area. Strange thing, though. My mind seems to have shifted back indoors (now I've made a start), so I'll be in there tomorrow morning, hopefully making progress. And splattering myself again! Jeff 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
67A Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Are you using a roller with a pole or a brush? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2015 Are you using a roller with a pole or a brush? I've never liked rollers, though there are a couple knocking around from previous paint jobs by my brother. I always use a brush. Slower, maybe, but I feel it gives me more control. Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PeterBB Posted March 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2015 I too lIke brushes but for large areas a roller or large paint pads are better. For ceilings and your walls a roller on the end of a pole is by far the best - easy to use, further away from the paint and less splashed on one. The bonus - no need to climb ladders and much better on your neck with much less twisting. For the corners a small paint pad or a bit of skill with a 1" paint brush sorts out the edges. Keep up the good work, cheers, Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHemmings Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Yes Peter that's exactly how I would paint walls and ceilings and a lot quicker to. Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 27, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2015 Peter, Mike, thanks for the advice. I've done 6 hours of painting today. 80% of the ceiling has had one coat of white, 25% has had two. About half the walls have had their first coat of magnolia. The bad news is that 3 coats will be needed for both. I want this out of the way by next Wednesday (paving delivery date), so the motivation is there to push on. Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 Working in a confined space painting all the time can affect you. Too much fumes is not good so do allow yourself some fresh air breaks and make sure you have ventilation while doing it.. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2015 If only he hadn't boarded up the doors Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Are you using a roller with a pole or a brush? Jeff, some of these people must think your made of money employing somebody to paint the ceiling with a roller,indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 27, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2015 I remember an Isaac Asimov short-story, written in the late 40s/early 50s, concerning the origin of jokes. Looking at some of the posts on here I have now discovered they are a Lunester invention. Cheers Don. No problems with the fumes - side door open and I did a couple of hours garden work interspersed with the painting. Jason - I could forgive you thinking I'd locked myself in, given my not replying to your phone calls. I tend to keep the mobile out of the way, given the current chaotic clutter in the bunker! Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I vote for a brush too. And no jokes about Brush type 4s please..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Morning Jeff hope all is ok. I used a spray gun from my mate and it looked ok when it was done. (Only took 8 weeks to do ha ha) Roller gets my vote. Mark 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 28, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2015 Ceiling of the bunker complete - and it only had 2 coats of white. Walls half done. Another 5 hours and I've had enough. And not a roller in sight! Jeff 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Ceiling of the bunker complete - and it only had 2 coats of white. Walls half done. Another 5 hours and I've had enough. And not a roller in sight! Jeff Good man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PeterBB Posted March 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2015 Ceiling of the bunker complete - and it only had 2 coats of white. Walls half done. Another 5 hours and I've had enough. And not a roller in sight! Jeff And with those aches from hard brushing just remember this night in particular you will need the sleep ... and thus when Mike's early morning call comes ... is it really that late or has something been forgotten? Cheers, Peter 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 28, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2015 And with those aches from hard brushing just remember this night in particular you will need the sleep ... and thus when Mike's early morning call comes ... is it really that late or has something been forgotten? Cheers, Peter Suffice it to say that, despite the clocks going forward tonight, I'll be painting in the bunker at 7am tomorrow. My problem is that once I get the bit between my teeth I can't stop myself. Looking forward to some more brickwork next week, though! Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I can never understand how the Universe manages to lose a whole hour on the last Sunday in March each year. Very confusing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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