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Title: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on July 14, 2024, 09:08:20 AM
Morning all.

Thunderstorms rumbled through this morning, but it's not going to cool us off.  Hope to get the garage washed out today.

Jeff
Title: Re: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Post by: Jerry on July 14, 2024, 10:29:24 AM
Morning everyone

Weather in South Jersey sunny/86.  Later 93.
Not sure what today will bring.
The beach is out to many tourists!  :-X

Maybe some work on my Derrick.

Everyone have a wonderful day!!  :)

Jerry
Title: Re: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Post by: ACL1504 on July 14, 2024, 12:13:55 PM
Afternoon all,

Been busy this fine day with nothing special. Just puttering around in the train shed.

Have a great day everyone.

Tom 
Title: Re: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Post by: deemery on July 14, 2024, 01:00:11 PM
I'm painting the slate sidewalks:
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Yesterday I primed with a neutral grey spray paint.  I had problems with the nozzle so it didn't cover well and I got splatters that I wiped off.  But that's OK, the irregular coverage is an advantage.  Then I grabbed blue and several shades of gray and a 1/4 bristle brush on a yoghurt lid pallets.  I mixed some paint, painted a single square, went back and mixed a differet shade, painted the next square, etc.  I wanted to cover each square without bleeding into the adjacent squares, and I used a circular/scrubbing motion.  Then I went back and added some highlights/shading to down-play those squares that looked a bit too stark.  Once the paint is dry, I'll go back and paint the curbs a light grey color for granite, then let dry overnight.  Tomorrow I'll add A&I wash to bring out the cracks/joints, and then do some pigments for more texture.

dave