Two additional items to check off my ToDo List. Yesterday I painted the Ultimate Playset after powerwashing and preping over the weekend.
When the set arrived, the builders put it together and did some painting. Most of it was pre-painted but apparently, there are some components that don't get painted until post-assembly. It didn't take long for the paint to start to flake and chip. I suspect it was because they rushed it trying to make up for their Colossal Fuckup of not having the Playset ready on time.
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| Note: Those three boards look bad but they are just dirty; They were the only ones that didn't need painting |
I don't have the exact timeline and am too lazy to look it up, but at some point, I went to a local paint franchise and asked if they could sell me smaller sizes of the paint I needed for both the workroom and the playset. They were able to do so. I can only assume their business model allows them to do this on the assumption I'll come back for all my paint needs (I will) or the Big Box stores are lying when they say they can only sell me a gallon of some paint that I only need 8 oz.
To Review:
Home Stretch Complacency.
"The symptoms of HSC are, after spending years on a difficult and time-consuming renovation project, crashing on the last lap. That final room doesn’t get done, the trim doesn’t go up, and the primer doesn’t get painted. You sink into lethargy and just live with it." Brooklyn Row House
For the Playset, it started out as just a few flakes off one or two boards. But over time, it became more and more.
For the WorkRoom, even painting a small 9 sq ft section like this still involves prep work and mess. I washed the floor and taped the wall. And even though I was careful with the paint, I still got some on my hands and it wasn't easy to get a good clean stroke. But then again, it's just a workroom and it will be fine.
The nice thing is that Farrell Calhoun Paint was able to make it happen. You cannot tell that these are different source paints.
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