My presentation for tomorrow is just about complete. Just putting the finishing touches on it and then I will have a final product.

Que those late 1700's revolutionary tunes!

Well, I just used a paint brush. And it's not that perfect if you come really close to it. But thanks

Good luck, Rader! Hope it goes well!

My dining room wall has grooves and a grainy wood texture (they are actual hardwood panels). It is dark blue, and I want to paint it something lighter really badly; but afraid those grooves and grainy texture will cause issues in painting it. (especially a lighter color over a darker).






WOO HOO! Congrats!

Don't paint over, strip and re-prime, then paint. You might even find that the wood looks better unpainted, so then you just varnish.

That's what we did with most of the woodwork in Ghastley Towers (from which I took my handle).

This post has been edited by ghastley: Aug 8 2017, 06:10 PM

Strip it, like using a scraper to remove the old layer of paint? I'll have to look up how to do that; and maybe test it on the side wall panel before tackling the long wall, lol. Thank you so much for the help!

(BTW, my Dad did that varnish thing on our house growing up, and it looked gorgeous).





This post has been edited by mALX: Aug 8 2017, 06:18 PM

Ironically, it the old paint is any good, a scrape won't be enough. You'll need a chemical (or a blowtorch/heat-gun) to get the old paint out of the grain, and then a scraper as well. The heat method basically melts the old paint just enough to pull it out like gum. The chemicals usually make a layer on top that absorbs the paint, and is easily peeled off taking the paint with it. Last time I did it, was try chemical first, then the blowtorch for the stubborn bits.

Varnished wood looks good when it's all the same wood, but some furniture was made with multiple woods with the intent to paint the result, and looks ugly when stripped. And sometimes you find it's not real wood, but a chip/fibre material that had a grain pressed into it.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Aug 8 2017, 07:05 PM

Oh, the thought of me wielding a blowtorch inside the house? *insert scary "Jaws" attacking music here, followed by firetruck sirens*

Maybe I should hire someone,


We also have cedar shake shingles on the outer walls instead of siding on this house that were painted dark (that I was also hoping to paint in a brighter color) urk. (not to mention wanting to do the stripping/staining/and resealing of the decks,

Urk, I guess I better find a contractor when I get the funds up, lol.





This post has been edited by mALX: Aug 8 2017, 07:44 PM

Cedar Shake Shingles are usually stained, rather than painted, the first time. That soaks all the way in, and you can't strip it, so if you want a second change of shade, you paint. And paint again, ... and eventually the shingle rots away, but you have a slab of solid paint in its place.

If the walls are decent enough, I think I would just paint the walls with a white primer and then apply whatever color I want. Didn't do that with the door because I didn't have a primer so I had to paint four layers. With a primer that wouldn't have been necessary.

Going from dark to light can be tough but not impossible

Gaaaah!

The walls are in excellent shape, just ... painted a dark blue by the former owner (or probably the builder). Who paints their house dark inside and out? It absorbs the light in the rooms inside, and outside it blends into the forest so you can't see it (instead of catching the eye). I had plans to remedy that when I bought it so it would sell quickly and turn a profit; but everything in this house is made with tough materials to work with, lol.

Ya boy's presentation went very well. I had actually done one a couple months ago as well. Still a bit rusty and I stuttered a few times, but apart from that it was successful and enjoyed by all who were there.

I practiced it the other night and felt I rambled on too much, so I condensed it a bit lol. I will get it up here as soon as I can, for anyone who wants to see the final thing.

Aww, Rader, that's great news that it went well!

Nice! Congrats!

Then it's now safe to suggest you Google for "the Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation"

Ugh. I hate talking in front of people. Great it went so well

Samesies. Glad it went well for ya!

Mowed about 1830. I could have held off another two days easy, but rains and T-storms are predicted for a solid week beginning tomorrow. Heart reading almost immediately afterward: Blood Pressure 101/60, Pulse 92.

My project for the morning was to find suitable TerrainHDforestgrasstwigdirt01su.dds textures for my experimental Oblivion installed. The ones I've been using look fine up close but show unsightly tiling at distance. I auditioned those by Discovery1, Lougain, Darooz, and QTP3R. I'm not totally satisfied with any of them, but settled on Lougain...for now. (I attempted to modify the texture color map I've been using to minimize tiling, but wasn't able to create an acceptable complementary normal map for it.)

Grocery run after lunch. Am experimenting with the suggestion here of keeping bread in the freezer. Seems to work. My problem is that I keep forgetting to set a slice or slices out to thaw five minutes before my accustomed meal preparation time, which bugs me to no end.

This post has been edited by Decrepit: Aug 15 2017, 01:39 AM