Well the long awaited exterior painting of Lil' Queeny has arrived. I've been kind of putting it off - out of fear I think.
You know how when you think you've got everything all set perfect and ready and then you start into it and you go, "OHH NO SLUGGO - NOOOOO"
Well, that's kind of what I've been feeling. Will the sanded feathering of the old paint be okay, how are those epoxy repairs going to look, should I use semi-gloss to try and hide imperfections better or just go with the shiny gloss and show off Lil' Queeny's age related imperfections? Did I mask okay, is over-spray going to get on the interior finish, will this stuff come off relatively easy if so, or is it gonna be dried oatmeal like the white primer stuff, etc.?
And then you wake up screaming! It's been heck I tell you, heck! For years now!
No really - it's been almost one year to the day since I first posted about my paint choice! If you missed that, and you have a quarter hour to kill, you might get a kick out of a first, or even a second read here.
Choosing Finium - Here Boy!So here it is. Took just over two weeks for the special order (in gloss finish - usually just stocked in semi-gloss).
We chose a color tone more into the warmth of yellows than of colder blues, and avoided the red (or pink at this level of tone). I'm after that color of the Wyoming western sun shining on the Cumulonimbus Thunderstorm clouds to the east! It's called "White Glove" and that gives Lil' Queeny a touch of class too. Much better than the second choice called "Bunny Cake". :)
At $50 a pop I hope it's all that. That's a little out of our bargain shopping range. And I hope two gallons does the trick, otherwise we'll see another delay. That's okay, still plenty of other stuff to do. But the price is actually not unusual for what it is, and it IS a primer and top-coat in one.
I used a dark blue on my civilian Spen trailer (my Alaska souvenir for Lil' Willy to pull along). That project is here, and you can see the painting posts toward the end.
Lil' SpenThe blue semi-gloss used then, will be somewhat different in application than Lil' Queeny's white gloss - perhaps, but I really liked how it worked. And it got that confidence up - you know?
Yesterday I spent a great deal of time in the wind tunnel, with the garage doors open and blowing out the shop with the air hose, and sweeping and stuff. Now for the real work, final prepping. Lots of masking still to do, and paint booth to set up. So I'll see you in a few days.
Here's one of Lil' Queeny's last undressed photos.
