It's HOT and the painting continues.
18 July 2010 | Still in Aurora, CO.
Bill and it's HOT
It hit 102 yesterday and it set a new record for the day. While we are still painting the house, we have to stop by 1100 as it hits the max temperature that the company recommends. 90 is the max and we hit that early in the day. We've had problems with the paint we bought for the job. The paint we got for the body of the house was very thick and went on relatively well but here and there, the original base color showed through and it needed a second coat. The trim paint has been a disaster. One coat doesn't cover anything and for those of you that have ever painted a house, the trim can take forever and having to put on two or even three coats will make an unpleasant job much harder. We took the paint back to Lowe's and got it replaced as it was so thin and runny and wouldn't cover anything. They had no problem replacing it with a second 5 gallon drum. Well, we got it home and started in on it. This paint started separating in the tub as well as in the smaller cans we poured it in for painting. I took it back again and this time, Lowe's made the paint in 5--1 gallon cans. Home I went and as soon as I opened the first can, the paint had started separating again and still would not cover the existing 14 year old paint. It was two coats at a minimum yet the companies website says it will cover in one coat. So I headed back to Lowe's. Since I kept having problems with the paint and not Lowe's, I asked if the company rep could come to our house. Calls were placed and the rep is going to be coming over early next week--like Tuesday if we are lucky.
Mean while, Lowe's has lost our trim that we ordered a few weeks ago. Apparently, it we shipped to the wrong supplier and they delivered it to the wrong company. With luck, they hope to find out where it is by early next week.
And the fun just keeps on coming.
I've planted tomatoes and cucumbers in my planter boxes on the back deck so at least we will have fresh veggies in a few weeks. I didn't plant jalapenos this year.
So, stay tuned for more of our exciting stay here in HOT Colorado.