February 11, 2018
The task today was to continue to build up coats on the deck, and I was certainly successful
in doing so. However, the recent warming trend has brought on not only comfortable working temperatures, but also a bloom of oak pollen. Today was the second day in a row in which a great painting session was fouled by pollen settling onto a tacky deck.
The result of the pollen was to produce an ever so slight textured surface, similar to a worn out nonskid deck...or like 800-grit sandpaper. Bottom line, the paint job was ruined as a finish coat.
Mad beyond long-term health benefits, I set out for the big box store for supplies to build a temporary paint booth. I built and suspended a ridgepole 24' in length, with 20' of 4 mil plastic sheeting draped to port and 20' draped to starboard - both running the length, and then some, of Joule.
I used half a dozen drywall strapping boards to pull out the sheeting by clamping to the metal supports of the shed. Not only will this keep tree debris (leaves, pollen, etc) from dropping onto Joule), this will also allow painting into the evening hours by eliminating the dew droplets onto the surface.
Total Time Today: 2 hrs
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