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Post by mark on May 20, 2014 17:07:45 GMT -5
well the box just came, a few million pieces, looks like a complete dry fit is needed here. i plan on staining everything i can. of course the colors i had decided on for the walls & roof seemed to exist only on a color chart. nobody had any on the shelf. so i bought a can of white tint base (stain) and a couple of tubes of acrylic and planned to make my own colors, then i went to lowe's and found mostly what i was looking for.
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Post by mark on May 21, 2014 8:39:01 GMT -5
a cute little number, little wobbly at the moment   |
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Post by mark on May 22, 2014 10:31:52 GMT -5
let's forget about the dry fit & start staining something!
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Post by Leonard on May 26, 2014 7:46:07 GMT -5
Mark,
Can't wait to see the finished product, as for anything I find when I want something I can't find it. Once I improvise it's everywhere....
Leonard
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Post by mark on May 26, 2014 8:07:09 GMT -5
well i thought i found what i wanted at lowe's but it was much too pale. was looking for a light or pale green stain which would be used a lot of places. so i went back to making my own. started w/the white tint base (used to be called pickling stain) and just kept adding green acrylic till it looked right.
i have a long fairly shallow container (what's used for joint compound when taping/finishing drywall) and the plan is to dunk the window trim & porch fretwork in the stain rather than go crazy trying to brush everything. that way all the surfaces should get covered well (2 coats). so far most of the window trim on the 1st floor has 1 coat and looks fine.
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Post by Leonard on May 26, 2014 8:11:04 GMT -5
Mark,
Interesting idea, will give a try on dunking items and see what I think. Thanks.
Leonard
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Post by mark on May 26, 2014 10:02:19 GMT -5
so dunking the window frames seems to gain nothing, since all the excess has to be brushed off, might as well use a brush in the 1st place. as for the small piece of fretwork i dunked, it was a little tedious brushing off the excess. i guess it's a matter of personal preference, to use just a brush or dunk and then brush off the excess. for the fretwork i'd rather dunk.
 
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Post by kdnorman on May 26, 2014 13:01:24 GMT -5
Mark,
Have you ever tried using an airbrush? There are several kinds, however the one that was recommended to use was for nails. No, not nails used with hammers, but the nails you have on your hands. The reason.... they have a smaller spray area. So it is perfect for smaller pieces. You can find them on Amazon, eBay, etc. My brother-in-law suggested the "gravity" airbrush...he did a lot of airbrushing in college, but not for his nails. He had never heard of an airbrush used for your nails, and of course made lots of jokes about it. LOL
Kristie
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Post by mark on May 26, 2014 15:02:17 GMT -5
now that you mention it, i remember you saying in one of your posts that you use an airbrush, and of course it went in one ear & you know.
there is a lot of fretwork w/this project, so i'll check it out. i'm wondering if the pressure is enough to coat the insides of the fretwork without making a puddle on the outsides.
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Post by mark on May 28, 2014 12:57:25 GMT -5
 
by using the yellow thing, you can square up the walls w/o needing the 2nd floor to keep them in place
while waiting for your 3rd and 4th hands to grow in. |
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Post by kdnorman on May 28, 2014 19:07:49 GMT -5
Where did you get the "yellow thing?" Looks interesting!!!
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Post by mark on May 28, 2014 21:12:21 GMT -5
kd, i'm sure it was home depot; lowe's probably sells them also. it might be called a right angle square, in the tools dept. it's a common thing. i used it for the italianate which had a lot of walls. so i glued them all in w/loctite holding each wall in turn tight to the square, then could place the 2nd floor over all those tabs
and work them into the slots. there's still enough play in the tops of the walls to maneuver them. great work on the glenrose!
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Post by mark on May 29, 2014 14:42:38 GMT -5
update: it's called a rafter (angle) square or the yellow thing
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Post by mark on May 29, 2014 16:01:39 GMT -5
  to keep the interior walls from getting in the way of 'the yellow thing', i started at each end & worked to the center. |
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Post by mark on May 30, 2014 11:07:36 GMT -5
porch piece drinking from trough .   after dunking, i brushed off the excess a little, let it air dry, then blotted on a paper towel and wiped off what remained with a clean rag. it's a little messy, but much less painstaking then painting the innards of the fretwork, and covers very well. |
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Post by mark on Jun 1, 2014 14:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Jun 1, 2014 14:42:04 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Jun 2, 2014 12:46:07 GMT -5
looks better with a cap
 
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Post by mark on Jun 7, 2014 14:48:16 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Jun 7, 2014 14:49:02 GMT -5
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