by hardtailjohn Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:26 am
Woke up to 9 above here today....by noon it was in the 40's and raining. That foot+ of new snow sure got heavy quick! I spent all day on the cat, plowing that crap off the side, trying to get it far enough away so that the roads will dry instead of turn to foot deep mud! Got in the corrals and did a little snow relocating for the horses too, and hopefully that will help with the water problem when it melts.
A few years ago, I owned part of a company that manufactured paint used on aircraft. It pretty much got drug under by shitty management of the principals and eventually was taken over by another bunch of good people. They've funneled lots of money and time into the products and got some of the formulas tweeked a bit to where they're more user friendly. I've been in contact with them over the years and have always recommended the stuff to others. I decided I'd try some of their new waterborne acrylic on the sleigh I've been rebuilding, and ordered some. It sat for a couple weeks, while I've been busy with other parts of the project, but finally the other day I had time to squirt some. To make a long story short, I didn't have the time I thought, and ran short, then had to run and feed. So there sat the running gear, partially painted and I wasn't that impressed with what I saw. So I went back through the instructions again and Sunday I had time after lunch to try again. I got everything scuffed and ready and mixed the paint. I'd just gone through the second viscosity check and was reaching to poor it in the gun when Kate bangs on the door and tells me all the cows are out and headed to a bog just past our house. So, I set the paint down on the shelf, grabbed my boots and coat and headed out to get the tractor to lure them back in. About an hour later we had them back and came up one short.....so out we go to the bog...sure enough there's one in the bog so had to drag her out and get her up. Finally, about 2 hours later, I got back to the booth... the paint was still in the cup, and the viscosity was good, so I figured what the hell... I slobbered it on and I'm impressed this time. You can really hose this stuff on and it flows out like glass! I guess I've found my new fun paint!!!