Monday, February 4, 2013
The Mechanic's Latest Projects
He says it wasn't a Christmas present. But I told him all along that more than anything he could ever buy me, I wanted built in shelves in our living room. During the month of December--in the midst of his father's illness and during the holidays and a busy time at work--Schoo put on his carpenter's apron and made me a priority. He used a 4x8 sheet of plywood for the back, some blond plywood for the shelves, and poplar for the front pieces. Then he custom fitted them into our home and, voila! :-) A Merry Christmas for me!
Bumper Pictures At Last!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Spraying Texture Paint on a Truck Bumper
Schoo has been at friend Dave's all day working on the bumper of his 2003 Chevy Avalanche, 3/4 ton. He had the bumper fabricated about a year ago--big enough to contain his winch. He also added two sets of fog lights, one white and a smaller one, blue. If you need the specs on those, I can get them for you.
Today they are firming up the lighting situation and spray painting the bumper with a textured bed lining paint that we bought last night at Auto Zone. Before you get too crazy over that, let me tell you about when he painted a jeep with a brush and some house paint...
The year was 1992 and I was laying out in the yard working on my tan (because we did that in the 90's.) Schoo came out and said, "I'm thinking about painting the old jeep with a camo pattern." I dismissed this because I know my husband and he'll think about these things for awhile before he does them. But not a long while. A few days later he went to WalMart and bought several gallons of green, brown, and tan house paint and a four-inch brush. By this time I was a little concerned. I had lived a life in the back woods for awhile in my teen years and some of the cars and trucks I'd ridden in were pretty embarrassing.
So I said, "I don't think this is a good idea." I pouted. He was not deterred and, as you can expect from a man who later would build and fly his own airplane, he triumphed! We got a lot of compliments on that jeep, and a good many imitators. Schoo had started a local trend. I may be biased, but I think ours was the best looking camo vehicle out there.
This leads me to having a good feeling about the Avalanche bumper. I'll post a picture for you when it's done.
Today they are firming up the lighting situation and spray painting the bumper with a textured bed lining paint that we bought last night at Auto Zone. Before you get too crazy over that, let me tell you about when he painted a jeep with a brush and some house paint...
The year was 1992 and I was laying out in the yard working on my tan (because we did that in the 90's.) Schoo came out and said, "I'm thinking about painting the old jeep with a camo pattern." I dismissed this because I know my husband and he'll think about these things for awhile before he does them. But not a long while. A few days later he went to WalMart and bought several gallons of green, brown, and tan house paint and a four-inch brush. By this time I was a little concerned. I had lived a life in the back woods for awhile in my teen years and some of the cars and trucks I'd ridden in were pretty embarrassing.
So I said, "I don't think this is a good idea." I pouted. He was not deterred and, as you can expect from a man who later would build and fly his own airplane, he triumphed! We got a lot of compliments on that jeep, and a good many imitators. Schoo had started a local trend. I may be biased, but I think ours was the best looking camo vehicle out there.
This leads me to having a good feeling about the Avalanche bumper. I'll post a picture for you when it's done.
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