Thursday, October 14, 2010

Journal: October 14. Naomi's tooth pulled, John recovering from pulled back, George working on porch.

Scraping.  scraping.  scraping.  Instructions from the dentist to take it easy--and not do strenuous exercise.  Is scraping strenuous? 

I don't think so.  It is perhaps mindless, but perhaps I am so dreadful because I am not thinking about it enough.

That's probably not the case.  George, who does know about such things, says that paint that has been sitting as long as these many coats is almost impossible to remove.

Karen A. has suggested using a heat machine (like a hair dryer, but hotter).  George seems to think nothing can make this job any easier.  He laughed at my most recent purchase of a soy based paint remover.




             Triptych of porch floor in very ragged state

In fact, the stripper, while not breath-taking, did make it a bit easier. Some paint did leave the floor.  Eventually results will be posted--but for now--floor scraping with not that much to show.

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