Eric Salop
Elite Member
I almost enjoyed painting the wall yesterday, at least until the sun worked it's way around and made it that bit too hot. My wife used a brush to paint the inch below the wall capping stones and I did the large areas with a roller. We set ourselves reward points and stopped for an ice cream, then a cool drink, as we reached each each one. Fortunately Julie was satisfied with color, once it had dried, so it's back to the store to get another 20 litres today.
There is one advantage now that most paints are going water based - I can clean my brushes in seconds with a Karcher power washer. Like mostly_gas, this time my power washing didn't go quite to plan (Drew, after you read this, you may need to reassess where I sit on that stupidity scale). For the first time in my life I had a go at cleaning a roller brush with a power washer. If you haven't tried this, it works really well, however I recommend you press the brush against something else to stop it spinning. I didn't ...
I held up the roller, pointed the pressure gun at it and pulled the trigger. For a couple of seconds, maybe even three, I was so pleased at the way the paint was blasting off. Then my aim went slightly to one side and the thing started to spin at an incredible speed. It was like standing next to a dog that has just come out of the water, except dogs don't go swimming in paint. By the time my brain had registered what was coming my way and persuaded my finger to let go of the trigger, everything around was coated better than the wall. Good job I had put a visor over my face, so I could at least laugh without tasting the stuff too.
There is one advantage now that most paints are going water based - I can clean my brushes in seconds with a Karcher power washer. Like mostly_gas, this time my power washing didn't go quite to plan (Drew, after you read this, you may need to reassess where I sit on that stupidity scale). For the first time in my life I had a go at cleaning a roller brush with a power washer. If you haven't tried this, it works really well, however I recommend you press the brush against something else to stop it spinning. I didn't ...
I held up the roller, pointed the pressure gun at it and pulled the trigger. For a couple of seconds, maybe even three, I was so pleased at the way the paint was blasting off. Then my aim went slightly to one side and the thing started to spin at an incredible speed. It was like standing next to a dog that has just come out of the water, except dogs don't go swimming in paint. By the time my brain had registered what was coming my way and persuaded my finger to let go of the trigger, everything around was coated better than the wall. Good job I had put a visor over my face, so I could at least laugh without tasting the stuff too.