Painting Time

Garage doors are i;n it's time to paint the trim. This may be the only part of our house that we will have maintenance on. So when our friends are lamenting the fact that they need to paint again we can say "Oh, guess I will go look at our garage door trim."

 First piece of business is to fill in all the nail holes with silicone. I filled them in and then used a bathroom cleaning brush to keep the rough cedar look in the silicone. Who cares if it gets ruined it was a rental repo so I would be willing to toss it if needed.

 I never tape when I paint; but Bill wanted the paint jabbed in behind the trim so I figured I had better tape the walls off. Also with rough cedar it is difficult to get a clean line. And I knew I would be finishing this in the August Oklahoma Heat so my hand might not be as steady as usual.

 We wanted a deep rich color. I chose Western Boot and it is one of the colors from our Latte Swirl exterior stone.

 When I put these clothes on you know it is a serious paint job. I don't carry around a rag I use my fingers and my shirt to clean up bobbles. I have been using this particular outfit since 2006.

The garage looks so pretty with its paint and lights.