Always seems like I'm taking pictures of my wife working...becoming a common theme here.
Last Summer she stripped the paint from an old dresser than friends gave us. Then she didn't have me move it into the garage, so I figured she was trying to weather it a bit. Today she asked if I had a sander with medium and fine papers, which I did. Then she went to work. She says her arms are still vibrating, so I'm thinking of trying to take advantage of that later this evening.
For a cheap piece of furniture, it cleaned up pretty well. Now time for me to find a stain that matches my Son's bed. I'll get a dark one and we'll do it on the back or something. You never know how it will look until you try some. Not even sure what type of wood this dresser is made of.
Last Summer she stripped the paint from an old dresser than friends gave us. Then she didn't have me move it into the garage, so I figured she was trying to weather it a bit. Today she asked if I had a sander with medium and fine papers, which I did. Then she went to work. She says her arms are still vibrating, so I'm thinking of trying to take advantage of that later this evening.
For a cheap piece of furniture, it cleaned up pretty well. Now time for me to find a stain that matches my Son's bed. I'll get a dark one and we'll do it on the back or something. You never know how it will look until you try some. Not even sure what type of wood this dresser is made of.
In 2005, picking up some printing negs at a small business, I saw a going out of business sale at a fireplace and BBQ store. I went in and asked where are your BBQ's and the guy said there it is. He just had one 36" Stainless AOG grill and wanted 750.00 for it. At the time Lori and I hadn't been together long, we were working at paying off the debts of our previous marriages so I left empty handed. On the way home I called her and told her how cool this grill was but didn't buy it and she said, you want it, turn around and go get it now. It's been used and abused relentlessly for 15 years. It's shown it age but still cooks great. Fast Forward to now. I have natural gas already piped to the deck and started looking at kits to convert the grill from propane. I also, for giggles, I thought maybe I'll just buy a new one and looked them up (I've never even thought about what they might cost before now). The replacement for this model - still being made as is - is around 3,800.00. The replacement Spark generators, gas orifices, hoses and regulator all came to about 160.00 so it's a no brainer. Especially considering that everything on this is stainless steel, from the base to the firebox to the burners, deflectors and grates are still solid and can be polished back to almost new looking. As I've said about many project - I've got more time than money - so I've got a new project. I'll be sure to take some pics once it's updated, cleaned, assembled and up on the deck in time for summer. It gets used as an outdoor oven a lot during the summer.
