DIY Thursday

So we have been working on a total tin can trailer overhaul. We bought a 1983 Avion (similar to airstream) last year and lived in it for 8 months while travelling the province. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 

A few of the worst a were hitting our heads on the overhead cabinets, cracked plumbing again and again, and the stinky old person smell. 

So early this spring Quincy decided to tackle the plumbing. Every time we had moved somewhere new it cracked because its just so old. That turned into a complete gutting and rebuild. I'd say we're about 78% of the way there. I'll share some of the process with you after Ive collected photos from various digital devices. For now, let's have a painting tutorial! This is a segment that I should probably call D. I. DONT.

We had settled on 2 main colours for the painting portion of the project, and one of them is a creamish yellow. Without my authorization Quincy painted the entire bathroom in that colour. I didn't give a shit. Not until we realized we would have to reuse our nasty old tub. It is specifically designed for the round cornered structure and contains plumbing that would otherwise have to be exposed. I believe people refer to its gross hue as 'almond.' This is funny though because it is so close to the creamish yellow. Not a good combination. At. All.

Enter $50 of grey-blue paint. Of course I purchased it 2 days before Quincy came home after working out of town for the week. Of course I didn't crack the lid until 8:30pm an hour before his E.T.A, wanting to surprise him. This is one part procrastination, one part it's a long story. Of course he didn't even look until moments before his departure back to the out of town job site when I forced the issue.  

Rule number 1 of painting in the dark: Use a colour that is a high in contrast to the existing one. This way you can still see the difference in shade long after you can no longer see colour as night sets in.

Rule number 2: Paint

Rule number 3: Bring a flashlight or some such thing so that you can see the numerous gaps and errors and attempt to fix them before the paint dries.

It is important to note that as you can not actually see the colour while you are painting it is impossible to verify that the colour is correct. My bathroom is baby blue at this point, not blue grey as I had specifically planned. Whoops.