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Ridgetop
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I was in a bad mood all day after that. DD2 is keeping the baby home tomorrow. Said Annabel did not sleep all night. Robert is now running a slight temp too. Just want to stay healthy until we can escape to Texas. Although with the heat advisory now and Wood County having lost power I wonder if the food we left in the freezer needs to be tossed out.
Naturally after tarping the desk pieces the sun came out and it warmed up again. I went to put a second coat of varnish on the desk pieces and SHOCK! HORROR! For some reason the varnish had done something weird. I used an "oil modified water base" type varathane. I have used it before and had no problems but this tome it looked like it combined with the stain and clumped together making strange spots and streaks in color. The desk and its parts looked terrible. I sanded off all the varnish and stain. This time I started with 80 grit progressing through 180 to 220. Tomorrow I will have to try varnishing again. I will try the Spar Indoor/Outdoor marine varnish. I wonder if the oil modified water base one reacted with some of the finish I may not have completely sanded off but tomorrow I will use the other stuff. I am getting tired of sanding off the finish. Also running out of sandpaper for the rotary palm sander.
I replaced the zipper in the sofa cushion cover. I had to patch a couple holes in the cover first but they are near the zipper so not noticeable. I had to put the zipper in twice. The first time I thought I would be clever and put it in so the pull end of the zipper could tuck inside the cover. It didn't work out well. So I ripped it out and reset it. Then I made a muslin cover for the inner cushion and replaced all the stuffing. That dog had completely ripped the inner cushion apart. I finished with the inner cushion and replaced it in the outer cover. It looks pretty lumpy but too bad. If DD2 doesn't like the look of it, she can take it to an upholstery shop and get another inner cushion. At least she can remove the inner cushion to wash the covers which she likes to do. The cushion cover looks great.
Naturally after tarping the desk pieces the sun came out and it warmed up again. I went to put a second coat of varnish on the desk pieces and SHOCK! HORROR! For some reason the varnish had done something weird. I used an "oil modified water base" type varathane. I have used it before and had no problems but this tome it looked like it combined with the stain and clumped together making strange spots and streaks in color. The desk and its parts looked terrible. I sanded off all the varnish and stain. This time I started with 80 grit progressing through 180 to 220. Tomorrow I will have to try varnishing again. I will try the Spar Indoor/Outdoor marine varnish. I wonder if the oil modified water base one reacted with some of the finish I may not have completely sanded off but tomorrow I will use the other stuff. I am getting tired of sanding off the finish. Also running out of sandpaper for the rotary palm sander.
I replaced the zipper in the sofa cushion cover. I had to patch a couple holes in the cover first but they are near the zipper so not noticeable. I had to put the zipper in twice. The first time I thought I would be clever and put it in so the pull end of the zipper could tuck inside the cover. It didn't work out well. So I ripped it out and reset it. Then I made a muslin cover for the inner cushion and replaced all the stuffing. That dog had completely ripped the inner cushion apart. I finished with the inner cushion and replaced it in the outer cover. It looks pretty lumpy but too bad. If DD2 doesn't like the look of it, she can take it to an upholstery shop and get another inner cushion. At least she can remove the inner cushion to wash the covers which she likes to do. The cushion cover looks great.