When we last saw my glider project, the question on everyone's mind was, "Has Stacy gotten in over her head here?" Well. Let me end the suspense right now and tell you that the answer to that question is a resounding YES.
Phase two was more pleasant than phase one in the sense that the skies were cloudy, so it wasn't as hot and miserable as the first day. It was less pleasant than phase one in the sense that...well, in pretty much every other way.
Phase two involved flipping the gilder over to power-sand it and remove loose rust and paint with a wire brush. The underside of this thing was a @%*$ mess. Sure, I expected cobwebs and rust, but there were also some weird cocoon-like globs down there (which were surprisingly hard to remove), as well as flaky patches of what I assume to be the glider's original (toxic, no doubt) paint job from 19whenever.
Risking spider bites, lead poisoning, and tetanus, I pressed on. I did the best I could, but let me just tell you, it was impossible to reach my tools in and around all these crevices and sharp corners. But it's definitely waaaay better than it was, and I'm hoping the primer will prevent (or at least slow down) future degradation of the base metal.
Mmmm...primer-y goodness. At this point, I was hungry and out of primer, so I stopped for the day. After payday, I'll go to the hardware store for more primer and apply a second coat. But...it's getting there, isn't it?
Coming soon: the fun part--paint!
Thanks for the encouragement, Eartha! So many people have such great memories of older relatives and their gliders, it makes me wonder why these just aren't made anymore when everyone seems to love them so.
Oh, over in the right hand column there is a little thing that says, "Subscribe to this blog's feed" (it's under my Search box). I don't know why the type is so tiny!
Posted by: Stacy | Friday, June 08, 2012 at 14:23
Ooh! This is exciting! It's going to look really great too. My husband did an overhaul on an old glider several years back and he thought that he'd never finish. Just too many surfaces to deal with. He made it through though and you will too - promise! Can't wait to see what colors you choose. My great grandmother had this exact same glider. So sweet.
Do you have a way to follow your blog? I thought that I was but it's not showing up on my reader. And now I can't find a way to follow here. Am I going crazy?
Posted by: Eartha Kitsch | Friday, June 08, 2012 at 13:52
Thank you, Mark and Mark! :)
Posted by: Stacy | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 11:05
I admire your tenacity if not your spidery bitten hands.
Posted by: Marco | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 16:08
Man, that must have been tough work. The primer coat looks good!
Posted by: Mark Eichelberger | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 15:46