Scraping and shopping

A horrible, rainy day today. No work allowed on the digger so here we are set up in Justin's shed, protected from the rain. 

~What's that on the table you ask... 

That's 2 of 4 cedar bifold doors that Rowan envisages using in the shed rather than a roller door. Rowan wanted something a bit unique and rustic in the shed and when he found these in Justin's supply of treasures! 

Justin said they'd be roughly 80 years old ,so that's quite rustic!

For some reason they have been painted with a few coats of very stubborn paint! 

So we set to work. 

See that sanding block...I had to use that. I wasn't allowed to use the scraper incase I " had an accident and gouged out the wood" 

However... Rowan realised that he would need an accomplice to help finish this task before  2015! 

So after I proved myself as a scraper there was only one thing left to do...

SHOPPING!!! 

Hmmm Mitre10 Mega! Shopping is possible here- but not with Rowan. He was in and out of there on a mission!

We bought a few bonus items to make the trip worth while including some spouting for the garden shed, and the extra parts as well as a second scraper and and different kind which Row said " would help with the fiddly bits" 

Oh, and because he likes shopping so much 

He splashed out on new overalls! It's  good to see Rowan now interested in protecting his clothes- bit of a hard word from his brother Brendon may have helped there! (Thanks!!!) 

So here we are.. 1 side down, lots to go! We'd been at it for over 3 hours by now. I had proved myself so worthy of a scraper that Rowan let me use the new, sharp one! Justin had a good time quietly observing- impressed with the ease in which Rowan was stripping the paint! I guess he was impressed with me too but didn't say much :) 

At hour 5 our enthusiasm was fading fast and we needed a pick up. Of course this came in the cheerful words of Barbara who was shocked that we had scraped 3/4 of the doors without paint stripper! 

Rowan never mentioned this as an option  because his dad had never used it. 

So, for some reason we sped through the last 1/4 of the door knowing that there was hope for us tomorrow for the other 2 doors by the way of a tiny tin of trial paint stripper!!

I really hope that door survives. If not- we have one beautifully scraped and sanded door to cover half of the garage door opening! 

Secretly hoping for a sunny digger day tomorrow- to rest my hands- and ears! 

Rowans blue overalls got a bit dusty today. He asked if he should wash them. 

Go figure!!