Things That Gladden The Heart

[Tashyboy]

Free upgrade to premium on our flight for the first time ever.
Think the flight attendant loved me crocs.

 

[chico]

Free upgrade to premium on our flight for the first time ever.
Think the flight attendant loved me crocs.

Happened to me many years ago. It's spoiled flying for me ever since.

 

[RichA]

Free upgrade to premium on our flight for the first time ever.
Think the flight attendant loved me crocs.

Or felt sorry for MrsT.

 

[Slime]

Free upgrade to premium on our flight for the first time ever.
Think the flight attendant loved me crocs.

You'll probably find it was due to all the other passengers complaining about them.

 

[jim8flog]

I thought this until I got an airless sprayer. Changed the painting game completely. Can paint a room start to finish in about an hour and the finish is awesome.

I prefer the Mr Bean method

 

[Pin-seeker]

Off out for drinks & a Indian when the mrs finally finishes getting ready.
How can it take SO long?

 

[cliveb]

Not much more to tell. Wagner airless sprayer, fill the bucket with a slightly thinned paint and spray the walls/ceilings in a sweeping, slightly overlapping pattern and Robert is your mother’s brother.

Did the living room (7m x 3.5m) in about an hour. Yeah, took about half an hour to mask everything up/cover the flooring but still quicker than a roller/brush approach.

So works well if you don't need to move furniture out of the room, and you want ceiling and walls the same colour?

 

[GreiginFife]

So works well if you don't need to move furniture out of the room, and you want ceiling and walls the same colour?

I’m not sure what you’re saying here.

Our walls are pebble grey, the ceiling is white. Walls were masked off with plastic sheet when the ceiling was sprayed. Ceiling was part masked but used the fine nozzle to stop over spray.

Furniture covered with plastic sheeting.

 

[cliveb]

I’m not sure what you’re saying here.

Our walls are pebble grey, the ceiling is white. Walls were masked off with plastic sheet when the ceiling was sprayed. Ceiling was part masked but used the fine nozzle to stop over spray.

Furniture covered with plastic sheeting.

Ok understood. You must have some huge plastic sheeting - I wouldn't trust myself to make the joins secure enough.
The only paint spraying I've done is on cars (with a compressor) and my experience is that the overspray gets everywhere.

 

[GreiginFife]

Ok understood. You must have some huge plastic sheeting - I wouldn't trust myself to make the joins secure enough.
The only paint spraying I've done is on cars (with a compressor) and my experience is that the overspray gets everywhere.

Rolls of plastic sheeting from screwfix https://www.screwfix.com/p/fortress-dust-sheet-roll-50m-x-2m/457fm

No need for many joins and even then just overlap by 20cm and tape it.

I think spraying technology has moved on. Very little over spray with an airless system and with the precision nozzle it’s like using an airbrush.

 

[PJ87]

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Lunch time.. all walls second coated bar one.. which is just drying , painted first thing this morning before I second coated the rest .. will be finished today

 

[PJ87]

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Lunch time.. all walls second coated bar one.. which is just drying , painted first thing this morning before I second coated the rest .. will be finished today

All done , new units for under TV built

Everything back in place

Mother in law has some matching curtains for us and new sofas arrive in 2 weeks

Knackered

 

[Beezerk]

I bought an electric blanket the other day, oh my lord why have I waited so many years to get one.
Yours
Mr Cosy from Cosyville

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

I think spraying technology has moved on. Very little over spray with an airless system and with the precision nozzle it’s like using an airbrush.

I use a Wagner spray gun for my garden fence (a lot of fence) and, yes, its so quick.
But.. i have to follow through with a quick slap up and down with a brush because of the runs (cue the bad jokes )
Anyone suggest the model being discussed?

 

[GreiginFife]

I use a Wagner spray gun for my garden fence (a lot of fence) and, yes, its so quick.
But.. i have to follow through with a quick slap up and down with a brush because of the runs (cue the bad jokes )
Anyone suggest the model being discussed?

If it’s running then your feed rate is too low or your material is too thin. Or you could be moving too slowly.

Basically you’re getting too much paint in one place.

 

[Wilson]

Mini Wilson deciding that her competition was the time and place to break through a mental block she's been stuck with for a few weeks!

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

If it’s running then your feed rate is too low or your material is too thin. Or you could be moving too slowly.

Basically you’re getting too much paint in one place.

When you spray a fence outdoors the gentlest of breezes gives you that Donald Trump look.

 

[GreiginFife]

When you spray a fence outdoors the gentlest of breezes gives you that Donald Trump look.

A breeze shouldn’t cause running paint though. Only too much material being sprayed will do that.

A breeze will most likely cause a patchy finish but shouldn’t cause runs.

 

[BrianM]

Attempting to make a Crunchie cheesecake for my oldest boys birthday on Wednesday, he didn’t think I’d do it, looking forward to the challenge

 

[AmandaJR]

The afterglow of a 25m bike ride in "feels like 3 degrees". This will be the first year I cycle through a winter so not yet sure what my limit is...maybe 0 degrees.