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Richard Casady March 7th 09 02:33 PM

Ahhh, I screwed up
 
On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:22:03 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

That could work. Another option is have a nice label made for it.
"Manufactured by Picasso"


Alexander Calder painted an airplane for Braniff Airlines. For an
encore he did a toolbox for one of the mechanics.

Casady

Richard Casady March 7th 09 02:33 PM

Ahhh, I screwed up
 
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:40:33 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

It gets on the carport concrete too, makes my wife crazy. Muriatic
acid doesnt touch it.


And a damn good thing. Muratic is HCl, and sea water has plenty of
both H+ and Cl- ions. That acid will eat the concrete. The epoxy is
there to stay.

Casady

[email protected] March 7th 09 09:30 PM

Ahhh, I screwed up
 
On Mar 6, 6:42*pm, Blazer wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:17 -0500, HK wrote:
wrote:


Scotty from SmallBoats.com


Sheesh...who left the screen door open?


Must you always act the ass?


Yes, it's all he has. No brains, no abilities, so.......

Vic Smith March 7th 09 09:43 PM

Ahhh, I screwed up
 
On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:33:43 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:22:03 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

That could work. Another option is have a nice label made for it.
"Manufactured by Picasso"


Alexander Calder painted an airplane for Braniff Airlines. For an
encore he did a toolbox for one of the mechanics.

I remember that.
Looks like he was commissioned for more, but only did the models
before he died.
http://www.braniffpages.com/calder/calder.html

--Vic


MMC March 8th 09 04:10 PM

Ahhh, I screwed up
 

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:40:33 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:



All I have to do to get a new wardrobe is to start some project
involving epoxy. No matter how careful I am, soon all of my pants
have epoxy on them. It's like, "I'll just touch up that tiny area
there, I wont' spill anything", WRONG. Right now, I do not any pants
other than a suit that arent epoxy stained.
It gets on the carport concrete too, makes my wife crazy. Muriatic
acid doesnt touch it.


Get a pair of overalls to keep in the shop/garage.
Good ones. Thick so oil can't easily penetrate.
Make sure they are loose and don't bind at the shoulders,
otherwise you won't wear them.
Make sure they have big legs too so you don't have to take your shoes
off to get in, otherwise you won't use them.
For most people anything less than XL is too small.
Roll up the legs if you have to.
Don't worry about how you look in them. Once in the habit you'll
never screw up your pants and shirts again.

--Vic

and maybe a drop cloth?



Vic Smith March 8th 09 04:32 PM

Ahhh, I screwed up
 
On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:10:33 -0400, "mmc" wrote:


and maybe a drop cloth?

Guess you'd need one with the "exotic" stuff Frogwatch uses.
Never messed with more than small epoxy stuff myself.
I always have a container of oil-dri for the garage, and plenty of
rags. No good for paint or stuff that dries hard though.
If I know I'll get a mess I put rags under the work.
Have a big rag container too.
I'm real big on rags since my Navy days.
I used to requisition them and recall they were one of most expensive
"consumables."
Think they were over a hundred bucks for an 80 lb bale, and that was
in the '60's. All cotton though. We didn't waste them.
Never had a painted concrete floor. They look nice, but so does
crushed oil-dri to me.
Only time I use a drop-cloth is for painting or tuckpointing a
chimney, but they are a handy option.

--Vic


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