Today was hotter than the hubs of hell. Oh my goodness, I would work a little then sit in the shade and drink a bottle of water, then work a little more.
My goal was to get the cast iron bench parts clean, prepped, and painted. Tomorrow we will build the frame for the back and then we can cut slats for the seat. Nothing will be bolted into place until Monday when R can go and buy stainless or anodized bolts.
We will probably bolt everything together and then take it apart so I can prime and paint the wood. So I predict a bench reveal on Friday.
The first step today was to clean the pieces. I used a brass bristle brush to loosen dirt and remove surface rust. I then washed each piece with a wet cloth and allowed to dry before I started painting.
I discovered an area where there was some flash, that was a result of the casting. I tried using a file to get rid of it but it didn't even scratch the surface. So I had R use a grinder with a cone shaped bit to grind off the flash while I went and bought us a couple of tacos.
Before with flash.
After with flash gone.
When I left to get food, Morrie was sitting in his Taz chair.
By this time, the saw horses where I am doing the spray painting, were finally in the shade. The cast iron pieces were too hot to spray paint when they were in the sun. I followed the same procedure as yesterday's spray painting and painted the back or bottoms of the pieces first and then the top.
And if you forgot what the cast iron bench pieces looked like before I started....here is a quick reminder.
Bench $40.00
2 cans of black satin spray paint $6.00
Total $46.00
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