13th August 2022
“I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about the dresser that’s being picked up at 1.00pm”
Kelli said.
“ why were you thinking about that?” Was my blurry eyed response.
“ Its the crack that I filled in the drawer front, I can still see it, and I’m not happy with it.”
So started a few frantic hours of rework to the faulty drawer front.
I got hold of my orbital sander and started to try to blend the surfaces. The problem was the levels were different, so sanding certainly helped.
Kelli then mixed up some paint and resprayed the front. After it had dried, we could still see the area that had been sanded. We weren’t sure if it was because there was no primer underneath or the tannins in the wood soaking through, regardless, it needed to be fixed.
I covered the area with a shellac sealer, and waited for that to dry. The use of a hairdryer was drafted into use to speed up the drying.
Then came more coats of paint and more forced drying, still the area was visible.
We had about an hour left, as I applied more paint, gradually the finished improved to the point of “ Stop! That’s it, get it dry”.
The buyer arrived with her son, a tall chap who didn’t really didn’t enjoy the one hour drive.
Apparently it was for him, he mother asked him if he liked it, and he just managed to utter a positive response.
I helped load it into the back of their vehicle, and they were off, another satisfied customer.
The day was full of rain with the temperature plunging to long sleeve wearing levels.
We off-loaded one of the pieces we picked up yesterday so Kelli has something to work on tomorrow.
Another Lifetime to go 