I know this doesn't seem like the delivery of a hot tub is bus related ....but it is bus supportive! After a day of crawling under the bus this is a fantastic way of rehabbing my ol' back! Of course Michelle says I can justify just about anything if I put my mind to it. None the less the commitment of Steve and his trusty hot tub installer assistant Lori to bring out the goods is more than bus blog worthy.
Now getting the tub into position was a little tight in a few spots, but nothing for these trained professionals.
I must say the ingenuity(and perseverance) of Steve was amazing, while I hid inside....errrr brewed coffee...during the rain, he found a way to push through.
And get the job done. My back thanks you now Steve-O
But Fillmore jobs continue on, the horn rebuild continues. New attachment hardware, new gasket.
New paint! At first I was thinking, just good ol' black. Its situated under the bus, and no one will see it, but... I already had matching paint...
Re-assembly test fit was successful, now to bolt it into position so only the die hard blog readers will know to look under the front to see this colorful noise maker!
All the while coats of paint go on the drawers under the couch. A slight painting technique find, props to Jeff and his artistic work experimenting with clear acrylic. After years of trying to get a decent finish with a roller only to abort after multiple coats to spray a finish on cabinets. I employed Jeffs technique of lightly flaming the surface of the paint immediately after rolling it on to eliminate bubbles left behind. The finsish is not as glass smooth as a high end spray but pretty close! And when the cabinets are under your butt on a couch.....I might just go with it!
Although watching paint dry is a good time for contemplation/reflection of bus project progress....or to filter out the flowery wording...a good time for a dram of scotch...I decided that I will use the 'dry time' for building a cardboard mock up of another small cabinet....stay tuned...
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