Jim was working on the wine rack rings again this afternoon...
They look so good!
The engine of the 4Runner looks almost new! If Jim decides to rebuild it, all the cleaning work will make it easier to work on.
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| High 76.6/Low 59.9 |
Hopefully this is a day that everyone will be celebrating! Jim & I will ice cream for dessert later on!
But before that, Jim decided to clean the engine of the 4Runner again, now that the power washer is working well. First some degreaser...
He put the 4Runner up on the car lift earlier and took off the bottom engine shields to give them a good cleaning...
Then hosing everything off...
Hosing off the shields...
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| 7.18 - High 69.8/Low 61.1 7.19 - High 75.6/Low 59.8 |
Jim decided to clean the front of the house where the runoff from the copper flashing has caused a scaly buildup on the siding. He still plans on painting this year, but not until the temperatures are cooler. He got the Bobcat in place and bucket in the air to work from...
Spraying cleaner...
Giving it a scrub...
Hosing it off...
Starting on the siding...
Hosing...
WOW! What a difference! I'm so thrilled with the way it looks!
Jim then had to move the Bobcat over to the stairwell to do the other side. You can easily see the before here as he sets up...
Scrubbing the fascia board...
Working his way down - off the ladder and just using the bucket...
Final hose off...
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| High 80.3/Low 56 |
Canadian wildfire smoke is making our normally clean mountain air hazardous! This is affecting lots of the country now, so hopefully it will clear quickly.
Jim did some grass cutting this afternoon and then spent time in the auto bay working on the rings for the wine rack...
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| High 83.1/Low 64.3 - wildfire smoke |
I had to go into Saratoga this morning, not realizing that we are once again dealing with smoke from Canadian wildfires. The sky was weirdly orange...
So after running all my errands, the rest of the day was staying inside.
Jim did some cleanup and organizing and he also cleaned the headlight lenses on my car...
Using his special rubbing compound...
Then buffing...
Cleaning the residue off...
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| High 82.5/Low 76.3 - hazy from wildfire smoke! |
It was warm today, so we made it an inside day. Jim took apart one of the old planes we got from my printer and is seeing if he can clean it up with the blasting cabinet. He was exploring different kinds of materials to see how they worked...
He bought a motion sensor light switch for the entry into the wood shop. Jim doesn't like us to walk into dark rooms, so he was keeping one light on all the time. We're testing how this one works before he buttons it up...
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| High 89.4/Low 69.1 |
Jim continues to work on the power washer. He drained the oil yesterday and ordered more. It came today so he finished up that job.
Rain coming down the copper valley sin the roof have created what looks like white streaks on the front of the house as well as some dark streaks on the trim underneath the overhang. Jim sprayed it and quickly scrubbed it...
The power washer is working great - there are still some washers that Jim wants to replace. But a light spray removed all evidence of the black streaks on the trim. Repainting the front of the house is on the to do list for the summer but it was nice to see it cleaned up well.
Cleaning off the outside lights - birds sometimes like to sit on these...
Then Jim took the power washer up to the pavilion to give it a cleaning. He first took down the empty bird nests...
There were a lot of nests...
Cleaning the floor...
Looks beautiful!
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| 7.12 - High 82.4/Low 56.1 7.13 - High 86.3/Low 56 |
