Today was a milestone day- Eric applied the first stain to the inside oak. After months of discussion, many test patches of stain, analysis by a professional paint company selections have been made and today we stained the lower part of one side.
This starts a whole new phase of work. The woodwork is essentially done, from here on its stain, varnish, paint and untold hours of hand sanding. Dust control will become our biggest problem. We will be blocking the door between Bay 3 and Bay 4 and restricting entry to Bay 4 as we get into the varnish phase. We know everyone will want to see the coach as it gets its finish, but we really want the best job we can get and dust particles in the varnish will not make for a good job.
We will allow access as much as we can but for a couple days after each coat is applied we must lock it off. Please understand what we are trying to do, we will all like the final result.
