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11/23/24 Over the last couple days, I’ve been working on the roof. I didn’t realize what a vast piece of real estate it is and how much time it would take. First spending several hours working out minor dents with a hammer and dolly, only to find allot more than I originally seen. Reaching the center of the roof with the hammer and dolly really difficult, but I did manage to straighten it sufficiently that only a skim coat of filler was necessary. With all of the pock marks from rust, I needed a skim coat on the entire roof anyway.

Sanding the roof with a durablock and 60 grit paper to knock it down was brutal on the arms. Sand a couple of minutes, rest another. I question my sanity as you can’t really see the top of the roof from the ground and my perfectionist trait was in full battle with “good enough, let’s just get it done”. It’s not perfect but I believe it’s pretty darn good.

I sprayed three coats of the high build urethane primer that I just bought, but I’m not happy with the results. It seems when you first start spraying it has a decent pattern but as the pressure in the can goes down, it doesn’t atomize as nicely. I had placed the cans in my house so the paint was at least 70° but maybe I should have heated them in warm water. Moving forward, I’ll buy urethane primer in the can, so I can use my gun. Thank goodness it’s just primer.

At any rate, The roof is done ready to be blocked out. Overall I’m happy with the results.