PROJECT PHOTOS

Spraying the top

June 6, 2008

Wearing his rock climbing harness, Billy waited for a dry day to spray the top of the dome after he had rolled on the first coat. This is the area that is the smoothest, so that dirt won't grab easily to the airform. All the rest of the dome has a measure of texture to it so it helps hide the seams and inconsistencies.

We used our new airless sprayer and it seemed to work great. It had to be set up for the first time with machine oil and then we primed it and started spraying. We used an entire 5 gallon bucket of Kool Seal on the very top of the roof by itself. Then switching to another bucket, Billy finished up for the day around the two story augment off the scissor lift.

in position

working the section above the screen dome

going toward the front of the dome

spraying the back side of the big augment

view thru the screen dome

spraying where he just walked off the top of the augment

you can see the difference in the color before the new paint

using the extension wand

scissor lift fully extended

reaching the front of the dome

working his way off the top

hitting the front of the big augment

in the pecan tree branches