11-20-08 Thursday (Getting a Handle on it)

Some of you have mentioned the Wal-Mart bingo card I posted the other day was too hard to read. I redid the whole thing from scratch, so you can take a look at that post again and you'll see it's much clearer. Click Here.

Today was project day. We'd like to update the interior of the coach with silver. There's 22 gold handles just in the living area. I thought I'd try Rub 'N Buff on one handle and see how it stands up to day to day usage. I'll let you know. New handles can be real expensive. We saw some in Ikea a few weeks ago and while the price was right, the size wasn't. Anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to Rub 'N Buff that can take the wear and tear? Maybe some of you craft store workers know of something?

I gave Dasher a bath, did some laundry and some others small projects I won't bore you with. Jim went for a haircut and to pickup some project supplies for other upcoming things. Our slide out room has been sliding out an inch during travel so we've been using tether straps made for this to prevent any disasters. We should have had Bountiful RV look at it but we forgot it on our list. One of the things Jim bought today was a humongous wrench to adjust the slide mechanisms with. It didn't go very well. He adjusted, readjusted, and readjusted again. He finally got it back to about the way it was. We've called a mobile RV repair guy to see if he can do it. Hopefully, he can do it tomorrow because on Saturday, we're on our way to Idaho Falls.

No, that's not really the wrench he bought.

OK, I did some Internet research on panting door handles. Several sites and forums suggested Rust-Oleum:

Brilliant metal finish
Indoor/Outdoor durability
Weather-resistant metallic finish contains metallic flakes
Durable metallic flakes won’t tarnish or rub off even on the most heavily handled objects
Perfect for autos, bikes, fixtures, door hardware and more


I'm going to let the Rub 'N Buff dry overnight but I think it's going to come off on our hands since it's a wax base. After 4 hours it still rubs off a little.

I still can't wait to get to a new state. I'm tired of not having fun photos of odd crap to post. Today, in this RV park, I saw 2 people driving handicap mobility scooters side-by-side. It would have made a good picture but the caption would have ended up being something insensitive. I guess it's just as well I didn't have the camera handy. People who personally know me, will tell you that I'm all for making fun of everything. Several years back, friends Laurie and Pearl were talking about Halloween costumes. They wanted to go as dead celebrities. No, not just the celebrity, but also the way they died (if possible). I won't tell you what Jim and I dressed as or what the girls were going to do. Use your imagination. Think tragic celebrity deaths. Sick, I know.

It never fails. During last night's Wal-Mart trip we couldn't find a few items AND we forgot a few things. This shopping trip, we chose Harmons. This grocery store was amazing. It had a cheese counter, a Chinese buffet, salad bar, olive bar, prepared foods bar, huge deli, coffee shop, and all of the other typical grocery store departments. The store was huge and actually pretty. Anyway, after that we went to Wal-Mart where I struck out on all my project materials. They didn't have the spray paint color I wanted (Matte Nickel Metallic).