Sanding, priming, back aching.

I have learned that wood filler should be applied as sparingly as possible, that a mask is essential when sanding in enclosed spaces, and that I should have worn some type of safety glasses or goggles. I will probably get cancer of the eye from all of the filler dust that ended up in my eyeballs.  

Scrubbing our newly found Hehr window replacement

The sweet husband scrubbing the aluminum window we hunted down through Craigslist. I have to say, Craigslist is one of my favorite sites. We've sold and purchased so many things. We were up vacationing near Lima, Ohio and decided to stop by a gentleman's house who salvaged old trailers. After weeks of searching, we found what we needed - 60's era Hehr aluminum windows with screens, glass intact. These babies are not made anymore, and can cost upwards of $200 a piece. This window was $15. We bought 3 windows. We still will have to replace some glass at a local glass shop - but it's the frames that are the treasures!!

My turn!!

You can't see it very well, but the right side of the aluminum window was scrubbed with the SOS pads - The aluminum gets supershiny. DH hit all of the moving parts with WD40. All of the windows are re-installed using stainless steel screws and the miraculous butyl tape, which (fingers-crossed) renders them waterproof.

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