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Date:         Mon, 1 Aug 2011 01:02:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Daniel Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Daniel Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Primer
Comments: To: ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFwVvJAiUC=W8ZUjwEPiYnD2TPxiKRb=41spQX18EFJvyrNdOw@mail.gmail.com>
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LOL! My girlfriend and I had a good laugh at your misadventures - or at least the way you presented them. I have complete empathy for your difficulties, we've all been there - but you have used it to brighten up our day - Thanks!

Dan Los Angeles, CA "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender

On Jul 31, 2011, at 12:53 PM, ed donnen wrote:

> I finally got far enough along with my body work to try my hand at spraying > primer. This could only go well. First I could not get the top off. I > tried everything: pulling, screwdriver, and finally banging the top on the > driveway. Of course, the top came off along with the nozzle, which promptly > proceeded to roll under the Doka to the exact center of the truck. Any > angle to retrieve it would fall about three inches short so I finally had to > play war dog and crawl under the truck until I could retrieve the > recalcitrant nozzle. Then of course, the nozzle wiggled around and would > not stay on so I just gave it a good push and thus primed the palm of my > hand before the errant nozzle took off again for parts unknown under the > truck. After hand cleaning, back to playing war dog and gaining the upper > hand on the nozzle. This time, I figured, I would hold the nozzle in place > with masking tape reducing the wiggle factor. This got two fingers primed > as well. After cleaning up my hand I decided to get serious so I taped my > index finger to the nozzle, to the can. This got things sort of aligned so > I tried priming the body putty, but things got sticky, then unstuck, so now > my ear and half my glasses are primed. And let us not mention the > mustache. Never mention the mustache. Primer does not taste that good, > either. With one final force of will I got everything cleaned up and using > both hands to steady the nozzle forced it on to the stem and having > successfully sprayed a small plant on the side of the driveway I went for > the body putty. To make a long story short (too late!) I sprayed the body > putty and finished just as the nozzle fell off to one side where it dangled > on half dried primer. Did I mention I had been working outside in 100 > degree heat for several hours? Maybe the heat contributed to the saga. > > Ed- the one with really clean fingers


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