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Preparing for the next coat.
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The wood is taken from the drying oven and stacked to await the second clearcoat.
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Raising the skirts
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The first thing we tackled (the biggest perceived job) was the stabilization and refinishing of the exterior wood. Hitting the 'low hanging fruit', we remove all the skirting panels and start the task of restoring the exterior wood. I counted 150 pieces of wood that needed to be removed, refurbished and reattached.
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Rear Curbside View
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The rear exit closes securely for a safe trip away from your special event. Just smile and wave...
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Rear Streetside View
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Brass rails, beautiful mahogany, and more brass rails. Waving to your friends and loved ones from the balcony as you head into your next adventure is one classy way to make an exit.
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Rivetting 101
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Sarah and Richard are the first to arrive at the party. This is how you hang wood with your eyes at half mast. Not sure if they had breakfast, but they eventually wake up.
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Seriously....
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They really were awake and running on all cylinders...
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The Girls Board 1101
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Cindy, Mom and Carolyn view the world from the balcony as we pick up 1101.
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The sanding station
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We planed the wood where possible to remove the old polyurethane finish, stain and patina, and sanded the pieces to prep them for new stain. Cindy and Sarah sand wood newly removed from the planer. Where am I? Well, working hard taking the picture.... (Actually, at that time I was taking wood off the skirt panels and running them through the planer.)
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Three Musketeers at work.
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Their instructions were that if you put the wood in place and ALL the pop rivets don't go in freely, take it back off because something is wrong. The Three Musketeers at work. I'll let you decide who who is Athos, who is Porthos, and who is Aramis.
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Trolley Interior
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The original solid mahogany benches face each other so you can talk, gawk and make faces at each other. Hand straps allow 16 additional standing friends in addition to the 21 who got in first to grab a seat. Brass railings and an updated sound system with Ipod dock complete the environment. No face forward school bus seating in here.
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