Bit of a NO BRAINER this one..just chip-strip off the old and re-paint 7 coats and gild -2 of these monster statues at the Dolphin and Anchor Hotel Chichester.
Had my mate Paul give me a hand with the Gild yesterday-55 books of leaf -9 hours and a big lunch later and we were done...
Now ,Paul.. whats for Dinner ! Posted by Wayne Osborne (Member # 4569) on :
Heres the view from the top: EAST: WEST:- and the Medieval market Cross and OPPOSITE- the grand Cathedral! Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
What a great icon!!!!
Excellent restoration, Wayne.
joe,
Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
Posted by Wayne Osborne (Member # 4569) on :
Thanks Joe- I thought you'd like the carvings!- one is stone, and I think the other is a concrete cast of the first one. ( maybe one got broken?)
When the railways came to town- these were 2 rival Hotels THE DOLPHIN- and THE ANCHOR- then they joined forces. and became the Dolphin and Anchor.
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
Beautiful job, Wayne. How long did the job take from start to finish...stripping, repaint, to the final gild? How do you price a job like this...or do you just 'know' from experience how long it will take?
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
That is really cool. Thanks for posting all the pics.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
WOW!!!!! What a great job. I don't see how you got anything done, what with that great view and all. I am totally in awe. I'm also intrigued by the staging. Was some of that permanent?
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
do you wear the reflective vests to keep you from getting run over by a bus if you survive the fall to the street?
Posted by Wayne Osborne (Member # 4569) on :
Dale- Started on monday- sunny weather here at the moment so I had them all stripped and 2 coats primer ( waterbased)- and 1 coat oil undercoat the first day.
Then a coat of something (undercoat or top yellow gloss coat) everyday until Friday.
Gild took 2 of us a whole day-plus tidy up time.
George-the scaffold (stage) is all temporary- standard practice here for reaching high and big jobs ( the whole front is being repainted- walls --windows ect- all the way round)
Russ- the yellow vests are strictly for health and safety...and they stop ya getting tomato sauce on your best letterhead shirt)
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