Day 2. The Painting-Jacob Sligar

Jacky and ramon started on Friday may 23rd by priming one of the benches with Kilz primer Paint. Then we organized what we were going to paint and then we started painting the benches on saturday may 25th. Me and Jacky started by sanding the other two benches and primed the other two benches. We then started on the other two benches by painting on them WGHS Gold and signing each one and our class on the bench to show what we accomplished. We drew some floral designs and a few suns to represent the garden area that we were making the benches for. 

Day 1-Planning-Jacob Sligar

The first thing we did to start off this project was by receiving the benches that a previous group had constructed from an old house. The quality of the wood wasn't great and was not in great condition either. We still managed to make an amazing project out of the benches that was given to us. We gave the benches some life by deciding to use Kilz Primer Paint to protect from the elements and to give ti color then just boring wood.

Day 2 and 3: The Painting - Jacky Guan

Over the course of 3 days, the three of us were very committed to this project. We organized the plans to start Painting on Friday and Sunday. At First, Ramon and I started sanding down the 1st bench; first with 36 grit sandpaper, then followed up with a much finer grit sandpaper.

After, we primed the bench with Kilz Premium Primer. During the following Sunday, Jacob and I performed the same process. After the benches dried within 30 minutes, we started painting designs. We used latex paint, usually used in class projects, to paint the school colors. In order to demonstrate school spirit, we spelled out the words "WGHS GOLD" on all 3 benches with the school colors, red and yellow. These were also accompanied with many small designs such as flowers, the sun, or just many examples of nature in general.

At last, we signed our names, our class, and 2014, the year they were made.

Day 1: Planning -Jacky Guan

So after weeks of planning and getting ready for the greenhouse repair project, that project has became defunct; at least for this year). We have been reassigned here; The Bench Painting Project.

So, first things first is the planning. After receiving the benches from another group who built the benches, we examined the wood closely. Indeed, the wood was in bad condition (recycled wood from an old house). So, the primer would greatly help it survive a couple more years of the outdoors. We decided that Kilz Premium Primer would be the perfect shield for the benches. After having previous experience with that primer, we knew it would have the best quality for the price. We planned out when we were going to do the painting that day. 

Bench Constructed with Recycled Wood

Day 2. The Painting- Ramon Mendoza

Jacky and I started to paint the bench after school on the 23rd of May. We were very excited so we started right away. First we organized our plans to have an idea of when we were going to finish. We took action and started by sanding down the 1st bench with a 36 grit sandpaper. We then sanded the bench with a finer grit sandpaper to give it that nice touch.

We then primed the 1st bench with Kilz Premium Primer. That Sunday, Jacob and Jacky performed the same task for the 2 other benches. I couldn't help them that day because I was out of the city for Memorial day. They let the benches dry for 24 hours. They then designed some drawings on them.

 

Day 1: Planning- Ramon Mendoza

The first thing we did to start of our project was planning. We received the benches from a previous group who had built them from wood that was placed on an old house. The wood was not in great condition but still great for a genius idea like making a bench from it. Because of this reason, we place Kilz Premium Primier on the wood to have it protected from rain and shine and also to give it some color. The same day we planned we also started painting after school.



Bench Constructed with Recycled Wood