Butterscotch Pudding

[Guest]

Rant.

We just repainted the deck on the front of our house. It's sort of a porch/deck/walkway - it was there when we bought the house.

Anyway, it was a fairly nice dark redwood kind of color, though somewhat faded and in need of a new coat.

So I bought deck stain, got everything ready, the plastic to protect the house, the brushes and rollers and buckets, oh my - opened the can -

Eww. Why would a stain called CEDAR be a pale tan color? Why? That isn't even remotely the pic on the front of the can. Though I wished for a change from the dark-wine coloring this was pretty abrupt.

Well, I didn't feel like going back across town to replace the stain, so I painted it anyway. It needed it, this was good quality stain, and basically, the hell with it!

Except now, since it has dried a bit darker, it is - butterscotch.

So, if you're driving around town, you just may see my house. White siding, black shutters, and a butterscotch pudding front porch.



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[NoJo]

Wear a polka-dot dress and a snood and stand in front of the house, so we'll know it.

 

[carsonshepherd]

MMMmmmmm pudding....

 

[sophia jane]

MMMmmmmm pudding....

I need some chocolate pudding.

 

[ElizabethWest]

Where do I sign up for pudding?

 

[Guest]

Wear a polka-dot dress and a snood and stand in front of the house, so we'll know it.

That image just scared the hell out of me. Thanks, Joe.

Actually, I've been out front, gazing at the damage.

I believe tomorrow we're going to add another coat of stain of a darker wood color.

That or we'll have to repaint the shutters, damn it.





(And Joe? I had to look up what a snood was and that image is worse than the butterscotch pudding, thank you very much.)

 

[minsue]

(And Joe? I had to look up what a snood was and that image is worse than the butterscotch pudding, thank you very much.)

PMSL!

 

[Guest]

OK.

General consensus at our home this evening?

Not pudding.

It's the color of Peter Pan creamy peanut butter.


I may go buy some stain tonight. I can paint in the dark.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

You mixed the stain well before applying, right, love? I mean, really dug down in there and lifted the pigment off the bottom?

Stain pigments sink, and if the stain's old, it can harden in the bottom of the can and radically change the color.

Stir, stir, stir.

 

[Guest]

You mixed the stain well before applying, right, love? I mean, really dug down in there and lifted the pigment off the bottom?

Stain pigments sink, and if the stain's old, it can harden in the bottom of the can and radically change the color.

Stir, stir, stir.

Thanks, Zoot.

I had them stir the cans at the store with the machine but that's very good advice.

I'm just kicking myself for my laziness/stubbornness/stupidness for not taking the stain back in the first place. Grrrr.

But on the bright side, I imagine by the time we're done that wood is going to be well-protected.

You know, earlier today neighbors smiled while we were painting, people waved as they drove by . . .

Maybe they thought it was a base coat.

 

[Honey123]

Thanks, Zoot.

I had them stir the cans at the store with the machine but that's very good advice.

I'm just kicking myself for my laziness/stubbornness/stupidness for not taking the stain back in the first place. Grrrr.

But on the bright side, I imagine by the time we're done that wood is going to be well-protected.

You know, earlier today neighbors smiled while we were painting, people waved as they drove by . . .

Maybe they thought it was a base coat.

Maybe they thought you were part of a reality show...

 

[The_Darkness]

Thanks, Zoot.

I had them stir the cans at the store with the machine but that's very good advice.

I'm just kicking myself for my laziness/stubbornness/stupidness for not taking the stain back in the first place. Grrrr.

But on the bright side, I imagine by the time we're done that wood is going to be well-protected.

You know, earlier today neighbors smiled while we were painting, people waved as they drove by . . .

Maybe they thought it was a base coat.

Maybe they thought you really liked Peter Pan peanut butter.

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

Well, did you redo it?

 

[Guest]

Well, did you redo it?

You know what? We haven't been able to yet.

It rained that evening and since then we've been too swamped with getting the kids ready for school.

Every time I come home I cringe - - although the color is growing on me. A bit.

Kind of like a fungus.

 

[SensualCealy]

All you need is a little toe jam to go with your peanut butter!
LMAO!
Have fun painting and make sure if anyone asks, it WAS a base coat!
C

 

[Guest]

I used to call an old girlfriend Puddin'. She hated it.

 

[logophile]

OK OK, I've read the entire thread and know what it's about. BUT...

Every time I see the words "Butterscotch Pudding" next to Sarahhh's name, I can only see the nummiest nastiest visions in front of my eyes and it's making me dizzy.

Just thought you should know.

 

[rgraham666]

OK OK, I've read the entire thread and know what it's about. BUT...

Every time I see the words "Butterscotch Pudding" next to Sarahhh's name, I can only see the nummiest nastiest visions in front of my eyes and it's making me dizzy.

Just thought you should know.

Oh good. It's not just me then.

 

[impressive]

Oh good. It's not just me then.

Me, three!

 

[logophile]

And...
Glad to know it's not just me!
Thanks for the back up, Rob and Imp!

 

[impressive]

Thanks for the back up, Rob and Imp!

Now THAT inspires its own nummy images.

 

[rgraham666]

Now THAT inspires its own nummy images.

Indeed.

 

[velvetpie]

I certainly didn't think it was about paint ...

 

[Dar~]

So, SSS whats the status of your dessert, porch?