In the end, yesterday’s CSWO gig wasn’t rained off. It was drizzling a bit when I arrived but had stopped raining by the time we went on stage and actually brightened up to quite a pleasant evening by the time our set finished. That has led to a resurgence of warm, sunny weather today which is due to carry on until at least Wednesday… so time to get on with some outside painting jobs.

Priority number one is a decent sized BBQ, which we were recently given. It will have to live outside and, although still structurally sound, already had a few bits of rust. Today we’ve brushed it down with a wire brush, lightly sanded the surface and put on a primer coat of red oxide paint. It is going to have to stand outside overnight and tomorrow we can start on the top coat – one layer if it goes on well and two if it seems a bit thin in places.

We’ve already got a fairly sheltered spot for it and, combined with a cover, that should be good enough to see it through a year or two and let us decide if we want to do a more thorough job by taking it apart and pay attention to every surface of every component.