Comments on Mid Century Modern Atomic Indy: Mid Century Modern Renovation - Labors of Love

mistlite cleaning: use wire brush rotary attachmen...

2010-01-24T02:15:14.022-05:00

mistlite cleaning: use wire brush rotary attachment on electric drill. add paint thinner to cloth and mop it all over glass and wire brush like crazy- takes all of the paint out, ebven the crevices and takes 2 hours instead of 8....

Woodland; We scored six of the similar nearly flu...

2009-09-24T22:34:24.889-04:00

Woodland;

We scored six of the similar nearly flush mounted ones. I'll have to rig something up to make them work.

Let me know if you find a source. Happy hunting.

Cheers,

-Baz

Wow! Great restoration project! I am looking for t...

2009-09-23T21:30:17.529-04:00

Wow! Great restoration project! I am looking for the same General Electric return air grilles (four years now).

those GE registers are rocking my world. silver s...

2009-05-22T12:50:20.815-04:00

those GE registers are rocking my world. silver spray paint looks awesome!

Looking good, Baz! The windows -- wow! And the si...

2009-05-20T08:38:48.783-04:00

Looking good, Baz! The windows -- wow! And the silver spray paint is a dirty little remodeling secret, no? Used it on all my metal sliding door rails and on various window hardware whose orig. color was Andersen brown -- great in the late-80's for sure, but not so much anymore.

Baz- Everything looks fantastic! So happy to see y...

2009-05-19T22:04:47.864-04:00

Baz-
Everything looks fantastic! So happy to see your shots of yours and others' interior clerestory windows, we are thinking of maybe doing that (some day). The floating shelves with bullet planter are fab and those registers are amazing, never seen anything like them. A lot of work but definitely worth it. Isn't having a MCM house the BEST?! ;-)
-Diane

Eric, With at least four more to do, you might be...

2009-05-19T16:34:00.000-04:00

Eric,

With at least four more to do, you might be on to something. Possibly blast to bear metal and clear coat.

-Baz

For the other registers you might want to look int...

2009-05-19T16:20:00.000-04:00

For the other registers you might want to look into sand blasting. Sand would be too harsh but there are other abrasives that are gentler. Hell of a lot quicker than the torture you must have gone through.

A very warm thank you for the positive feedback go...

2009-05-19T13:02:00.000-04:00

A very warm thank you for the positive feedback goes out to:

Lesley, Craig, David, Sam, mheidelberger, Miss Jess, LesleySW, and all the Twiiter/Facebook friends.

Knowing people out there care and support our work makes the sleepless nights and weekends worth it. That and the joy of living in this house of course.

Cheers,

-Baz

Assorted comments from Twitter and Facebook: "Lov...

2009-05-19T12:58:00.000-04:00

Assorted comments from Twitter and Facebook:

"Love the silver GE wall registers that suddenly came back to life thanks to you and your wife!"

"Labor of Love!"

"Great work de-gumming the clerestory windows"

"Why, why, why would people cover up those windows!?!?!"

"Wonderful renovation...can't wait for more updates...In a past life I was a historic restoration specialist"

"Inspired by what you're doing in Indy. My 1960 flat roof little abode needs some loving resto. She was Home Depot-ed!"

"Just read the post...still cannot believe those covered up clerestory windows!"

Cheers,

-Baz

Everything is looking great. Congrats on all your ...

2009-05-18T19:00:00.000-04:00

Everything is looking great. Congrats on all your work. You should feel really good about it.

The house tour up here in W. Lafayette should be e...

2009-05-18T10:15:00.000-04:00

The house tour up here in W. Lafayette should be exciting, I hope to see lots of people from outside the area participating!

The restored GE registers look awesome...Great tou...

2009-05-18T09:08:00.000-04:00

The restored GE registers look awesome...Great touch!

You guys are doing an awesome job! I can commiser...

2009-05-17T11:16:00.000-04:00

You guys are doing an awesome job! I can commiserate with the cracks in the drywall and battling paint (mine has been the Battle of the Beige). The GE registers are such a cool feature. I hope you can find enough.

I think about the hours you are spending restoring...

2009-05-16T11:48:00.000-04:00

I think about the hours you are spending restoring items like those air registers, which most people would try remove or hide, and I envy the satisfaction you'll have living in a home into which you have so thoroughly poured yourselves.

I applaud your efforts. Absolutely fabulous. Ditto...

2009-05-16T02:35:00.000-04:00

I applaud your efforts. Absolutely fabulous. Ditto Lesley on the clerestories. Construction adhesive oh my.

Knocking down walls, exposing windows, letting rooms breathe, and letting in light-- wonderful.

Oh my word...someone actually COVERED up the clere...

2009-05-15T22:19:00.000-04:00

Oh my word...someone actually COVERED up the clerestory windows? Insanity!

There is a special little place in hell for disrespectful flippers.