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l ».i t '. • t ,r t «... i f r The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 21,1994 27 Fun at the Enniskillen Beaveree Taking time out of the busy schedule at the annual summer Beaveree Beaveree are these youngsters and their leaders. The 9th Bowmanville Beaver colony decided a game of soccer would bum off some excess energy. This is probably one activity the Beaveree Committee of Shelley Bilenduke, Bruce Anon, Alan Comthwaite and Barb Mills, did not plan on when putting together their 'Transportation" theme for the day's activities. Food tastes better cooked over an open fire, says 13,-year-old Adam Jensen with a certainty that speaks of a first-hand experience. Adam will be one of 10,000 children children joining an international Pathfinder Pathfinder camporee being held in Denver, Denver, Colorado, the first week of August. A scout-like organization of the Oshawa Seventh-Day Adventist Churches, Pathfinders give children, ages 10-16, a chance to leam skills for life. "It's good for our children to get outside and practice what they have learned about camping," says Don Robinson, the Pathfinder Director for the College Park Seventh-Day Adventist Adventist Church. Camporees are exciting exciting for the children because they get to take part in activities with Pathfinders Pathfinders from other- clubs, some coming coming as far away as Russia and Australia. Australia. : " ' "As Pathfinder leaders, we try to teach, children skills that they will find useful in life. Some are practical skills, and others are skills for getting along with people and in the world we live in,"" Robinson says. The last international camporee attended attended by the Durham Trailblazers Pathfinder Club was in Pennsylvania in 1989, according to Don Robinson, Pathfinder Director. The local club, not limited to Seventh-day Adventist has 45 members. Applications for the 1994-95 Pathfinder Pathfinder club are being now accepted at the College Park Seventh-day Adventist Adventist Church 1160 King Street East Oshawa, phone 725-1121. ■H by Ben Bramble which it was not compatible. Today's paints are fairly compatible but in the past it was wise to cover oil base with oil base and latex with latex. Today the only problem may come from putting an oil or alkyd base paint over a latex. The former is less flexible than latex and may not move when the Common exterior paint problems checked and rather uniform. The cause: second Huon pine grows in the rain forest on Tasmania's coat of paint applied before first one was cured. Or west coast. It grows at a snail's pace and the grain is so it could be the paint was applied_over a surface with tightly packed it scarcely shows grain at all. The wood resists any kind of finish but its natural oils and resins give it a beautiful velvety touch when sanded. Paint will not adhere to it at all. Unfortunately the wood in your door and window frames is made of wood that must be painted or protected with varnish. To add to your concerns, paint and varnish are not forever; they need latex does when temperature shifts, regular refurbishing. - Incidentally, always sand a glossy painted They can blister, check, chalk, and wear away; and surface to give the next coat something to bite into they get dirty. So take a look at the painted portions of to avoid flaking. your house. What is your plan for renewal? |f the Alligatoring has to be removed, either by scraper, surface has been broken, your number one priority is to heat gun or paint remover, repair it. Here are some tips for common problems. BLISTERING or peeling is caused by water under the surface of the paint. It expands and creates bubbles which are brittle and must be broken if that has not already happened. Chances are the water was on the surface when the last paint was applied, but it could also be the result of moisture in the wall moving to the outside. Less common are blisters caused by direct sunlight on a surface being painted. The heat of the sun causes the paint to skin over very quickly and trap in volatile solvents which normally evaporate when paint dries clips to the waist, slowly. BLEEDING is caused by knots under the paint Now you know how to avoid blisters but you need that were not sealed with shellac, thus allowing the help in getting rid of those-that exist. Scrape 'em! Use a oil from the knot to bleed through, metal paint scraper with a hook-like blade that lifts off There may also be staining from the use of nails everything that is above the flat surface. It is hard work, that are not rust proof. The solution for both Sand down to the bare wood after scraping and be problems is to sand through the stain down to the sure the edges of the blistered area are bevelled to be offending source and seal it with shellac or a sealer, less obvious when repainted. CHALKING may occur from paint that has been If you suspect moisture has come from inside the designed to deteriorate slowly and consequently wall, get to the source of the trouble. It could have keep looking fresh and bright after each rain, come in last winter if there were ice dams along the Problems occur if it sits above masonry or stained edge of your roof. wood. The powder sticks to the masonry or wood ALLIGATORING is another common paint defect, and can only be removed with detergent and a The surface resembles the skin of an alligator, deeply pressure hose. Sponsored by Mulder's Furniture Ltd. 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