Going to the light!

The pod had its makeover, and is a nice little hideaway.  Husband even found a 6 volt fan, so I can get air in the afternoon, when it is warmer.

But.

The old door, which is now the ceiling, was filthy. The pod was the "box" of a box van, and many miles of dirt had accumulated.

 This also made it less reflective, and I was trying to make it as light as possible, to make it easy to see, and less light needed if I was out in the morning or evening.

So, Husband found a scraper, I got a bucket of soapy water and a couple rags, and dug in. In some cases, literally.  Dirt fell off in chunks, the tarps I put down were blackened, and I looked vaguely like a long haired Pig-pen from Charlie Brown, when I finished. 

Husband had to check on me from time to time, because I was inside the box, so the door could have locked me in.  Made very sure I had the pull rope, and a large block to jam the door open with! But after scrape and scrub, it was clean... Enough.  At least for what I was doing.

So, after letting it dry, (warm day, didn't take long), I painted. Husband had some paint left over from another project, so I dug in and slopped paint about.  One coat, and since it was afternoon by this point, the paint was drying quick!  I was able to get 2 coats on.  I believe it is semi gloss, but whatever it is, it is bright and light, and really opens up the room, visually.

So, it now is a nice reflective item, rather than a light suck.  Makes it just look even nicer, to me.

Now to get all the DUST off of everything.  Note to self, dust covers are a GREAT help.  But... I did it!

Oh, and the bucket with soapy water? Ew...

And that was after a rinse!!!