Due to there only being one lift working at the moment people are being inconveniance by five to ten minutes tops - now thats not long folks to be honest. Also the amount of complaints I've heard about having to walk to another staircase (which takes less than two miutes to get to) is astonishing.
We actually worked a shorter day today after the epic day yesterday, and also we wanted the paint to have longer to cure before the weekend took off ( you can walk on it after 24hrs but it doesn't actually fully dry out for a week). Again alot of positive comments, it's nice to come across people who don't moan and like to see things being brightened up. There wasn't much overnight damage either, three cones thrown off carpark and some blue footprints on the sky level. So we just cracked on with the land and sea designs.....
We did have a complaint made to the council about the project today concerning health and safety. i mention this because I wanted to state that during the lead up of the project we have worked alongside a health and safety officer and have made risk assessments.
Anyway, Thought I'd talk in some detail about the actaul process of painting the mural. As I have already said we are using epoxy paint, which is a two part part which when mixed starts to cure in 30 minutes. So after mixing the resin with the pigment we lay it on the floor as quick as possble. We don't paint huge area at a time because we also have to sprinkle on the safety grip, which is a black sandy/gritty substance. Once sprinkled we then brush over that area again to coat the grip in a layer of paint so then it is back to a solid colour again It is quite a time consuming process but has to be done so the public has a non slippery surface to walk on in the end.
It's been a hard five days but it looks great so far and I've only had to change a few things design wise as the days have gone along. Though I am looking forward to having two days off! I love the painting side but because we're doing it in the midst of general life I do tend to feel like an exhibt at a museum sometimes, especially when the public are queueing for the lift.
I will leave you for the weekend with a photo of just some of the empty tins we now have piling up.
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