Real Good Toys Victorian Painted Lady Instructions Manual page 7

Instructions for Kit #JM-4600
B: Paint all the walls now including the Attic Front and one Gable Triangle.
Do not paint the edges.
The First Coat goes on quick and soaks into the wood which reinforces
the wood's grain so sanding clips off the surface fibers instead of push-
ing them around. Resist the temptation to sand and primp first... it will
just make the wood fuzzy and make it more difficult to get a smooth
final finish. Do not "double paint" (going back to overpaint where the
paint has soaked in), it will make sanding more difficult.
Paint the overhangs on the bottom
of the Roofs
Paint the underside of the Eaves
The dotted lines show a bevel
that is facing away from you
Paint the edges of the Tower Ceiling
to the groove on top and
the ceiling underneath
Ceiling
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16
Anything that will be painted on the inside of the
house can be first-coated and sanded now, while the
panels are flat on the table. Sanding before assem-
bly leaves some of the wood showing for the glue to
grab (glue doesn't stick to paint), and allows a good
1 /
1
4
Ceiling: first coat and sand
3 / " from
16
un-painted
Leave 1" un-painted
Gable Roof
1 1 /
4
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8
Trace a Bay Floor onto the bottom of the
Gable Floor. Trace again with a
(a Pilaster up on edge).
Paint to the Pilaster tracing on the outside,
and to the Bay Floor tracing on the inside if
you are painting the ceiling.
thorough sanding job for a smooth final finish. If you don't
know whether you will paint, or you don't know the color,
use white or primer for the first coat.
Second-coat the interior paint after assembly.
Painting (B) page 7
Roofs
Leave 1 / un-painted
4"
Pilaster
3 / spacer
16"
Bay Floor
Bay Floor tracing
Paint to here
Gable Floor
1 1 /
4
Gable Floor