Sunday, March 18, 2012

Check √

Another check on the to-do list.  Tim had to take off again today for a Sunday pop-up trip and since we only had one car here my choices were to go along, which meant packing up in a whirlwind and running out the door, or staying until Tuesday when he can come back to get me.  Staring at the to-do list made it a pretty easy decision.

I've been waffling back and forth about what to do with the backsplash in the galley.  I thought about tile, but due to the curve shape of the cutout to the salon, and the rounded shape of the non-removable trim, tile would have been too difficult to cut and too thick. Next idea was mica, but it would have been impossible to match the off-white of the existing counters so it would have made them look old(er). Next I thought about that stamped tin that some kitchens use, but it turns out it's actually plastic and the patterns are too big for my small galley. I decided on polished aluminum which would match the doors on the cabinets behind the stove. It was a couple hour job, mostly because I'm not quite as handy with tin snips as Tim is, not having his 35 years' experience in aircraft fabrication, but I got it done and I'm pretty pleased with it. It definitely adds some reflecting light into a very dark corner. 


9 comments:

KAR said...

I like it! It looks really nice.

S/V Veranda said...

Rosie the Riveter would be proud. It looks great,

TJ said...

Nice job Pretty Lady!

Latitude 43 said...

Nice! I can't let Deb see this.

Deb said...

Thanks for all your kind comments!

Ed said...

Beautiful job. Did you guys ever contemplate copper in that area? I think that would like nice too.

ed

Deb said...

Ed-

My choice of polished aluminum was twofold. First, I needed to brighten up a dark corner, and second, I wanted to match the stainless that is present in the rest of the galley. I would have bought stainless, but the budget didn't allow :) I did actually look at copper as well but it just didn't work for me.

Ed said...

Deb,
Did you take any pictures during the fabrication of your splashguard? We currently have ceramic tiles there from our ports of call and it is time to update that area of the galley.

ed

Deb said...

Ed,

Sorry but I didn't. I was fumbling around pretty bad and wouldn't have wanted to document that lol. I took a couple sheets of newspaper and taped them together and then put them up on the wall and traced the area on it with a sharpie. then I cut that out and taped it on the aluminum. I added just a smidge so I could correct for any areas. I knew I could always trim, but if I had cut too small it would have looked terrible. I used Tim's good tin snips to do the cutting. As it turns out, I did have to trim but not as much as I thought I would. I then deburred the edges with my dremel and a file and then I sprayed the back with 3M Super Trim Adhesive and put it on. I had to polish it pretty well with metal polish and then I waxed it with turtle wax. If you have any specific other quesions just email me at svkintala att gmail dott com