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 I have managed to complete one of my projects.  And it isn't really completed.  Just the stage I wanted to get completed. I have primed the patio cover.  And it is a job.  When the roof was replaced all of the plywood on the patio covered was replaced.  The old stuff had rotted well.  

Part of my patio conversion is painting.  And I had looked at all that nice raw plywood and knew it needed primer before paint.  Hence, my priming project.  Painting above your head is harder work than a wall.  Painting over nails (from the shingle placements) is annoying and drippy.  

I had painted in sections.  Discovered quickly that a new brush works better.  That helped and it went quicker after that.  Felt a sense of accomplishment.  

And when I told my friend about it, he said...."you should have painted the plywood first before it was installed".  Oy.  That would have been freaking awesome.  Wish I had had that great advice before the fact.  Guess I will store it away, but I doubt I am ever doing a patio cover again in my life.