@RpMpeasoup@nirsd@isaacfrench_ We sanded down a few layers in the wood, then applied enzymes formulated to break down such substances, next we brought several feminine noses to make sure we weren’t fooling ourselves and finally we resealed the wood.
@jaime_brush@isaacfrench_ When the structure in the right hand photo was the post office, the structure in the left-hand photo served as an informal place to post notices for yard sales and lost dogs. I’m not certain if that was what it was originally intended for, but that is what it was used for.
@freedom_scribe@isaacfrench_ The farmer that we bought the car from actually held up us moving it for almost a year (the lack of a mover contributed to that as well) while he made a place for the cats in his barn. The cats and their progeny still dwell in his barn and consume a lot of mice and rodents.
@nirsd@isaacfrench_ They had pulled the car up near their house and had built a barn over about 90% of it. It had previously sat outdoors for probably 20 years, but we got to it before structural rot set in.
@nirsd@isaacfrench_ If the car had been thoroughly rotten and not structurally sound, we would never have restored it. We dealt with a structurally sound wooden train car with isolated areas of rot. Building new would never have allowed for the character that this car is permeated with.
@Heathers_Photo@isaacfrench_ The farmer that we bought the car from held up the move for a year while he created a new home for them in his barn. To this day, their progeny are feasting on mice and rodents in his barn.
@alexndr_92@isaacfrench_ This is Isaac’s dad. Our farmer friend held up transferring the car to our ownership for a year while he created a new home for them in his barn. Their progeny are still wiping out mice and other rodents in that same barn.