Wednesday, I did a podcast with the Palm Beach Preservation Foundation. We discussed how their center restores and preserves their community. John Ripley, the leader of the foundation, was the man I spoke with. I also talked with him about what th...
The last few weeks, alot has gotten completed within the paint study project. All the samples have been finished being painted. I had to measure the mass of each sample after each layer of paint, so this took a while. I then photographed each samp...
Starting on June 25th, I began running samples of the brick that I will use in my paint stripper testing through the Laser Profilometer or LP. The LP gives a detailed description of the surface of a sample that I am using in the project. I finishe...
This past week we started the process of ordering the paint and the paint strippers from companies that provide these.
I have also been looking into doing PodCast with some historic preservation related groups across the country.
I also did a stu...
The past week has furthered my study on paint strippers quite a bit.
Over the past week, we have narrowed down the paint stripppers that we will be using for the study to about 6 different kinds. The mass of each sample that will be used was dete...
Hi! My name is Josh Springer, and I will be interning at NCPTT this summer. My supervisor is Andy Ferrell. I will be working on the testing of different types of paint strippers and how well they perform.
This past week, I have done alot of readi...
I am currently a student at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. I am working on a major in Architecture. I am also minoring in Construction Management.