Entry 22: Prototype Painting

2 July 2012

Today, we have completed the painting of the prototype. Reflecting over the course of painting the prototype, we realised that painting was not as easy as we inititally thought. First of all, there was the unbearable smell from the paint whenever using it and since there was no way of avoiding it, the only way to overcome it was to bear with the stench. Next, whenever our skin had come into contact with paint, it was a hassle trying to remove it. Hence, to overcome this, we made use of plastic gloves when painting the prototype. Finally, the time in which the paint had to be allowed to dry restricted our flexibility in the time schedule. For this problem, we had no choice but to adjust our own schedules taking into account the drying time for the paint.

We have also applied a lacquer surfacer to ensure that the wood does not rot when coming into contact with water (since this is an aquaponics prototype).

This concludes the construction phase of our prototype.

Here is what the prototype looked like when drying of the paint was in progress: