Ralph wrote:

<<But having NYC Paint Police, even for me, is going too far.....then again,
it may have a great appeal to Rudy, under his theory of quality of life
crimes,...>

Actually I find it difficult to imagine paint as having a "life", although I
have heard strange stories of paint bringing new "life" to a room (according
to my mother, the white tornado) or impromptu paint jobs being done by "low
lifes" in urban neighborhoods (according to my father who hid in his
basement workshop when he thought the tornado was coming). So I wouldn't
worry nearly as much about some spirit of turpentine invading your sleep as
a reprocution for approving the removal of some historic alligatored film,
as I wood being haunted by the ghost of virgin forests past for repalcing an
white oak sill with epoxy or concrete.

From what I've seen in my travels, there's a lot of bad sill karma out
there.

Rudy
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In a message dated 1/5/2001 7:29:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< 1.2 Visible peeling paint is prohibited.

 1.3 Inconsistent and patchwork paint jobs are prohibited.>> >>

I knew there was something about the notion of aesthetic districts that
bothered me. In oily (=early, rather than slimy) Joisey City days, I used to
make fun of myself as "The Architectural Police." But having NYC Paint
Police, even for me, is going too far.....then again, it may have a great
appeal to Rudy, under his theory of quality of life crimes, or to Dubya as a
whole new class of capital crimes.

Would paint have to brushed or airless sprayed, so one doesn't have those
unsightly roller nap marks in the dried paint; or are the nap marks
acceptable on masonry (except for pressed brick) but not on wooden trim,
doors, etc.?  What about historic alligatoring?

Ralph