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There's nothing like the first coat of gesso to show you that your prep work was grossly insufficient. 

There was much more sanding, filling, sanding, etc, yesterday morning before I started painting the roof.  The prep work left such a hodge-podge of colors, between the white gesso, tan MDF and red filler, that my first layer was a thick coat of black, to give the roof a consistent color.

After that dried completely I spent several hours painting and sanding innumerable coats of white paint until the roof was beautifully pristine.  I hated it.  After a netflix break, I assaulted it with a sanding sponge until it looked a bit weathered, then rubbed on a few layers of eggshell colored wax finish, to tone it down a bit.

After I was satisfied with the roof I did some touch ups on the supporting beams.  Then, with the painting finally complete, I was able to remove the tape and film from the plexiglass.

Oh yeah!  Whoo!  I am super excited to get the trim and mullions done today, I want to see what it's going to look like finished.