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Bring your chairs and enjoy live music and local brews on the greens of Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill. Sunday, July 24 Marion Polk Food Share Day. Bring non-perishable food items to show your support. 2:00 pm: Jonny Martin �Jazz 4:30 pm: Bill Hughes Trio � Jazz/Blues 1:00 pm-6:00 pm$10 Non-Members $5 Members 12 years and under free with paying adult Sharon Anderson, Mission Mill Museum , 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem, Artists from the Mid-Willamette Valley are invited to paint outdoors "en plein aire" at several beautiful and one-of-a-kind locations in and around Silverton during July and August. A onetime fee of $20 covers all locations and entry to the final juried show at Borland Gallery. 9:00 am- For complete information, contact Sylvia Halsey at 503-873-2480 or info@silvertonarts.org, or register online., Silverton Arts Association , 303 Coolidge , Silverton , Runs from 07/04-11/04 Organized by Professor Sharon Rose and historic preservationist and artist Bonnie Hull, the exhibition will feature drawings, watercolors, photographs and related ephemera drawn from public and private collections throughout the United States. 10:00 am-5:00 pmAdmission charged, free on Tuesdays. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. , Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University , 700 State St., Salem, Runs from 06/22-09/18 An exhibition featuring artwork by the regional artists selected as semi-finalists in the 2011 Salem Art Fair & Festival poster contest will be on display in the Bush Barn Art Center�s Focus Gallery from July 8-September 3. An artist reception is Friday, July 8, from 5-7 pm. 10:00 am-5:00 pmFREE Catherine Alexander, Bush Barn Art Center , 600 Mission St., Salem, Runs from 07/08-09/03 �She Sits in the City of Lights� is a show of Bonnie Taylor Talbot�s Paris-inspired paintings opening at Lunaria Gallery on July 1st. Her canvases feature iconic images of French balcony grates and chandeliers outlined in ribbons of bold color, incorporating stamped words and floral patterns. 10:00 am-6:00 pm 503-873-7734, Lunaria Gallery , 113 N. Water St., Silverton, Runs from 07/01-07/31 A visual exploration of the labels, perceptions, and relationships that organize but ultimately isolate us within the context of our world. Featuring artists Candace Coyle, Destree Rudolph and Shelby Koning. All ages reception July 1, 2011 from 7-9 pm. 7:00 pm- boxedin.weebly.

Painting Aluminum Boat Window Frames | Automotive Alternator

As your boat ages, the paint on the aluminum around the window frames dulls and flakes away. Part of the pleasure of owning a boat is having it look new and clean. As the window frames become worn looking, it detracts from the look of the boat. It’s very simple to redo the window frames. Here is the method I use and the results should last you a good five years. We’ll begin with the makeover for painted aluminum window frames that have worn from weather or waxing. Cleaner waxes actually remove the paint as time goes by. These frames appear grey with areas of some paint remaining. **Around either side of the framing, put blue masking tape (doubled or tripled for protection) so not to scratch the window or gel coat…make it as wide as you feel comfortable. Take a drill with a wire brush attachment (2″ hollow in the middle for easy use) and go over the framing lightly. This will take off any corrosion and small dimples… you can go over the painted part also, making everything nice and smooth with no high points. Make sure to replace or add to any masking tape that ripped or came off. Go over the framing with a rag to take off dust and residue. Take another rag with a touch of acetone and go over again. Wipe with a clean rag and making sure it is dry take 220 grit emery papers and lightly go over the framing, looking for discrepancies that need to be lightly gone over again. Finish up using the drill with the wire brush attachment. Use rag to clean and go through the same procedure as above with the acetone. The boat framing should be smooth, some areas may still have the paint on, and the aluminum is bright and clean. You need the boat aluminum framing to be clean! Now put paper on and around the boat window, because we will be spray painting it. Put the paper far enough around to take care of any over spray….and of course, do it on a calm, dry, warm day. I use high heat engine spray paint (spray can) that you can find in many Marine Stores or Auto parts stores. I think it has better adhesion properties, and the Boat frame. Since it is aluminum, does get mighty hot in the direct sun. There is a little secret to spray painting from a spray can. Since you can’t put in all those extra solvents that professional painters put in their spray containers, you can do a simple thing….Get the surface your painting very warm…I mean Very warm!

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