hippo Archives - Upcycled Ugly

Hello Everyone!

We had a few days off of work with 0% chance of rain, so we made the best of it!

We’ve de-Dexterized, Bertha! And, Aaron “decked” her out!

I’ll be touching up some areas soon (like, to the right of her eye!) and…

where the tape pulled off my super sweet teal paint job!!!!! %&”$*#(#()!!!!! Always one step forward and two back with ol’ Bertha!

We also had a non-working air conditioner which contained (a) a wasps nest (surprise!),

(b) an ant bed complete with larvae, and

Aaron trimmed out the new back window and we had a small piece of glass cut. It has made a huge difference on how the trailer feels on the inside. Helllloooooo, sunshine!!

Once we saw a glimmer of light in Bertha’s dark soul, we couldn’t shut it out again.

We’ll be buying a new air conditioner and installing it inside the trailer so we can keep our cute little window.

Coming soon: Paint touch ups, an accent color (hint: it’s called Emotional), and another replacement window

Before you go, I’ll leave you with this image. I’m the one on the left.

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Since we last spoke, Big Bertha has been big-time into stripping!

She’s still seeing her boyfriend, Mr. Aircraft Paint Remover, and although the relationship has been degrading to her morals, has been wonderful for her appearance.

Her top half has had a “rough strip” on all sides:

This part of stripping revealed a whoooooolllleee lot of cellulite (on her forehead, no less…huh?!). [Bertha…. I feel your pain, baby!]

She even got some “up close & personal” stripping on her door side. She had some old gunk, like two day old mascara in color “dingy white”, on her j-rail (pictured below) and her “peepers”:

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