{"podcast":{"title":"Home In Progress","slug":"home-in-progress-702040","podcast_index_feed_id":702040,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/repcolite-home-improvem/","website_url":"https://www.repcolite.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/becd7169-570c-41bf-bcf0-7456ce85d1bb/Copy-of-Home-in-Progress-WOOD-4.png","author":"Dan Hansen/RepcoLite Paints","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to Home in Progress—the weekly show from RepcoLite Paints where we dig into the projects and little fixes that make home life better. Paint colors, design tricks, flooring, plumbing, yard work—you name it. If it happens at home, we’ll talk about it. Think of it as helpful advice with a sense of humor, always leaving you with something useful and a smile.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:17:04.646028+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-in-progress-702040"},"episode":{"title":"Painting in the Heat, Dealing with Cigarette Smoke Smell, and Why the Trades Matter More Than Ever","slug":"painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever","published_at":"2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-in-progress-702040/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-in-progress-702040","url":"http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b53f4204-8126-4677-8ad9-63ca89081188.mp3","summary":"Episode Title Original Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467 Episode Summary A full episode this week. Dan picks up the smoke smell series with fabric, carpet, upholstery, and the full cigarette smoke remediation process -- including the right primer and why it's step four, not step one. Then a long segment on painting in summer heat: surface temps vs. air temps, when to start, when to quit, how to chase the cool shade, bees on ladders, and the best products for the job. He closes with a cement truck taking out his power line, his electrician son saving the day, and a case for encouraging the next generation toward the trades. In This Episode [00:00] -- Show Intro and Teaser [01:16] -- Microwave Fire Story [04:27] -- Wash Smoke Out of Fabrics [06:22] -- Carpet and Upholstery Deodorizing [09:47] -- Cigarette Smoke Reality Check [11:15] -- Deep Clean and Remove Odors [15:00] -- Prime and Repaint Correctly [18:53] -- Heat Weather Painting Setup [19:28] -- Heat Lovers and Painting Risks [21:13] -- Heat Painting Is Fine [21:39] -- Air vs. Surface Temp [23:10] -- Hot Surface Failures [24:01] -- Start Early, Plan Your Walls [25:13] -- Chase the Cool Shade [26:34] -- Infrared Thermometer Hack [27:35] -- Quit Before the Dew [28:16] -- Heat Safety and Breaks [29:11] -- Bees and Ladder Panic [32:47] -- Treat Your Crew Right [33:46] -- Best Paint for Heat [35:27] -- Power Pole Chaos Story [37:32] -- Why Trades Matter [39:41] -- Wrap Up and Events Microwave Fire Story [01:16] Dan circles back to the microwave fire story from a couple weeks ago. His daughter put a cherry pit heating bag -- the kind you warm up in the microwave, no cords, homemade, probably acquired at a flea market in Shipshewana -- in for 20 minutes instead of two. Flames ensued. He hauled the microwave outside in…","meta_description":"Episode Title Original Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467 Episode Summary A full episode this week. Dan picks up the smoke smell series with fabric, c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2418,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/home-in-progress-702040/episodes/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-in-progress-702040/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}