{"podcast":{"title":"Repcolite Home Improvement Show","slug":"repcolite-home-improvement-show-1394983","podcast_index_feed_id":1394983,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2838469/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-repcolite-home-improvemen-30696611/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9c7290e94326d5286a739748a84fe268.jpg","author":"Newsradio WOOD 1300 and 106.9 FM (WOOD-AM)","episode_count":491,"summary":"Every week on the RepcoLite Home Improvement Show we interview a variety of experts from the West Michigan area and beyond! If you heard one of our guests and would like to get in touch to ask further questions, we've got everything you need in the table below.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:17:55.389425+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/repcolite-home-improvement-show-1394983"},"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/repcolite-home-improvement-show-1394983/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/repcolite-home-improvement-show-1394983","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever--72886688","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72886688/b53f4204_8126_4677_8ad9_63ca89081188.mp3","summary":"Episode TitleOriginal Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467Episode SummaryA 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 his…","meta_description":"Episode TitleOriginal Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467Episode SummaryA full episode this week. Dan picks up the smoke smell series with fabric, carp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2418,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/repcolite-home-improvement-show-1394983/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/repcolite-home-improvement-show-1394983/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."}]}}