Spackling a Pink Elephant on a Friday Afternoon
The familiar pink elephant at the Gas 'n' Stuff store on Highway 141 and Schneider Drive, in Fenton, will soon have a new pink coat.
If you ever need to spackle a pink elephant, Rusty Smith is your guy. Smith, who does painting and other work for Suzie Paints, a Fenton company, was busy Friday afternoon doing prep work on the giant pink landmark at the Gas 'n' Stuff service station and convenience store at 2599 Missouri Highway 141, in Fenton, at Schneider Drive, near Highway 21. It's been four years since the elephant got a fresh coat of pink and the weather has taken a toll, Smith said. The freeze-thaw cycle has caused some paint to buckle and chip and hailstones have caused numerous dings and pockmarks on the pink elephant's head and back. Smith used a loose spackling compound to fill in the imperfections before a new coat of pain is applied. It's not every day you …
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