I know there wont be anyone interested in this except a couple people that knew what I was up to. Here is the end result of the van being painted. Never mind the orange tint on the rear end I was told it is because it is fresh paint and will settle down later.
The foot was actually the leg. I learned very quickly that when one is climbing on or off milk crates piled one on top of the other it is (A) a good idea to be very carefull getting up and down (B) Not a good idea to have had several beers and (C) Try to perform this task when nobody is looking.