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RANT: How did I use so much paint?
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Posted by rjinga (My Page) on Fri, Nov 20, 09 at 14:17
| I just recently painted my LR. I purchased 5 gallons of paint and used 4 gallons and did 2 coats. I had one gallon left and then completed my SMALL hallway, and used nearly a full gallon of paint. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE???
The LR walls are like 12 or 15 feet, two alls are 17 ft long, then I painted the FP wall and the front door entry wall.
The hallway is 12 feet of walls total and they are normal height. I just dont get how it took so much comparitively.
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RE: RANT: How did I use so much paint?
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| Hmmm, that is strange! Could the paint have settled in the bucket? The top could have been thinner. The hall paint was maybe thicker so it took more? |
RE: RANT: How did I use so much paint?
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| well it was a brand new can...and I shook it up and stirred it well. It was all made/mixed at the same time, of course I did finish the other painting a few weeks ago. (so quicker after it came from Lowe's than this last gallon) So it's really strange. I figured that the overall area that the LR encompased is approximately 650 feet of wall space and the hallway was 100. |
RE: RANT: How did I use so much paint?
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| You probably just rolled out the larger area a little thinner. We tend to take the most time with the smallest spaces. |
RE: RANT: How did I use so much paint?
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| Was the wall primed? How old was the existing wall finish? How much of a color change? |
RE: RANT: How did I use so much paint?
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| It takes what it takes. Usually, my painting jobs take less paint than I figure....I prime the wall, use really good paint and the right size roller nap. But my 7'wide by 14' long entry, including the ceiling, took a little more than one gallon. That surprised me a bit. However.... It takes what it takes. Red |
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