How much paint did you go through?

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How much paint did you go through?

Postby Chello » Wed Jan 27, 2016 5:35 pm

Building a foamie with 10oz canvas inside and out. 4x8 floor with 4' max height. I'm going to be sticking down the canvas with TBII and then filling the weave with paint/primer.

How much paint should I expect to use to fill the weave before doing final color coats?
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Re: How much paint did you go through?

Postby pchast » Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:13 pm

I used Gripper to adhere 10oz canvas and filled with the same.
We used about 4+ gallons of a 5 gal pail to do so... then most
of 2 gallons of finish paint.
:thinking:
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Re: How much paint did you go through?

Postby Chello » Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:56 pm

pchast wrote:I used Gripper to adhere 10oz canvas and filled with the same.
We used about 4+ gallons of a 5 gal pail to do so... then most
of 2 gallons of finish paint.
:thinking:


Thanks for the info.
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Re: How much paint did you go through?

Postby dales133 » Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:30 pm

I used about 3 coats of paint and one of primer on my sidewalls.
I sised it first with thinned tb2
That equated to around 3 liters of the top coat.;primer not to sure...maybe 500ml or so
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Re: How much paint did you go through?

Postby Mary C » Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:05 pm

I think I used about three gallons I made the mistake of rolling it very thin the way I was taught to paint. With the gripper I should have put it on thick. so my next coat was thick and nearer to what the first should have been and then I went over it one more time. I used 2 gallons finish paint because it was two color. hope this helps.

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Re: How much paint did you go through?

Postby rowerwet » Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:08 am

My 5x8 took 6 gallons or so, this is why I recommend buying oops paint to fill the fabric.
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