are there any so called "tricks" to actually get coverage with one coat..or is it just wishful thinking........maybe certain roller sleeves/brushes, heavy hands, specific paint.........try as i may, i cannot ever ever get sufficient coverage with one coat...thanks in advance
I agree with slickshift totally... I would have to say we rearly ever get occ for interior brush and roll, always two coats. Duration is an awsome product for washability but I come to find it still takes two coats for color change
Personally, I don't care what paint costs. My customer is paying for it. It really comes down to what I can sell. And since I mark up the paint, I actually make more money on more expensive paint. Again, it comes down to what I can sell.
But selling isn't all about me. It's also what the manufacturer is helping me sell. Truth be sold, the contractor is the paint manufacturer's real salesman. Help me sell and I'll sell the best you can make.
Are we talking about interior or exterior? I always do two coats for exterior but get away with one coat all the time on interior. I just painted a beige room blue last week with BM Regal Matte in one coat just fine.
I use Promar 200 mostly we do 1 coat color change all the time as long as it's not drastic. No special tricks just put it on at the proper millage/sq.ft.
Do any of you feel that even with top of the line paint and good technique that when the full recommended wet millage is put on that you do not get as nice of a light stipple pattern on the walls?
The standard around here is as close to zero roller pattern as possible.Most high solids products are the toughest to achieve that with if you are trying for one coat.
I will go with duration for 1 coat coverage on similar color repaint.
It's a good product.
...Least evidence of hand tooling is certainly expected here. Then we have a short discussion regarding cost efficiency, labor rates and negotiated figures.
Used to paint new houses for a builder who only wanted one coat on the walls. We used a color called marshmellow made by National Paints in edison, nj. One coat coverage also depends on what you are painting over on the walls, a cheap flat will let the paint grab on verses a satin/eggshell on the wall will make the paint slide a country mile.
I have just recently sworn off of ever agreeing to do just one coat ever again (unless its the exact same color and finish). I myself, am never satisfied with the outcome. Its too difficult to touch up and i usually end up spending just as much time trying to improve the results as I would if I just did 2 coats.
ONE COAT,! that can be a very general statement, some times a interior flat can give you the result you are looking for, but when light hits a surface acertain way even aflat can show roller marks or lapping each job has itscorks promar 200 from sw is aconsistant winner for the money, several paint manufactures are trying to duplicate this line of products
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