Paint question

[Jay Bondesen]

Painting can mean changing a color or putting on a protective coating. Good quality paint is expensive because it has a high solids content and a good quality resin. A good initial paint job on new t-111 is probably two coats, usually sprayed on, and back-rolled in with a roller right behind the sprayer. The label will say how many square feet each gallon should cover and it could be 200 to 300 square feet per gallon. So a good paint job might need a gallon or more per 100 sq. ft. and then repainting in several years depending. Or go another coat to last longer and just clean. Acrylics are usually about 50% solids so a gallon will give you .008 of an inch of finish on 100 sq. ft. If in the sun, it will lose around .002 each year to oxidation. Most stores have good paint available but some folks, and contractors, use less paint or cheaper paint to save some money.

Jay