The way paint is priced, if you need 2 quarts you are generally going to shell out about as much as for a gallon, so most people probably buy the gallon just to be safe. I can't imagine a quart painting a 27 footer.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Chris Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave, I painted my 35 MK I this past summer. I purchased a gal of awl grip > flag blue, and a quart of clear coat. Still have about a half gallon of > flag blue and the betterpart of a quart of clear coat that was tinted with > the flag blue, half and half. I used 2/3 of a gallon of sanding primer, > too. Bought too much paint, but would rather have too much than too little. > The paint was sprayed on, 2 coats of color and 1 coat of tinted clear coat. > > Chris Price > Pradel > 35 mk I > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Dave Godwin" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, February 7, 2013 12:12:39 PM > *Subject: *Stus-List Boat surface area estimating > > > Folks, > > > > I, as math idiot, I have a question for those a lot smarter than me or > better, who may have done something like I am planning to do. I’m in the > process of doing my budget for finishing off my refit of my 1982 C&C 37 > and a large part of that will include the cost of materials for a complete > paint job. Topsides and hull. In all likelihood I’ll be using AwlCraft 2000 > topcoats and the associated primers as needed although that’s not really > relevant to my query. > > > > Here are my questions: > > Has anyone painted a boat this size or thereabouts and if so, any ideas on > the amount of paint required? Or better, does anyone know of a calculator, > preferably online that will allow me to total up the general surface areas > of the boat? > > > > I have the Product Data Sheets and they list AwlCraft 2000 Acrylic > Urethane as 1 gallon covering ~230 sq. ft. for recommended dry film > thickness (3+ coats). I’m planning on spraying, not roll-and-tip. > > > > Cheers, > > Dave1982 C&C 37 – “Ronin” > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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