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Paint is really annoying. It is made to be as thin as possible, while still providing enough coverage. So when it dries, it should be nothing but pigment. And it doesn't fill in any gaps. Which is good, I guess, but you're like, "I'll just paint right over this pin hole, and it will fill in." But no. Every tiny crack or hole you left, will show through the paint. But if the paint drips or runs, that drip or run will dry like that, and you'll be left with it forevermore.
The plan was to bring in the appliances today, but we figured we'd better clean the floor first.
Cindy had a lunch date, so I did the final painting. In the daylight I saw some spots I missed, plus the ones that just smeared the first time around. After that I cleaned up the kitchen. Got all my tools out, and washed the counters.
Cindy got home shortly before I had to leave, and she cleaned the floor in the evening. She went out and got a spray bottle of some stuff that was recommended for the "luxury vinyl" flooring. It looks really clean now, and she even got off most of the glue that was left behind by the installers.
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The plan was to bring in the appliances today, but we figured we'd better clean the floor first.
Cindy had a lunch date, so I did the final painting. In the daylight I saw some spots I missed, plus the ones that just smeared the first time around. After that I cleaned up the kitchen. Got all my tools out, and washed the counters.
Cindy got home shortly before I had to leave, and she cleaned the floor in the evening. She went out and got a spray bottle of some stuff that was recommended for the "luxury vinyl" flooring. It looks really clean now, and she even got off most of the glue that was left behind by the installers.
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Date: 2021-09-20 03:41 am (UTC)From:I'm a fan of Benjamin Moore paints as they are fairly highly pigmented (at least the premium paints are) and don't require a separate primer. They are thick enough to fill in pinholes. Still I found that "one coat" paints really did need 2 coats to look their best.
Sudden thought: You did wash down the walls with a degreaser like TSP right?
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Date: 2021-09-20 03:59 am (UTC)From:Our store switched from Benjamin Moore to Clark Kensington in between when we picked the color and bought the paint. But the stuff we got was primer plus paint.
No, I didn't wash the walls. Everything that had been exposed will be covered with tile soon. I hope the tiles don't all fall off! There's still one wall left to paint. I had planned on washing that one, since it's the only one that actually looked dirty.