Arse biscuits.
It's a glorious sunny afternoon, and I'm indoors painting the hall. Currently I'm about halfway there and it's becoming really obvious that the one tin won't be enough. Plus it's drying as patchy as fuck, even though it's supposed to be one coat paint.

And the missus is out with the car and won't be back for some time.

Knickers.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 29 May 2009, 16:35, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Painting and redecorating is all about preperation,
you've failed miserably at that, thus I have no sympathy for you.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 29 May 2009, 16:37, Reply)

Ah, but I did prepare
walls were primed and everything, the paints's just proving to be a bastard to get to cover evenly.

However, I have just remembered theres a DIY place along the street and they have 2 tins of the same shade left, so hurrah and all that.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 29 May 2009, 16:44, Reply)

Aha! I think I see your problem!
One coat paint is fine for Barratt homes - anything built after about 1950.

If you've got an older house it'll just fall off the wall.

Err..did you try a PVA wash on the wall first?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 29 May 2009, 16:48, Reply)

Yup
If the paint had been covering properly one tin would have done the job.

Ah well.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 29 May 2009, 16:52, Reply)

Right - well remember this
10-1 PVA, spread it frugal,
You've got a finish like Pieter Brueghel,
No PVA you've dropped a bollock,
You've got a wall by Jackson Pollock.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 29 May 2009, 17:01, Reply)

One coat paint doesn't exist
Well, it does so long as you enjoy having a wall slightly lighter than the previous colour.

This sounds like the perfect time to go out and have a beer in the garden.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Fri 29 May 2009, 16:52, Reply)

Got no beer :(
However the DIY place is right next to Aldi so I could get some fine ale from there...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 29 May 2009, 16:53, Reply)

I like that plan!

(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Fri 29 May 2009, 17:17, Reply)

Alas
as is the usual case there was a ten-strong queue of laden shopping trolleys and one person on the till. Couldn't be arsed to wait.

But there's still wine from last night :)
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 29 May 2009, 17:28, Reply)

or...
you could just breathe deeply with the paint fumes....
(tuqueboy has been in a medically -induced coma since, Fri 29 May 2009, 22:06, Reply)