How much surface a litre or a gallon of coating covers at the film thickness it is meant to go on at. The figure on the tin assumes a smooth, sealed, previously painted surface; texture, porosity, bare substrate and a strong colour change all drink more than that, sometimes far more. Estimating materials off the tin figure is how a job runs out of paint on a Friday.
In FieldQuo — Material costs and recipes
FieldQuo holds what a litre costs you and how much of it a job of a given size takes, so the material line is calculated rather than guessed.
Related terms
- MilA thousandth of an inch, which is the unit coatings are specified in.
- Cut inPainting the edges by hand with a brush — along trim, ceilings, corners and anywhere a roller cannot go.
- Waste factorExtra material ordered on top of the measured quantity to cover offcuts, breakage and mistakes.
- Material costWhat the stuff on the job actually costs you, as opposed to what it cost the last time you bought it.
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