REFLECTOR: Paint, How much

[Scott Derrick]

Awl Grips says you will get a dry film thickness of 1 mil per coat 
covering 530 sq ft with 1 gallon of mixed  topcoat.

Recommend thickness for durability and UV protection is 2 to 3 mils, a 
total of 2 to 3 coats.

That 1 mil assumes 100% coverage!!  Also interesting 1 mil dry requires 
a 3 mil wet coat. 2/3'ds evaporates!!

Looks like at least 4 gallons of mixed paint to be on the safe safe.

Scott

Ron Brown wrote:

> Scott, I measure roughly 460 sq feet for my 173 but didn't exclude the 
> window area.  Somebody else on the list says about 500 sq feet 
> (probably correct for an XL)
>
> So, how many gallons of finish coat would this be?
>
> Ronnie
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>> How much paint is required to paint a Std Velocity?
>>
>> Or another question would be how many square feet?
>>
>> Scott
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