Speaking of paint, does anyone on the site know how the painters calculate how much paint they need? I remember asking a handyman once about this, but he gauged his paint at some fixed amount per room (gallon per room?).
Remek On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Michael Payne <metricmik...@gmail.com>wrote: > I was amazed when I went to buy paint today that the supposed Quart > container was no longer a quart of paint, I think the can is the same size, > it's just less inside. A US quart is 946 mL, these cans ranged from 840 mL > to 916 mL to 931 mL. Most people don't realize they are getting less. > > Notice the shelf label still states Quart of whatever paint! Shortchanged? > > Mike Payne > >
