Got Paint?

[Laurajean]

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Actually, you'd be surprised. I'm not your stereotypical woman. I love tools, have tons of them. Just yesterday when we got back my dad was talking about the raised nail holes in the wall and said "Well, if you had a ball-peen hammer you could..." before he finished his sentence I handed him one. He just looked at me and smiled. He probably didn't think I knew what one was, never mind have one. I don't happen to have a drill strong enough to want to mix with though, and I was NOT going to spend another 60 bucks. I spent enough yesterday; I intended to only buy paint. I don't have much money; I'm pretty poor. Plus, I really like doing things by hand and I want it to be grainy and a bit lumpy, it's the look I'm going for. Again, it's only joint compound and paint we're talking about. You just mix the paint in a little at a time; the compound thins out pretty easily, it's really not a big deal. I think my post was misunderstood; mixing it isn't "what I got myself into". I just meant that doing all the walls textured vs. regular paint will be more involved and time consuming. I'm sure I can borrow something from my neighbor if I find I need to, but I don't think mixing it by hand will be that big of a deal. Thanks though!

 

[Laurajean]

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So many words............... Fingers are in knots..... all I will say is good luck

That's probably best, Boyd.

 

[Laurajean]

I tell ya, I type a funny story about my Home Depot paint adventure and somehow it has turned into people thinking I won't be able to mix paint with joint compound. Maybe I'm not being clear or something; I'm doing small batches at a time. Maybe people are reading this with a visual of me mixing a 5 gallon bucket all at once or something.... maybe that's why the Home Depot guy suggested the baluster (actually I opted for that instead of the suggested drill & paddle or auger). I'm talking about mixing a little at a time in a 2 gallon bucket! Believe me, I used to mix far thicker when I made hand pressed relief tiles for a living.

This is not that big of a deal. The biggest pain in the butt is going to be sponging the whole thing by hand. My story of "getting myself in" was meant in jest because this will be time consuming vs. slapping a coat of paint up; I didn't mean I wouldn't be able to mix paint and compound! I've managed to insulate my own attic, frame in a wall to start the loft, sheetrock it, mud it and cut out the knee wall. I'm pretty sure I can handle mixing paint and joint compound.

 

[Carols Clucks]

Hmm Men telling Ladies about power tools.....

I should be sponsored by Ryobi!

One fun $20 drill tool, the bulb auger for when you have 5 gallons of daff bulbs to plant deep enough to be in the chicken yard.

 

[Laurajean]

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My brands of choice are Bosch and Porter Cable mostly; I actually do have a Ryobi drill but don't trust it to be strong enough. I'd rather strain my hands mixing it than my drill.

When my dad was here and I was walking him out, I stopped to put the ball-peen hammer back in the shed, he leaned in and saw my workbench. He said "Holy ____, you have more tools than I do", looking at my workbench setup. I said, "Yeah, well I live alone and do everything myself". Truth is, I was a tool nut before I even bought this house though. Normally I probably would have bought a drill and paddle for this job, but I just don't have the money to be buying new tools right now, and I know this can be done by hand.

Bulb auger.... cool!

 

[Royd]

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No. We're men and we get ur dun. That's all. You could probably pick up a drill that'd break your wrist, from a pawn shop for less than $60 and it would be invaluable for a number of projects.

Nothing like having that battery operated drill run out of juice, 2 screws before finishing the project and 10 minutes before quitting time. Break out the old electric stand by and git ur dun.

 

[Gardengirl 2011]

Can't wait to see the finished project.

A few years ago I decieded to scrape the popcorn off my ceilings and re texture them myself. Now I know why the guys get paid the big bucks to do this crap! I had all my walls, furniture, and flooring covered in plastic, wet the popcorn (since renamed "poopcorn") down with a pump sprayer of water and started scraping. I had help with THAT part. The re-texturizing was a different story. I wouldn't LET him help since I saw the way he did HIS bathroom. Looked like stalagties (sp??) hanging from the ceiling! Now I do know....he did that so I wouldn't ask any more.

I was honestly glad I got the drill auger. I was using drywall mud and watered it down some, then a big round texturizing brush thing. My bathroom turned out great! That was done a week earlier.

It took me 2 days to do the living, dining room, kitchen and hallway. And I could tell where I stopped for the day and picked back upthe next day. My groove was different. I have to tell you, that job kicked my can and I'll never ever ever do that again, lol.

And that's why when I bought THiS house, the first thing I looked at was to make sure there was no poopcorn on the ceiling!

Didn't mean to hijack Laurajean, but hope to see pictures when you're done. And hear your stories about getting it done!

 

[awesomefowl]

I can sympathize. I insisted on painting my bedroom myself, and made a terrific mess of the job. At least I got *most* of the paint on the walls, though. And ruined one pair leggings, at least two t-shirts, and had blue paint covering my arms and on my hair for weeks afterward!

 

[Laurajean]

I love my dad. He called today to ask how the project is going. I told him I haven't started yet (waiting for my day off). While we were on the phone I mentioned some of the comments here about getting a drill and paddle, not mixing it by hand, and some concerns about whether this is too complicated. My dad said "Don't be ridiculous, I wouldn't have supported the idea if I didn't think you could do it, you're perfectly capable!" It really made me smile. I said "Yeah, I thought so too, but I got some feedback that made me second guess myself..." He said "Hey, you're a _______<insert our last name here>, grow some ________ <insert... you can figure it out> and get going!"

And he thought the whole textured wall idea was crazy at first too, but I guess once the guys should him a brochure with pictures, he got on board. He also reminded me that right now my wall looks lousy, aside from it being PURPLE, all the drywall is uneven, and said that with my artistic talent it will only improve. That made me feel really good. I do love my dad so much.

 

[redhen]

Well get workin'!! I want to see pics...