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Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
Ray3 #139942 05/27/06 02:27 AM
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Very nice. Love the couch, paint, everything.
Enjoy

Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
Ray3 #139943 05/27/06 02:36 AM
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Gawjus, Ray!


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Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
JohnK #139944 05/27/06 02:40 AM
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What a great looking room. Congrats on finally finishing!


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Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
Ken.C #139945 05/27/06 02:54 PM
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Thanks for the kind comments!

Mary, aside from having to step over Jack while he is taking his naps , the plan is to use the room as my retirement man-cave. With the fridge to hold my adult beverages, the microwave to make popcorn and an ample supply of DVDs, the only thing I'll need to do is surface once in awhile to play golf and get a fresh drool towel.

Rick - the paint is an interesting story. It is Benjamin Moore, but the color is a Martin Secours shade called "Palace Arms Red". The camera plays tricks, but it is a deep, elegant dark brick color. I had the trim mixed to match the leather sofa (perfect match!).

After (way too much) research, Benny Moore turned out to be the paint recommended heartily by folks that paint for a living. A tad more expensive, but it was terrific to work with.

In general, research told me that red is pretty much the most difficult color to work with. Fortunately, the guy at the paint store got me past the problems with the following advice:
1) He gave me a primer tinted dark gray and told me to put two coats on before I painted. Also - let it dry for a day before putting the paint on. Worked great and avoided one of the problems with red - 3-4-5 coats for full coverage.

2) Buy excellent rollers and when applying the paint, don't use the standard "w" pattern in a small area. Rather, roll the paint straight up & down, from top to bottom and overlap the last column of paint before it dries. Don't try to use too much paint all at once. I generally got 1 to 1 1/2 columns out of a roller load.

3) There is a heavy concentration of red oxides in the paint. His advice was to allow each coat to dry for 3 days before applying the second coat. This lets the paint breathe. He went on to explain that it also prevents large paint bubbles from forming under the previous coats.

Net result - only needed two coats of paint and there is not a roller mark to be seen. Very happy with the paint.

Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
Ray3 #139946 05/27/06 03:27 PM
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Ray, that is a very impressive "man cave." I think I'd like to retire there too. I'll bring my own beer.


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St_PatGuy #139947 05/27/06 03:35 PM
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Thanks Sean! Bring some soft food too - Jack has trouble chewing with only three teeth.

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Ray3 #139948 05/27/06 04:19 PM
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LOL!


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Ray3 #139949 05/27/06 04:21 PM
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I haven't worked my way there yet today, but I hope you've seen my post in the "what member # are you?" thread.


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Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
Ray3 #139950 05/27/06 07:23 PM
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Really nice. Another room to be jealous off!!!! Guy

Re: It's Done - FINALLY!!
Ray3 #139951 05/28/06 01:53 AM
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Beautiful Ray! Great work! I'll be sending you your complimentary Star Wars poster for your newly finished HT.

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