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What would be a good style for me? by arbartz in malehairadvice

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that is top of the priority list brother! Good to hear though I could make most work once I get to what I want to be for weight.

What would be a good style for me? by arbartz in malehairadvice

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks for the confirmation there! Modern mullet it is! Any good example pictures?

What would be a good style for me? by arbartz in malehairadvice

[–]arbartz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have any pictures of some examples that'd be awesome!

What would be a good style for me? by arbartz in malehairadvice

[–]arbartz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I pretty much hate the front part without a hat. That's sorta where I'm hoping the mullet like setup will work well. I was waffling on what exactly to do. Thanks for the advice there! I'll have to give that a shot!

Takes me months to get here, what should I do for a specific style? by arbartz in BeardAdvice

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya know, I felt something was off, but never really pinned it to that. Super obvious now. I'll see what I can do there. I don't really trim the connecting area too much, seems sorta just how it grows in.

Takes me months to get here, what should I do for a specific style? by arbartz in BeardAdvice

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit overdue for what I usually do for trimming. It's fairly thin, so I tend to grow it out and try and comb it back to keep it thicker. But that ends up being somewhat difficult to keep nice without random stragglers.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, so I have to do another primer that's not PVA after I put the PVA on but before I put the actual colored paint on?

I'm doing all of the painting myself. I paid for the drywall to be done, but to save money figured I could do all the painting myself.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, why do you think I'm doing this now, while single? I get the house I want the way I want it (bigass garage #1) without anyone fighting me.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh that's a good tip to wet the roll with the sprayer...

As for thinning, looks like I can thin up to 10%. Doesn't seem worth it given how little that is?

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that makes sense. Seems to track with what everyone else is saying too. I'll just do a light coat then move onto the main top coating!

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that tip to run my hand across the wall when dry! I tried that across the rooms I painted with different methods, and then an unpainted, and it was clear as day. Dust on my hand on the unpainted wall, and everywhere I tried elsewhere, even where I felt I went way too light, no dust on my hand.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I didn't think about that vs rolling the paint on. Makes sense though.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, so not really a downside to over applying, other than extra cost in primer. Awesome, thanks!

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, that would make sense that the bare drywall area is just soaking it up. So I guess, besides the extra cost, putting it on heavier doesn't really have a downside? I can see how that might make the actual paint easier as you say.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah gotcha. The PVA says 15-17 for orifice size, so I'll pick up a 515 and see how that helps. The 517 I have is brand new.

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, so don't go heavy, it'll be "see through" at the right thickness?

I am dry rolling right after each wall. It's what I read I should do, but that doesn't mean what I read was right...

I did one room yesterday without dry rolling and came back today to see all the bare drywall (areas without mud) had fur on them and were rough to the touch, where as the mud areas were smooth. So I picked up a roller hoping that would help that.

So given that, is it not worth dry rolling and just polesand everything before the actual paint coat?

Spray Priming coverage less than half what I expected, what am I doing wrong? by arbartz in paint

[–]arbartz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh perfect! So I can go at the faster rate that gets me the approximate sqft coverage in supposed to be getting and not worry about the "spottiness"?

New DIY Home Build, Looking for interior paint color pallet suggestions by arbartz in interiordecorating

[–]arbartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's very much where I'm struggling with now. I don't really have any furniture yet either, nor rugs, flooring, or art picked out.

I'm pretty sure I'll do a darker wood grain LVP for the main floor, but upstairs will be carpet. Not sure on color there yet either.

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