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With the idea that someone else may want to use trunk paint somewhere other than for a car trunk, I thought I'd pass on my experience using it to paint some curbing on my garage floor.
My garage has a small curb where the floor meets the walls on both sides. It was originally painted beige like the walls. With the new red walls and gray floormat, it looked pretty bland. I decided I needed to add some contrast- like black. After some thought, I realized spatter paint might work well. It would provide the contrast and hide the fact that contractors don't spend much time making concrete curbs real pretty.
I masked off the floor and wall with some extra wide masking on the floor since I would be mostly spraying downward. Duplicolor makes 3 versions of their 'Spatter Trunk Paint': DM100 Gray/White, DM102 Black/Gray and DM109 Black/Aqua. I used the Black/Gray.
Here are some tips:
Where to get it...
I could have ordered the paint from Summit, but needed to get this done without waiting a few days. I found that Autozone only carries the Gray/White (DM100). O'Reilly sells that one and the Black/Gray (DM102). You can search O'Reilly's stores on the web to see which ones have what in stock.
Coverage...
Coverage was, according to my math, 600 square inches per can. That may sound like a lot, but the can empties really fast. Your mileage may vary. My curb is 24 feet long and slopes from zero inches high at the back to 4 1/2 inches high at the front. I used 3 cans. I probably could have gotten away with 2 cans, but I used the 3rd one to fill in and even out the finish.
Spraying
I eventually figured out that fully pressing on the nozzle would blow the paint onto the surface really hard, then it would move away leaving a 'hole' because of the high pressure. You can control the application pressure with your finger so the paint stays put. This stuff is like vegetable soup- runny and chunky. There are other analogies, but you get the idea. Don't spray too close. About a foot is good. And keep it movin'.
Cleanup...
Remove the masking while the paint is still wet. I waited a half hour. Be careful with the masking tape! If you snap the tape, it will fling the paint. Also, the paint will drip off. I flicked some on the wall with the masking tape but was able to wipe it off with a paper towel. The stuff isn't sticky like paint. It's more like colored water until it dries. A little touch up and my curb's done.
It's pretty durable stuff when completely dry and could be used for any number of items or trim in that big trunk.
My garage has a small curb where the floor meets the walls on both sides. It was originally painted beige like the walls. With the new red walls and gray floormat, it looked pretty bland. I decided I needed to add some contrast- like black. After some thought, I realized spatter paint might work well. It would provide the contrast and hide the fact that contractors don't spend much time making concrete curbs real pretty.
I masked off the floor and wall with some extra wide masking on the floor since I would be mostly spraying downward. Duplicolor makes 3 versions of their 'Spatter Trunk Paint': DM100 Gray/White, DM102 Black/Gray and DM109 Black/Aqua. I used the Black/Gray.
Here are some tips:
Where to get it...
I could have ordered the paint from Summit, but needed to get this done without waiting a few days. I found that Autozone only carries the Gray/White (DM100). O'Reilly sells that one and the Black/Gray (DM102). You can search O'Reilly's stores on the web to see which ones have what in stock.
Coverage...
Coverage was, according to my math, 600 square inches per can. That may sound like a lot, but the can empties really fast. Your mileage may vary. My curb is 24 feet long and slopes from zero inches high at the back to 4 1/2 inches high at the front. I used 3 cans. I probably could have gotten away with 2 cans, but I used the 3rd one to fill in and even out the finish.
Spraying
I eventually figured out that fully pressing on the nozzle would blow the paint onto the surface really hard, then it would move away leaving a 'hole' because of the high pressure. You can control the application pressure with your finger so the paint stays put. This stuff is like vegetable soup- runny and chunky. There are other analogies, but you get the idea. Don't spray too close. About a foot is good. And keep it movin'.
Cleanup...
Remove the masking while the paint is still wet. I waited a half hour. Be careful with the masking tape! If you snap the tape, it will fling the paint. Also, the paint will drip off. I flicked some on the wall with the masking tape but was able to wipe it off with a paper towel. The stuff isn't sticky like paint. It's more like colored water until it dries. A little touch up and my curb's done.
It's pretty durable stuff when completely dry and could be used for any number of items or trim in that big trunk.
