My paint can count hit 37 and I'm not even done with the hallway

I was cleaning out the garage and lined up all the empty ones from our house project. We started painting the whole place when we moved in six months ago, and I just hit 37 cans. That's not even counting primer or clear coats. It matters because I thought we'd be done by now, but this old plaster just soaks it up. Anyone else have a project where the supply count got way out of hand?

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parkermorgan1mo agoMost Upvoted

Wow, 37 is brutal. I switched to a thicker, one-coat paint for my plaster walls and it cut the can count in half. Still felt like a never ending job though.

michaelo491mo ago

Count the hours instead of the cans. I spent three full weekends just fixing cracks and sanding walls before I even opened a single paint bucket. The real number that got away from me was rolls of painter's tape, I went through two whole packs just on the trim in one room. Sometimes the prep work eats up more supplies than the actual paint.

holly_price1mo ago

Two packs of tape on one room is the real crime here. I swear that stuff disappears into another dimension the second you turn your back. My last project had me buying more spackle than paint, which feels like a home improvement scam. The real victory is finishing without buying a third ladder because you got mad and kicked the first one.