Hey Diamond
…all good to hear…glad it went well for you.
Next…I hand paint my Blue Blocks. I lay my stencil down …trace around it…slide it aside…and hand roll the Blue Block.
1) I don’t have to put Blue in my machine.
2) It dries while I’m doing something else.
Try that one day.
Get SW to take a 5 of White Latex Traffic Paint.
Pop the little plastic “cork” thing off the lid. ADD 14 to 20 ounces of Blue Tint. Shake…you’re done.
Next…get a new 5 gallon bucket. Pour 2 gallons of this Blue into it. THEN…work from this new bucket.
1) It’s lighter and easier to carry around.
2) When you’re done rolling 2,3,4,5,6 H/C Blue Blocks…store the 9″ roller and pad…right down into the bucket.
( If you tried to store the roller handle and pad in the first bucket…it would be buried alive…! )
Again…just work from the second bucket. When it becomes a little low…add to it.
AND…here’s the other reason…ONCE in a GREAT white…you’ll need to spray Blue Lines…aaarrrggghhh.
BUT…you’ll have an uncontaminated 3 gallons or so in the first bucket. Cool…?
SO…keep the first bucket uncontaminated…work from the second bucket.
( when you hand roll…debris will stick to the roller pad. Then when you dip it into the bucket again…THAT paint is not full of small rocks…maybe grass…blahblah. )
I hope that all helps. It’s worked for me for over a decade.
Keep in touch.
Dan
