Bloody metric..

[Scrumpy]

I always get it wrong.. The fool that I am.
I have to go to the paint shop today to get some more paint.. The tins I ordered from Amazon are far too small.. 
250ml.. I ordered two...  That won't be enough.. the cans are so small..

Bring back the old system.. Good job I can laugh about it..

[Mups]

I always get it wrong.. The fool that I am.
I have to go to the paint shop today to get some more paint.. The tins I ordered from Amazon are far too small..
250ml.. I ordered two...  That won't be enough.. the cans are so small..

Bring back the old system.. Good job I can laugh about it..

I couldn't agree more,  and still constantly complain about bloody metric.   I was hoping that when we left the common market we could become English again.

Without actually seeing something I still can't judge the size of anything metric.
Then when I think I've got a rough idea of Cms, the next person starts talking in Mms instead! 

Even after all these years,  it means absolutely nothing to do me -  and that's before the liquid Mls  amounts start as well!      Grrr . . .

[dextrous63]

Roughly speaking, a 4" cube is a litre.

[klondike]

a litre might double coat a wall. 250ml might do a pushbike.

i have sort of learned liquid measures. it's visualising sizes quoted in mm that has me grabbing for a tape measure.

[Mups]

a litre might double coat a wall. 250ml might do a pushbike.

i have sort of learned liquid measures. it's visualising sizes quoted in mm that has me grabbing for a tape measure.

Depends on how many mms the wall is. 

[dextrous63]

That'd be square mm😬

[klondike]

true enough. most paints range from 5 to 10 square meter single coat coverage depending on type and surface etc. iirc. i know without having to puzzle about it that 250ml is a pretty small pot of paint though. if i had a room to paint i'd check area and claimed coverage and get more than the calculation suggested. i have a collection of half empty/half full paint cans in the cellar as part of the childrens legacy. they will surely be delighted. more delighted than half painted walls anyway.

[dextrous63]

Of course, all of this really depends on the opacity of the paint since the thickness of the coating has a clear bearing on the require volume.

[klondike]

bored today? 

get some done. you can watch it dry.

[dextrous63]

I'll be well and truly sedated later.  Best part of the whole thing.  Plus it helps me remain calm while my wife is driving😬😬

[Mups]

I'll be well and truly sedated later.  Best part of the whole thing.  Plus it helps me remain calm while my wife is driving😬😬

I'm gonna tell her wot you said. 

[Scrumpy]

Roughly speaking, a 4" cube is a litre.

true enough. most paints range from 5 to 10 square meter single coat coverage depending on type and surface etc. iirc. i know without having to puzzle about it that 250ml is a pretty small pot of paint though. if i had a room to paint i'd check area and claimed coverage and get more than the calculation suggested. i have a collection of half empty/half full paint cans in the cellar as part of the childrens legacy. they will surely be delighted. more delighted than half painted walls anyway.

What a load of gobbledygook you men speak.

[klondike]

I'm gonna tell her wot you said. 

that little pearl zoomed right over my head. thanks for the pointer 

September 13, 2024, 09:29:14 AM

What a load of gobbledygook you men speak.

but we ain't the ones decorating a room with half a litre of paint 

[Scrumpy]

[dextrous63]

that little pearl zoomed right over my head. thanks for the pointer 

September 13, 2024, 09:29:14 AMbut we ain't the ones decorating a room with half a litre of paint 

This room in actually in her Barbie dream house