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If painting a 2592 square foot area 8 mils thick how many gallons of paint would it take to paint the area?
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∙ 14y ago
Square foot coverage can be calculated by dividing 1600 by the number of mils you are applying.
In your case:
1600/8= 200sqft.gal
For 2592 sqft you would need 12.96 gallons, so 13 gallons.
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