# Ask the painting contractor chick. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548 "2011-07-27T22:20:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/83 "2013-08-09T03:14:10Z")
Sorry about that, I didn’t realize the thread was so old! ---
**Author:** ![JimMarg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@JimMarg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimMarg)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/84 "2015-09-19T16:33:22Z")
I made the huge mistake of paying way to much for a paint that is causing me to curse! I am painting with Valspar Reserve. I love the color but I am not liking the roller marks it is leaving behind. Is is very thick ( suppose to be primer and One coat coverage) the consistency of a milk shake. It says do not thin. Is there anything I can do. I have stopped half way thru my project and wondering if I need to try to repaint the entire den and formal dining with a different paint, and if so which one??? ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/85 "2015-09-19T16:49:15Z")
nm didn’t realize it was a zombie ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/86 "2015-09-19T17:50:06Z")
Say, we haven’t heard from the OP for quite some time - anyone know what happened to her? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/87 "2015-09-19T17:53:16Z")
> [@JimMarg](#): > > I made the huge mistake of paying way to much for a paint that is causing me to curse! I am painting with Valspar Reserve. I love the color but I am not liking the roller marks it is leaving behind. Is is very thick ( suppose to be primer and One coat coverage) the consistency of a milk shake. It says do not thin. Is there anything I can do. I have stopped half way thru my project and wondering if I need to try to repaint the entire den and formal dining with a different paint, and if so which one??? So thin it. The label is saying it’s a one-coat application, which is why they tell you not to thin it, because then you may complain that it’s not really a one coat application. But if it’s leaving globs and marks, you’re either using the wrong roller, or you need to thin it a bit. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/88 "2015-09-19T18:08:14Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Say, we haven’t heard from the OP for quite some time - anyone know what happened to her? After she didn’t back to this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=746179), **Dseid** posted [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=749006) asking if anyone knew her. She actually had logged in but did not post two days before and has no activity since. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/89 "2015-09-20T21:09:40Z")
So, **Broomstick** , no one knows but some of us have drawn some sad conclusions. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/90 "2015-09-21T03:28:48Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Stephie802](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@Stephie802](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephie802)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/91 "2016-05-29T00:12:43Z")
Hi there, I am trying to decide between Sherwin Williams and Hirshields for exterior paint. Any opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548/92 "2016-05-29T03:32:13Z")
Um… actually we haven’t heard from the OP for quite some time and we’re a bit worried about her… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-painting-contractor-chick/590548.md?page=4)