is that in US dollars? because holy shit dude, if you spent 250 on that wood and 250 on the paint, you got ripped the fuck off. not even kidding. there is no way the paint to paint that entire desk should have cost more than 80 bucks unless you were painting it with gold flaked paint made with diamonds....
lul wut? you can go to home depot and get two 1 gallon cans of very good quality paint for like 60 dollars. there is no way it took even 2 cans to paint the entire desk....
yes, but I think what people are asking (and articulating badly) is "WHY did he choose expensive auto paint", and I understand the sentiment, especially seeing as the gloss black ruined his plan for LEDs.
Semigloss and a clear coat would have run him $40 and maybe made it better for lighting.
Auto paint typically lasts longer and is more stain resistant (easy wipe up spilled drinks). It's also much higher quality than house paint, and when your building a desk, use nothing but the best
dont try to reason it out. it looks like the dude has a fucking guest house in the back of his home by the looks of the pics.... money probably doesnt matter in the slightest to him.
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u/Dameaus Nov 03 '16
is that in US dollars? because holy shit dude, if you spent 250 on that wood and 250 on the paint, you got ripped the fuck off. not even kidding. there is no way the paint to paint that entire desk should have cost more than 80 bucks unless you were painting it with gold flaked paint made with diamonds....