[guhidalg]

This guy paints.

Seriously though, if you use house drywall painting over existing paint as an example, the actual "paint on surface" step really is short. In my most recent paint adventure the procedure was:

o move furniture

o lay down canvas

o tape

o sand

o [prime, depends on base and final color]

o paint

o wait to dry

o sand

o paint

o undo the coverings.

o enjoy.

It is very difficult to get all that done in one day, but I see new house interiors get basically painted in one-two day by a crew of like 6 guys, followed by an unending series of touch-ups where the painters did a half-assed job on trim, ceilings, and large featureless wall sections where it's difficult to see where paint is lacking.

IME Painting is boring and very easy to get wrong so I have respect for painters that patiently do the job right the first time.

[mauvehaus]

Painting a room is one of those weird jobs that takes a lot of concentration (especially cutting in), and very little thought. I find it goes better with a beer in one hand. Given that basically every paint can opener on the planet is also a bottle opener, I suspect that I'm not the only one.