Padding compound estimation guide
So you want to make some custom notepads using our tutorial but you’re wondering how many you can make with a 2oz bottle of padding compound you purchased from our Amazon store? Here’s a handy guide to help you estimate!
Our tests have shown that one 2oz bottle of padding compound will cover about 120 square inches of surface with a nice thick coat. To determine how much gluing surface each of your notepads will have, measure the width and thickness of your stack of pages and look them up in the table below.
Note: These are estimates only! Actual coverage will vary depending on individual application style.
| HOW MANY NOTEPADS CAN I MAKE? |
HOW THICK IS THE NOTEPAD? | ||||||||||||||||
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| 0.25″ | 0.5″ | 0.75″ | 1″ | 1.25″ | 1.5″ | 1.75″ | 2″ | ||||||||||
| HOW WIDE IS THE NOTEPAD? |
2″ | 240 | 120 | 80 | 60 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 30 | ||||||||
| 2.5″ | 192 | 96 | 64 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 24 | |||||||||
| 3″ | 160 | 80 | 53 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 20 | |||||||||
| 3.5″ | 137 | 69 | 46 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | |||||||||
| 4″ | 120 | 60 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||
| 4.5″ | 107 | 53 | 36 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||
| 5″ | 96 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| 5.5″ | 87 | 44 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
| 6″ | 80 | 40 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
| 6.5″ | 74 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
| 7″ | 69 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 7.5″ | 64 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
| 8″ | 60 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
| 8.5″ | 56 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||