Context: One shade of blue -- and shiny , even ! There are still a few issues , some of which probably will not wind up being corrected completely , but it 's a heck of a lot better than it had been . I spent way too much money on it , of course . It 's probably worth just a tiny bit more now than the money I spent painting it ...

Question: Why did the narrator spend more money than expected ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. The initial paint brush was poor .
2. The initial paint was poor .
3. The initial paint brush was cheap .
Answer: 2