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What is Contractor’s Beige? Contractor’s Beige is the color that the Builder uses as a generic wall color. Sometimes you see it beige like in this photo and sometimes it’s white, Contractor’s white. Is Contractor’s Beige a bad thing? Yes and no. The builder has to put some type of “paint” on the wall but […]
How do you choose color? I admit, I am a DIYer when it comes to color selection, I use the Fan Decks, Brochures and Color Samples to help customers pick colors, and it usually turns out ok, but just ok. A few things happened in the past year that made me realize I really should […]
This year Warline Painting invested in the Festool line of sanders and dust extractors. Our goal was to offer our clients a dust-free solution for painting and give ourselves and edge over the competition. Being dust-free would also be better for the health of our customers, their families and our own crew. We just finished […]
There has been a lot of chatter about the recent Lead Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, where the Senate bill proposes to return the Opt-Out to the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. The bill was introduced by Senator Inhofe (R-OK) and is co-sponsored by several other republicans. NARI, NAHB, and many other contractor organizations […]
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Benjamin Moore Arborcoat was under testing for review at Topcoat Review for over a year before any assessment for publication was produced. We watched the weathering patterns on the test project through four seasons of observation. At that point, it was submitted for publication in American Painting Contractor magazine. In addition to the main project […]
Still on the fence about Twitter? Check out these helpful tips from my latest article on page 8 in the The Paint Contractor. Feel free to head over to the magazine’s Facebook page and like their page! Follow us @bloggingpainter!
Small business people are always juggling. Small Paint Businesses my even be worse because you probably work in the field, in the office, estimate, pick up supplies, answer emails, manage social media, set appointments and so much more. Many of us try to carry all the tools we need plus a small mobile office. In most […]
ADHESION TESTING What is an adhesion test? In the paint and roof coatings industries, paint adhesion testing is often used to determine if the paint or coating will adhere properly to the substrates to which they are applied. This is a very important test to perform since no matter how good the coating may be […]
I often find that contractors use photos to showcase their work to potential clients. They have albums (either online or off) of project photos they’ve completed, and often have a “portfolio” button on their website that presents some of their best work to visitors. Even though these photos are stunning, they don’t even come close […]
The development of a new product I first met Rick Hardman on Drywalltalk when I replied to an old thread where he was requesting tool testers. These paddles were the tools that he wanted to get other professionals opinions’ on. Rick Hardman grew up in the drywall trade from his father and took over some of […]
Another powerful social media outlet Pinterest is the latest in a wave of powerful social media sites. Providing “bulletin boards” of favorite pictures, projects, recipes and anything you can think of to share with the world. However, unlike Facebook and Twitter, Pinterest is communication simply through pictures or “pins”. Pinterest offers a sense of confidence […]
Wow, what a day! Started Monday at 7 am with a breakfast hosted by PDCA, where I met Painting Contractors from Canada, Missouri, Montana and Colorado. The day was off to a great start and I was looking forward to more and was not disappointed! My first class was with Burt Olhiser of Vantage Point. […]
The PDCA has done a great job bringing the members of the paint industry together, don’t waste a minute of this great opportunity to network! The team at the Blogging Painters would love to hear your thoughts on business practices, products and tools. Look for the Blogging Painters hats and ask Tommy, Heidi or Scott […]
Next week is the PDCA Expo in Las Vegas, will you be there? The Blogging Painters Team will be there in full force! Heidi Nyline will be talking SEO with Todd Heskett, Scott Burt will be showing painters how to use Festool, Tommy Johnson will be checking out the latest products to review and I […]