FAQ

6 Questions you should ask before hiring

A Painting Company

1. Are you insured?

That's right! You should make sure your contractors are insured, or you could be the one footing the bill if something was to happen. Not only for liability to protect your property, but also workers compensation to protect you from any lawsuits should anyone was to get hurt.

2. How many coats does my project need?

It varies from product to product and substrate to substrate. For instance, if you are painting a old door that has a smooth slick surface, you probably want to use a primer and two top coats of your finish product to insure adhesion. A painting company should inform you whether or not you need a primer, or even a bonding or blocking primer, some products are even self priming. It also depends on color as well. Deep colors with lots of pigment often need multiple coats. So ask your painter, and read spec sheets, and/or even call your local paint store if in question.

3. Does your work come with a warranty?

Even though your paint job looks good now, you want to be assured it stays that way. Nothing lasts forever, but there is a time period that it should continue to look great.

4. What do I need to do?
In many cases, home owners have breakables and things that are valuable to them. These things should be moved out of work area to insure they a not damaged. Also, you want to make sure that moving furniture and other items are in your contract or not. You wouldn't want to move stuff if your getting charged already for some else moving it.
5. What Prep will you preform before painting?

All jobs are different. Be sure that your painter is on the same page. If you don't ask your painter if they are filling picture frame pin holes, and you are not hanging your pictures back, up, you might have extra costs to get the job you thought you were already getting.

6. What Products should I use?

I feel most of the major paint companies have their good and not so good products. Whichever company you go with, spend a little extra money for better products. It will be worth it in the end.

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Duration Exterior Acrylic Latex

Duration Premium Exterior Coating is formulated with PermaLast® technology and infused with advanced acrylic co-polymers for long-lasting performance. Duration is self-priming and provides a mildew-resistant coating. It requires just one coat for repaints and two coats for new work so exterior jobs get done fast.

Silken Touch® Interior Enamel Latex
Silken Touch Interior Paint, Primer & Stain Repellent in One is a super premium latex that was developed to resist household stains through the combination of resin and proprietary formulation. The 100% acrylic latex has outstanding adhesion and coverage and offers a burnish and mildew resistant coating, providing the durability for use in high humidity and high traffic areas. Outstanding hiding is aided by excellent flow and leveling which provides a rich, smooth film for a beautiful finish.
Cashmere® Interior Acrylic Latex
Many paints typically leave brush or roller marks creating an uneven, stippled appearance. But Cashmere® Interior Latex glides on buttery smooth and levels out giving walls an elegant, silky rich look. The result is a difference you can definitely see and feel. This luxurious and elegant finish comes in flat enamel, low lustre, pearl finish or medium lustre in a wide range of colors.
PERMANIZER® Exterior Coating
PERMANIZER Exterior Acrylic Coating is a new resin technology, 100% acrylic exterior coating. PERMANIZER is a self priming, satin, high build coating with excellent adhesion, durability and the long…
Pro Industrial™ Multi-Surface Acrylic
Pro Industrial™ Multi-Surface Acrylic is specifically engineered to provide high hide and good stain resistance. This interior/exterior, self-priming, waterborne gloss acrylic can be applied to marginally clean surfaces, making it ideal for use on walls and ceilings found in warehouses, manufacturing structures, schools, hospitals, hotels, commercial buildings and industrial sites, where a thorough cleaning is impractical. It provides excellent color and gloss retention and is great for use on a variety of substrates. Pro Industrial™ Multi-Surface Acrylic is a dryfall-type coating that provides alkyd-like hardness. It is ideal when multiple substrates need to be painted, but only one product purchase is desired. It is available in a wide range of colors. This fast-drying gloss acrylic is easy to apply by brush, roll or spray and is intended for interior and exterior use on marginally prepared surfaces.
Seal Grip® Interior Primer/Finish
PPG Seal Grip Interior Primer/Finish is an excellent, fast drying, multi-capable interior, primer/finish. It may be used as a base coat on bare wood, drywall and plaster. It can also be used as a stain blocking primer over common household stains and marks. As a wall covering primer, Seal Grip Interior Primer/Finish prepares the surface for wall coverings and helps to protect drywall. It also can be used as a finish coat on primed wood and previously painted surfaces.
Pro Industrial Pro-Cryl Universal Acrylic Primer
This self cross-linking acrylic primer is designed for construction and maintenance applications and is engineered for surfaces where rust and corrosion resistance is critical. Pro Industrial Pro-Cryl Universal Primer is a water-based alternative to solvent-based metal primers. It can be used on all bare steel, aluminum and galvanized substrates and is ideal for structural steel, machinery, piping or equipment found in schools, hospitals, hotels, commercial buildings and industrial sites.