All Forum Posts by: Steve Scheid

The best way to see if it’s a fair price is to get multiple quotes. Make sure you’re comparing apples to apples though. Ask about the prep, how many coats, and the quality of paint to be used. Have them put it in writing broken up with as many line items as possible. Also get a timeline. Your local paint store like Sherwin-Williams can refer reputable painters.

Hello, I am not familiar with the Pacific Northwest winters however I do paint outside every fall during the Colorado monsoon seasons. We use Sherwin Wiliams Resilience because it can be applied shortly after and before any rain, and can be applied down to 35°. I would just check in with any local painting contractor or paint supply company to find out what exterior painting is like in that area during winter months.

I know this may not be what you’re looking for but you’d be amazed how many pieces of trim these drying racks can hold. We typically we can do an entire house worth of trim in just a few days, in the garage, with a propane heater with these drying racks.  We just drape plastic around the walls and half the garage to make a spray booth and dry on the other half.  After a day or so, stack it and repeat the process.
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We very rarely dilute any of our materials but it depends on how much experience you have. Advance self levels very nicely.  I would suggest brush some smaller areas to see how it looks. You may want to add flowtrol if your working on doors.  A very small nap mohair 3 inch roller cover works great for laying down a nice finish.  Be aware that advance has a 16 Hour dry time between coats.

We have always had great luck with Benjamin Moore‘s advance and Sherwin Wiliams pro industrial. Semi gloss holds up great, is very scrubbable, and it’s not two shiny like a gloss.  Waterborne or modified alkyds are all you need nowadays. No reason for oil base.

A lot depends on the class of your property and who you're renting to. We rent class C and B, sometimes to college students. They can be hard on the walls. We like to use the same off-white throughout, on walls and ceiling. Makes repainting and touchups easier on all your units in the future. There's always the classic colors like Sherwin-Williams Navajo white or Ben Moore Dove White(pretty bright). If it's a SFH with a somewhat higher quality tenant, light grays on the walls are very popular right now.

A lot depends on the class of your property and who you're renting to. We rent class C and B, sometimes to college students. They can be hard on the walls. We like to use the same off-white throughout, on walls and ceiling. Makes repainting and touchups easier on all your units in the future. There's always the classic colors like Sherwin-Williams Navajo white or Ben Moore Dove White(pretty bright). If it's a SFH with a somewhat higher quality tenant, light grays on the walls are very popular right now.

It’s hard to tell what those cabinets are made of but with the right primer it shouldn’t matter. Have you primed all the cabinets or just that one door? Is it just the paint scratching or does it go all the way down to the wood cabinet?
It is typically all about the prep. I recommend cleaning/degreasing, scuff sanding with 180 grit and then using XIM 400 primer.  Extreme bond is good primer but nothing compares to XIM.  It will stick to everything.  Wait 24 hours and then apply the paint. Use the spec recoat times of that paint And then wait another 24 hours before you try the scratch test.  Paint needs to cure before it hardens completely.  Alkyd paint could take a full seven days and waterbase/latex could take up to three weeks.  You can apply polyurethanes over top the paints but it should not be necessary if you use the right prep and materials.

Flat Pure White ceilings, Eggshell Agreeable Gray walls, and Semi-gloss Pure White trim/doors is very popular right now.  Grays are in.  Ben Moore has some nice grays too.

Property solutions and pro mar 200 are both economic/quality SW products.  Behr premium plus is another good choice.