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“My goal is to get
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the folks who make and use the products.”
Erasure—The Untold StoryI want to say thanks to everyone who wished us a happy 25th year
here at Mugler Publications. For people wishing me 25 more, I’ll take it to mean I look much younger than I am. One never knows where one will wind up, but I bet I will wind up interviewing painters who weren’t born when I started this career. While this is a special issue, every issue here is special. That’s how we roll, brush, and spray.
I like to play by the rules until the rules become so ridiculous I can’t play any longer. Here’s a story I’ve been wanting to tell since I was nine. I was one of those kids that if we had 30 minutes to take a test, I could finish it in ten. But instead of saying, “Great, you really know the material,” the teacher would accuse anyone of finishing early of not checking their work. If you turned in your test early the whole class would gasp with the horror that you didn’t check your work. Why should I, if it’s right the first time? So I sat there and started my acting career by pretending to check my work.
On the other hand, when we worked in the library and we made a mistake, we had to ask for permission to erase something before we could fix it. After erasing three times, you got in some sort of trouble. Well, by the third or fourth time on one assignment, I erased on my own. I wound up getting that answer right, in fact, I got 100% on the assignment, but the teacher’s aide in the library wouldn’t put a star on my paper because (oh, no!) I erased without permission. So I put one on myself. I was so defiant! You’d think I set the principals’ office on fire with all the hullaballoo and how this reverberated with the kids and the teachers. In the parent-teacher conference that followed my folks were informed about how “mean” I was to poor Mrs. Abrams. There was no recourse. I was mean, end of story.
I hope she’s recovered. Wait, no. I hope she feels bad about it to this day.
It there’s a moral of this story, other than I really need to let this go, it’s don’t be petty, and praise your work force for correcting its mistakes before they “show their work” to the customer. If you have so many rules and regulations that people are afraid of you or of making a mistake, good luck finding your next painter—like when a Wal-Mart employee saves someone’s life but gets fired for leaving the cash register. As a writer, being able to erase and replace as often as I need to is imperative. If I had to ask permission, I’d still be putting out issues from 1993 complaining that it was impossible to meet the upcoming VOC regulations.
With The Paint Contractor, my goal is to get information out in the most entertaining way possible, breaking a few conventions of the way things have been covered in the past, but always showing respect to the folks who make and use the products. If I have fun writing and you have fun reading, then everyone learns more, sells more, and does better work. Are you going to hire Mrs. Abrams and an entire staff that supports a ridiculous and humiliating policy from 1969? Or are you going to find the best way to get it done and give stars to everyone who deserves them?
Just last week Hans bought new erasers for me and I didn’t even have to ask permission to use one! And with word processing, no one knows how many times I erase before we send the magazine to press. TPC
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Supplement to The Paint Dealer February 2017Contents
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WHAT MATTERS TO…YOU? 8Exterior paint experts answer your frequently asked questions.
BE THE TORTOISE, NOT THE HARE 14How to move from residential to commercial jobs—slowly.
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Wood Window Workshop in WisconsinTime to paint that window but…wow it needs some repair! Here’s
a workshop to take those window blues away. Abatron, Inc., along with Steve Quillian, renowned craftsman and owner of Wood Window Makeover, will present an informative, lively Wood Window Restoration Workshop on April 8 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The workshop will be hosted at the historic Kemper Center along the sandy shores of Lake Michigan. It will include a lecture as well as demonstrations that reveal the processes of effectively restoring wood windows.
Historic wood windows were designed to last and were engineered with parts that can be easily repaired rather than thrown away. This workshop will uncover the myths of replacement windows and provide a detailed understanding of why and how to repair original wood win-dows. Topics will include historic window parts and construction, safe sash removal, sash cord replacement, effective paint stripping, epoxy repair, glass replacement and glazing, proper painting techniques, and as always…much, much more!
When: Saturday, April 8, 2017. 9am-4pm. Registration @ 8:30am.Where: Kemper Center, 6501 3rd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143.Cost: $70.00 per attendee which includes lunch and a 24oz. Wood
Restoration Kit.Presenter: Steve Quillian founded Wood Window Makeover in
Tampa, Florida in 2006. His company restores hundreds of wood windows each year. He also hosts an annual Historic Homes Workshop in Tampa, designed to teach and inspire others to passionately and responsibly preserve historic homes. woodwindowmakeover.com
To register: call (800) 445-1754 or email [email protected].
Venetian Plasters Workshop, East CoastDecorative finishes are a great way to expand your client base, be
creative, and get paid more per square foot. East coast painters can take advantage of classes at The Alpha Workshops Studio School, a non-profit organization that among other things is dedicated to training those with
disabilities in the decorative arts. Alpha is also a high-end design retailer, creating finishes and pieces for top New York City designers.
Alpha is now the exclusive NYC pur-veyor of training classes in Meoded Venetian Plaster and other decorative troweled wall finishes. The teaching staff will demonstrate and provide individual attention as you learn the characteristics and subtleties of the latest user-friendly products and their
capacities with glazes, stencil patterns, waxes, and metallic finishes. You’ll complete and leave with large-sized sample boards for your
portfolio, as well as a Certificate of Completion for each class and/or phase of skill. Along with that, you’ll gain the confidence to apply your new knowledge and experience towards generating and executing lucrative job opportunities.
The Alpha Workshops facilities allow you to work directly on wall space to gain the more realistic practice of working vertically with
Hands on training at Alpha Workshops Studio.
Steve Quillian will present a wood window restoration workshop, sponsored by Abatron, on April 8 in Kenosha, WI.
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plaster products. Surrounded by the diverse decorative products and services produced within the studio, you will learn about the potential for creating countless customized styles and designs for future clients. Whether you are an experienced decorative painter or a newcomer to plaster-based wall finishes, participation in these classes will enhance your skill set for broader marketability.
For more information and upcoming classes, please visit alphaworkshops.org/meoded_class/
I’ll Drink to ThatNSP Specialty Products
and Wolverine Coatings have partnered up to create
a new and innovative coating for potable water tanks and pipes—a new generation coating that replaces NSP’s industry-respected NSP 120. It was time to up the game, so NSP asked and Wolverine answered with LiquaTile 1172, a new coating and internal lining product that cost-effectively protects potable (drinking) water storage tanks at a time of tight budgets for infrastructure maintenance and expansion.
LiquaTile 1172 is a fast-cure, low-odor, high durability tank lining solution that attains industry-leading water quality levels without requiring expensive plural component application equipment and special techniques. “Our LiquaTile 1172 passes higher water quality standards than typical coatings can, while reducing installation and life cycle cost,” said Eric Swanson, President of Wolverine Coatings Corporation. “No other coating for potable water offers this combina-tion of short and long term advantages. Contractors will love having greater flexibility and a stronger competitive stance.”
“NSP 120 has been the solvent-free industry standard potable water coat-ing for many years,” says Larry Har-rison, President at NSP. He’s excited about the product—and he hopes you are as well!
“We wanted to push the boundar-ies with the latest technology,” he said. “Wolverine met every challenge and then some. The ability to easily apply a low odor coating with 1172’s performance, while raising the bar on clean water standards, is something
the potable water market has not seen previously. We are excited about how this product will solve problems in the industry!”
For over 25 years, NSP Specialty Products has developed and dis-tributed a line of high performance, solvent free coatings that can be applied without the use of plural component spray equipment for tank and pipe internals, flooring, secondary containment, and maintenance projects. For more information about NSP or LiquaTile 1172, contact Larry Harrison at (800) 248-8907, or [email protected]. Find Wolverine at wolverinecoatings.com.
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New Hires and Promotions at Mowery
Mowery, an industry-lead i ng const r uc t ion company based in Mechan-icsburg, Pennsylvania (pro-filed in The Paint Contrac-
tor in November, 2016), has announced new staff and promotions. Tim Johnson of Waynesboro, PA, as project manager, will work closely with owners, archi-tects, engineers, and local authorities to ensure projects are completed on schedule and in compliance with contract docu-ments. Johnson has more than 25 years of experience in construction/construc-tion management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering science from Trinity University and is an accomplished project manager and estimator.
Jared Rohrbaugh of Dover, PA will be a proj-ect leader in the Special Projects Group. He will be responsible for the routine oversight of select job per-
sonnel and tradesmen, implementation of all company safety practices and policies, and performing and inspecting com-pleted work at the highest levels of qual-ity while adhering to budget parameters. Rohrbaugh has more than 20 years of experience in the building and construc-tion industry and holds a certificate from the Construction Infection Control Training Institute.
William Sutton, Project Manager, will now serve as a Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC). The CHC is a national creden-
tial that distinguishes an individual as being among an elite group of over 900 healthcare construction professionals who currently hold the certification. As a project manager, he works closely with the owner, architect, engineer, and local authorities to insure the project is com-plete in all facets. A LEED Accredited Professional, he holds a Green Advantage Certification from USGBC as well as an OSHA 30-hour training certificate. rsmowery.com or mowery.com
This is your magazine, I just work here, so I figured the best way to start out is to ask our experts what they think painters are most concerned about. Getting work, for many! But
let’s say you’ve got the work, and you want to get more, so you want it to go well. Let’s ask the paint companies what y’all are talking about.
It Rhymes with Pep, Step, and Shlep“Many of the questions we hear about exterior
painting revolve around prep work, depending on the substrate and condition (blistering, chalking, etc),” said Vageesh Bakhshi, Pratt & Lambert Prod-uct Manager. “They are looking for more efficiency when it comes to solving these problems. Pratt & Lambert always recommends a paint featuring high adhesion to minimize prep work and ensure a long-lasting bond.”
That’s the big difference between interior and exterior paint—exterior paint is outside. That may sound simple, but exterior conditions are a lot more stressful on a coating, and therefore on you to make sure it stays up. “The most important feature of an exterior paint is durability—products that hold up and protect against harsh weather conditions while maintaining the color and beautiful finish,” Bakhshi
pointed out. What you don’t want is a paint that looks great
but then fades and cracks at the first opportunity, and who doesn’t have a story about that? The good news is that consumers are jumping on the quality bandwagon along with you. “Premium paint may cost more upfront, but saves money in the long-run. Customers are getting this message, and are more likely to request premium paint products for exterior work,” said Bahkshi.
Farrow & Ball, ultra-high-end paint from England, is new to our pages, so we invited them to weigh in as well. Wayne Armstrong, lead decorator at Farrow & Ball, reminds us that color matters, and can be a daunting choice for many of your customers. “It is important that they choose a color that they feel comfortable with and sits well within its environ-ment,” he said. He agrees that you want a durable substrate on which to apply your durable coating, and that’s where priming comes in.
“Farrow & Ball primers and undercoats are designed to help achieve an even and long lasting finish when painting outside,” he said. “By using the correct primer and undercoat you can protect the surface and improve the performance of the paint—giving a finish you can rely on.”
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Exterior Paint for a Painter’s PerspectiveWhat Matters to…You?
Photo courtesy of Pratt & Lambert.
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by Jerry Rabushka, Editor
Spit in the WindLick your finger and hold it up in the wind, and
you’ll be like a lot of painters. Well make sure it’s clean first. Weather conditions, says Jenny Burroughs, Senior Product Marketing Manager at PPG, are most likely top of mind when you’re painting outside. Unlike inte-rior painting, you need to plan carefully and consider temperature and moisture. And remember too, that temperature of the air might not be the same as the temperature of your substrate.
“We do not recommend painting a surface that is in direct sunlight,” said Burroughs. If it’s getting cold but you want to get in those last days of painting, you can get a product suitable for application down to 35°F, for example PPG Paints™ Timeless® exterior paint, Bourrougs suggested.
But read the directions! If it’s going down to 15° or even 25°, trade in your paint for some hot chocolate. “Paints suitable for application at 35 degrees require that surface and air temperature remain above this temperature for 12-24 hours after painting,” said Bur-roughs. “Additionally, moisture challenges can include heavy morning dew, rain, or snow. Early moisture and insufficient temperatures can cause issues with drying, adhesion and color uniformity, so it’s important to plan as best as you can around these weather patterns.”
Be as Good as Your PaintIn case you get one of those customers
who still think all paint is the same, you need to put on your happy face and teach them a thing or two before they learn it the hard way. “Try to educate your cus-tomers that, beyond giving their home a new look, paint serves the important purpose of protecting a structure,” Bur-roughs advises. “When exterior surfaces such as wood and concrete are exposed to harsh weather elements—sun, rain and snow–or painted with paint that is not high quality and durable, they begin to break down and deteriorate. Paint serves as a protective layer from these elements, helping to keep the substrate intact.”
Not only that, but quality paint will hold its color longer. Instead of having to repaint their house again, for cheap or free, you can be busy painting their neighbor’s houses because everyone loves the paint job!
Wayne Armstrong suggests getting some product
knowledge—especially if you want to sell your customer on premium paint, and Farrow and Ball prides itself in its quality. “We believe it is important to have good background knowledge about the brand you choose to paint with. Farrow & Ball paints cannot be matched,” he asserts. “Its unique formula creates paints that are highly breathable, anti-fungal, and water resistant to help combat damp in walls. Our exterior paints are also resistant to peeling, cracking, chalking, blistering and color fade, so again, reliability for professionals is key.”
One Coat?Maybe you’re that painter who demands
to put on two coats, sometimes three, no matter what. And your customer thinks
you’re rookin’ them on price because they’re heard it can be done in one. And you say one can’t be done.
It can sometimes, but the conditions have to be right, says Burroughs at PPG. “One coat coverage is a claim that can apply to both protection of the surface and color,” she
said. “When considering the use of one coat coverage paint, make sure you consider the condition of the surface to be painted. If the surface is new and doesn’t have an existing coating, you’ll need two coats of paint for the best protection, as the first coat acts as the primer and the second as the topcoat. If the surface is previously painted, high quality one coat coverage paint, like PPG Paints Timeless paint, delivers the protection needed for the job.”
In some cases, the answer is simple, and its no. “At Farrow & Ball, we always recommend painting two coats to enhance the durability of finish and depth/
Photo courtesy of PPG.
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accuracy of color,” said Armstrong. “For this reason, we always recommend using an appropriate primer. Applying this first will create a sound surface to paint on, immediately increasing the durability of our paints [and your paints!], and helping to create a sus-tainable outside area.”
Jump, Jive, and WailThe other questions painters have?
When, or why, should I spray, brush, or roll. It might not be as exciting as jumping and jiving, but if you jump when you should jive, or wail when you should jump…well, often it’s just a matter of preference, but often it can get you in trouble. We’ve talked to some painters who will brush a house entire, and others who will tape all day and then spray the whole thing.
If you’re just choosing between a brush or roller, Armstrong leaves it up to you. “It is completely down to personal choice when choosing between rollers or brushes,” he said. “Each decorator will have their own style and preference, however our Exterior Masonry and Exterior Eggshell finishes are suitable for both brush and roller application as well as spray painting.”
Add your airless as a choice and there is a lot more to consider. “There is not a black and white answer,” says Bakhshi at Pratt & Lambert. “Spray vs. roll/brush is dependent on a multitude of factors including the painter’s abil-ity, product used, the substrate being painted, the size of the job, etc. For example, some painters prefer to roll/brush bare wood because this type of application works the paint into the wood more.”
So, it depends; there’s good and
New from Pratt & LambertPratt & Lambert is launching a new, high-performance exterior paint in April. This new product, Accolade®
Exterior Premium Paint & Primer, is extremely durable and designed to withstand harsh winter and summer weather extremes from heavy snow and freezing temperatures to intense heat and sunlight. This product’s mildew-resistant coating allows for application in temperatures as low as 35°F, extending the life of painting season. In addition to weather ready safeguards, this new product has exceptional adhesion and is designed to minimize prep work. Accolade Exterior Premium Paint & Primer can be applied directly over sound, non-peeling, previously painted surfaces that are chalky, dirty, or glossy without the need to power wash or sand. This translates to a huge savings in time and money for the homeowner or contractor. It can also be applied over bare surfaces of non-bleeding wood, vinyl, aluminum, and galvanized metal without the use of a separate primer.
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bad…er, less good…in both. The ben-efits of spraying are faster application and smoother finish, says Vageesh, with the drawbacks including extra prep work, difficulty of application on windy days, and using more paint due to overspray. “Brushing and roll-ing allows you have more control and work the paint into the substrate more, but these techniques are more labor intensive, time consuming and can leave brush marks.”
Burroughs agrees that what tech-nique serves you best depends on your environmental conditions as well as your preference. “If the surface is uneven or it’s a larger job, using a sprayer is the most efficient approach,” she said. “If the job is smaller or more of an even surface, brushing and rolling is a great approach. Other considerations include the surroundings and climate. If you’re painting in an area that has other homes or cars nearby, spraying can be difficult due to the danger of getting overspray on someone else’s property. In addition, if the conditions are windy, or the structure is in an open area where wind cannot be blocked, overspray could carry to surfaces that are not intended to be painted. In those cases we definitely recommend brush and roll techniques.” Let’s say someone drives by with that new Lamborghini, and you’re spraying and along comes the wind—that’s a lawsuit you don’t need. In that case, you might want to brush and roll.
Whatever you do, she emphasizes, remember (how can you forget?) sur-face prep!! Imagine how easy our jobs would be if you didn’t have to prep. OK, now stop, because that just hurts. “Before removing loose, peeling, or
Photos courtesy of Farrow and Ball.
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flaking coatings or applying any new paint or stain product always refer to the product label, technical data sheet (TDS) or safety data sheet (SDS) for safety and detailed application instructions. Each TDS and SDS is listed for every PPG Paints product on the company website,” oughs said.
For more information, please visit farrow-ball.com, ppgpaints.com, and prattandlambert.com
Go to College and Save Money Of course, since we’re The Paint Contractor maga-
zine (it says so on the front), a lot of companies contact us when they have a product they feel is good for paint contractors. APV Engineered Coatings sent us informa-tion about a project using its product NeverFade Paint.
Solano Community College had painted its Vallejo Campus building three times in 15 years because the paint on it kept fading, so they were looking for some-thing new. NeverFade was their answer, and it saved the college tens of thousands of dollars in repaints.
The Vallejo Center campus sits on San Pablo Bay, northeast of San Francisco, so you’ll get the usual for that area: ocean-driven fog, wind, and moisture, coupled with by sunny, hot, windy afternoons. The
weather conditions caused the building’s exterior—originally painted with a premium latex—to fade from a bright “Solano Safety Blue” to a tired, battleship grey in just five years. Even a light touch of the walls left a chalky residue on the hands.
“The building’s curb appeal was lackluster, to put it mildly, and we started to get complaints from students, community members, and our board of trustees,”
said James Buchanan, Solano’s Director of Facilities. Educational budgets are tight, but they did learn from past experience that it was time for a change. NeverFade had a 15 year guarantee, so, they thought, what’s to lose?
APV describes NeverFade as a water-based, low-VOC exterior coat-ing. It contains Kynar Aquatec® resin, a tough, engineering thermoplastic that maintains high stability when exposed to harsh thermal, chemical and ultraviolet environments. It resists fading, dirt, staining, algae, mold, fungal growth and corrosion.
“We are so confident in the perfor-mance of NeverFade that we offer a 15-year warranty against fading,”
says Erin Brown, the company’s director of Market-ing and Business Development, who adds that they custom-blend each batch to match the customer’s color specifications. “This warranty doesn’t just cover the cost of the product. It also covers labor costs.”
For the Vallejo Center, those costs were estimated to be $16,000-$18,000 per paint job—a significant expense if the building needed to be repainted every five years. Not included in that expense are the “soft costs” associated with the building’s appearance. “We want to make our campus attractive to students and the community so that it’s a good learning environment and a place people want to be,” said Buchanan. “Now the Vallejo Center looks fabulous. Everyone is impressed with the striking color.” apvcoatings.com TPC
Product Spotlight: PPG Paints TimelessPPG Paints™ Timeless® exterior paint with 100 percent acrylic resin provides a high film build and
a durable bond in one coat. The product is self-priming, bridges cracks, provides mold and mildew resistance on the dry paint film, and can even be applied in temperatures down to 35°F. Additionally, the product contains PPG’s SidingSafe™ color technology, providing a broad spectrum of color choices for use on aluminum, architectural plastic, composite, fiber, cement, vinyl and wood siding and trim.
Before: (the gray photo) The Vallejo Center was
built in 2007, but began to fade in 2012. This is what it looked like just prior to
being repainted in the summer of 2016. After: (the blue photos) The
Vallejo Center with a new coat of NeverFade® paint
in a custom-blended “Solano Safety Blue.”
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So, you got the big job! You’ve been house painting for 10 or more
years and you finally got a gig painting the huge Tasty-Mart Ware-house and its very tasty 200,000 square feet. You have no idea how it happened, but probably five other guys didn’t show up a nd…who cares? You got the job! Unfortunately, you’re a two man operation with a cozy and a step ladder and you have no idea how you’re going to get it done in time or on budget.
If you’re leapfrogging from 2,000 to 200,000 square feet, it’s possible you took too big a step too fast. We had a conversation with Jeff Spillane, Senior Man-ager Training Implementation at Benjamin Moore. Jeff’s always a good talk, and we wind up learn-ing something we didn’t know before. In this case, it’s what to consider when you move from residential to commercial or indus-trial jobs, from a safety standpoint as well as several other issues that matter much more on a commercial job than on a residential.
It’s a Bigger DealThere are similar challenges, says
Spillane, but a lot more thought must go into the materials being used and prep equipment required. “As you go up in size, you’re talking about coating a much larger area and deal-ing with greater heights, so the equipment you are using can change dramatically,” he said. A long with that, in many cases you’ll have
people. It’s not like you have just one family to work around, you might have several families, sev-eral shoppers, or several patients.
Let’s say you’re movin’ on up from a house—even a big house, to an office building or condo complex. Perhaps people are there all hours of the
night, so even working off hours won’t give you the place to yourself.
Even if you’re working in an area that’s not occupied,
say the south half of the 10th floor, there are still people upstairs,
downstairs, and across the hall. Or you might be painting Dr. Smith’s office while Dr. Jones
is doing colonoscopies a couple doors down. “Working in occupied
space is difficult even if the room you are painting is not
currently occupied,” says Jeff. “You have to get in and out and are disrupt-
ing things.” Even if it’s the owner’s responsibility to get people out
of your way, you’ll have to deal with whatever you get. “Say you are doing
exterior of a condo in Flor-ida, painting catwalks or the
front doors of 400 units,” he con-tinued. “If it’s the responsibility of the
owners to let everyone know that there is work being done and
what the timing is, you still have to deal with painting Mrs. Smith’s door and suddenly she tries to open it with her hip after she grocery
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Be the Tortoise, Not the HareMoving from residential to commercial
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Be the Tortoise, Not the Hareshops, or other little things like that…so you need to be aware of your surroundings.”
New York MinuteSay you’re painting in Manhat-
tan, he adds—the New York ver-sion. Most buildings are occupied, and what you paint on one floor can flow through the ventilation to the next. “If you paint with an alkyd or urethane or a high odor product, the venting system will allow the odors to move. You need to be conscious about products,” Jeff reminds us. Essentially, it’s more than making sure the dog
is outside like it might be in a single family house. You might have hundreds of people. “Sure, it’s not your problem,” Spillane said again. “It’s your nightmare.”
But you’re awake, and you got the job…so what’s the best way to move into bigger projects but survive the various safety issues and other challenges they present? Don’t go too big too fast, says Spillane. Don’t do the 200,000 square foot Tasty-Mart Warehouse, do the Tasty-Mart Village store that’s smaller, or the Tasty-Mart Coffee Shop that’s two rooms and a couple flush toilets.
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“When you are trying to make that transition to commercial jobs, it should be a small one,” said Spillane. “Don’t go from having painted residential interiors for 15 years to bidding an IKEA or the inside of a Sam’s Club,” he pleads. “Your next step might be a commercial office—basically painting a residential home but on a bigger scale, and dealing with more people. After that, go into a shopping center or something on a smaller basis. You can start industrial jobs by painting corrugated steel with direct to metal products—something similar to architectural except for how the coating has been designed.” One step at a time.
Estimate, Don’t Guesstimate Commercial estimation isn’t the same as residen-
tial, Spillane continued. Don’t assume you can bid square footage at Tasty-Mart the same way you did it at Mr. & Mrs. Krzusziewski’s bungalow. Spillane noted that many painters have literally underesti-mated themselves. That might be great savings for the building owner, but not great for your dinner table or your house note. If you’ll be spraying, for example, factor in overspray, because you might be using as much as three times the product you’d use if you’re brushing
If you’re a novice sprayer, get some training before you go into the T-Mart. “It’s not brain surgery, but you can use more material with a sprayer than with a brush. You can do a poor job if you don’t know how to use it,” Spillane cautioned.
Plus there’s that ceil-ing! You’ve done the vaulted, the cathedral, a l l kinds of vaunted words to describe parts of a house you can’t get to. But your Tasty-Mart ceil-ing is really really high, plus there’s an aisle full of tempting Tasty Treats in your way. “Painting a consumer’s house with a brush and roller and six-foot pole is one thing, but a 30-foot high ceiling may need a scaffolding or rolling scaffold or things like that,” said Jeff.
Which Brings Us to…Don’t paint a 30-foot ceiling with a
six-foot step ladder; you’ll probably need to rent some equipment and after that, learn how
Lift Tips for Painters
Justin Kissinger, marketing manager, Hy-Brid Lifts® by Custom Equipment, shares some tips and recommenda-
tions for selecting and using a lift.When it comes to painting, a number of
scissor lift features will save time, prevent strains, minimize floor damage and keep the operator safe by providing a large platform that maneuvers to an appropriate height.
• Consider how many trips up and down a ladder or even scaffolding it would take to get a job done. With a small, lightweight, maneuverable scissor lift, you can simply load the platform with all of your supplies and use the lift system to reach the right height. It saves a lot of time and effort.
• Our Custom Equipment engineers take the concept of making jobs easier on a person’s body seriously. Hy-Brid Lifts have one of the lowest step-in heights in the industry—just one step as low as 20 inches and the “climbing” is done. We also don’t see a reason for painters to strain as they crawl under or over a chain with their tools to get in and out of the lift, so our lifts use full-swing doors. All of this helps prevent injuries and falls, which lessens Worker’s Comp expenses, too.
• Choosing a lift that’s incredibly com-pact—small enough to fit through standard doorways—will make the job much easier. A heavy-duty, extendable platform gives the option for extra working space for two people after maneuvering to a working height as high as 20 feet.
• A big concern for painters is preventing damage to flooring. A lightweight lift with counter-rotating wheels can move across tile, laminate and carpet without causing damage. Further, choosing a lift with a completely self-contained hydraulic system will reduce any potential of a leak.
Justin Kissinger joined family-owned Custom Equipment, Inc. in 1998, gaining knowledge in assembly, engineering, service, and sales. He has attended every major tradeshow in the lift industry since 2007. For information: 262-644-1300 or [email protected]. Photos in this article courtesy Hy-Brid.
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to use it safety—check the pointers from Hy-Brid for some tips and advice! “On a lot of commercial and industrial jobs you’ll be bringing in equipment such as bucket loaders and lifts,” Spillane reminded us. “There are regulations and standards on how to operate that.” In many instances your equipment operator is required to be certified, and even if your rental store doesn’t say anything, that doesn’t mean it’s OK to get in and go. If a safety inspector shows up for whatever reason, they might also check to see if your lift driver is certified. If he is not, you can get a good sized fine, Jeff warns.
Plus, operate this equipment safely! “Don’t drive a lift when it’s extended, only move it when it’s lowered,” he emphasized. “I can’t tell you how many times a guy’s up and doing something, but when he paints a new section he’s not lowering it and raising it up again. He drives it while it’s all the way up that’s against code. It gets worse. “I’ve seen guys on rollers or scaffolds and they grab the ceiling or I-beam—they don’t have the wheels locked, and they roll it. That’s against safety!”
The Nuclear OptionAlong with that, find out if there are any require-
ments at your specific location. Some facilities, say a nuclear power plant, might not allow cell phones or other electronic devices, and you’ll need to make allowances to communicate
with your painters. Like shouting “Hey Mary, throw me that brush!” then adding “Please!”
Jeff has a story about a Tasty-Mart. It wasn’t really a Tasty-Mart, but that’s what we’ll call it. It was a particularly big Tasty-Mart which the painter didn’t spray, but used rollers and 35 foot extention poles.
“It was latex material going on corrugated,” Jeff recalled. “The painter coulldn’t keep a wet edge and work fast enough to complete the job satisfactorily.” It was a case of a residential painter going in very high over his head and not renting the booms and lifts and spray equipment the job demanded. “It was too big for a brush and roller,” Spillane noted, with some dismay. “He misjudged the whole project and had to paint it again.”
Next time around, everyone kept watch. The painter sprayed, but the building owner still said it wasn’t working out. Turned out after spraying, another crewman came along and backrolled it, so they lost their smooth sprayed on finish.
Upshot? If you’re not sure, ask. Better to feel stupid on day one than day ten.
So there ya go. Slow up the ladder, and eventually you’ll be at those great heights.
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When your jobsite is part of a construc-tion or remodeling job, there are often noise hazard considerations that aren’t typical for all of your other painting
projects—there are likely lots of other noisy activities happening on that job site such as nail guns, drills, and power saws.
First and foremost, it is the employer’s responsibil-ity to ensure compliance with OSHA’s noise exposure limit of 90 dBA time weighted average through the use of engineering controls, administrative controls and personal protective equipment (PPE). If it is determined that you need to wear hearing protec-tion, the next step would be to choose the right hearing protector. So, how do you know which kind of hearing protection is right for you and your crew? Cost is certainly important, but you also need to factor in protection level, fit, compatibility and comfort with other personal pro-tective equipment you may be using.
In high-noise areas, getting the proper fit with hearing protection is essential for safety because an improper fit can greatly reduce the amount of noise reduction that the product provides. You can “safely”
assume that one style of earplug or ear-muff will not satisfy the needs of your entire crew on every construction-related job! Offering a variety of suitable hearing protection types is not only an OSHA requirement, but it also helps make it more likely that each person will find something that fits comfortably so they can wear it all the time they are exposed to noise.
Canal Street CapersEarplugs need to go deeper in the ear
canal than some people might realize. For example, when a disposable foam earplug
is inserted correctly, someone looking directly at the ear should typically not be able to see the earplug extending out.
How do you verify proper fit of an earplug? The best way is to have a fit test conducted; however, a simple way to check the fit is to cup your hands tightly over your ears after the plugs have been inserted. If you hear a drop in the ambient noise around you, it means the earplugs may not fit properly and you need to refit them or try a different style or size of earplug. If the ambient noise level stays the same, it may be an indication that you have achieved a good fit. Remember: over-protection can occur if the noise reduction of the hearing protector is higher than what
is needed for the noise. This may lead to reduced situational awareness or detection of important sounds in the environment.
If you can’t find an earplug that fits com-fortably in your ear canal, consider an ear-
muff instead. Fit is just as important for an earmuff as it is with an earplug. To help achieve a proper fit, make sure there is no gap between the headband of the earmuff and the top of your head. If the cups don’t press against your head firmly and seal completely around the ears, you may not achieve the expected level of protection.
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the earmuff cushions with the side of your head (including hat, hair, glasses, a pencil) can potentially cause noise leakage, which can reduce the product’s ability to decrease noise. In some cases, that can include safety glasses. There-fore, it is critical that you wear glasses or safety glasses that are compatible and comfortable with earmuffs. How do you achieve this? Look for safety glasses with thin, flatter temples that fit well under the earmuff cushions and help minimize noise leakage. This not only helps with better hearing protection, but it is usually more comfortable.
If you’re on a job site that requires other personal
protective equipment such as a hardhat, safety glasses, and a respirator, using earplugs rather than an earmuff may be a more comfortable choice. In dirty, dusty environments, a push-to-fit style of earplug may be a good choice since it can help reduce the chance of transfer-ring a contaminant into your ear canal because it features a stem that you can grab onto rather than touching the foam
tip itself.In short, make sure the fit is right and other
factors don’t reduce the effectiveness of the hearing protection. It’s important to balance performance, fit, comfort and compatibility.
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Ever had one of those days where everything is in order and you’re ready to go, but there’s a five dollar gizmo you don’t have that would have made the job so much easier if only
you’d remembered it? Like that spray tip you needed, or that extra bucket, or something like that?
Here are a few “gottahaveit” accessories that can make some everyday jobs go by faster and easier.
Save Your Finger Finger on the trigger?
You might not use a lot of aerosol in your “daily grind” (see what we did there?) but there are times when it might come in handy, or your mom or your customer might want to spray their lawn furni-
ture but…ouch! You get more paint on your fingertip than on the item you’re painting.
A long-time solution to this problem—and if you haven’t heard of it, this is your lucky day—is called the CanGun1, from SafeWorld International. Why the One? It’s an improved version of the original and highly successful accessory. It’s inexpensive and it goes right atop your aerosol can so you can spray with a trigger instead of holding down that button.
“Among CanGun1’s exclusive features, it’s the industry’s first FullGrip™ trigger with double lever-age action for virtually effortless spray control,” said company president Katie Becker. “In stark contrast to competitive products, CanGun1’s contoured Comfort-Touch™ handle radically reduces hand and forearm strain with its one-of-a-kind ergonomic grip,”
It’s made with your hand in mind…yes…yours, no matter what’s right or wrong with it or how it’s shaped. “Based on the 19-degree Bennett Bend neutral wrist principle, CanGun1’s multiple S-curves fit hands of any size with natural angles that improve both comfort and accuracy, making it the most arthritis-friendly design in the industry,” said Becker.
Plus, it’s easy to use, so you, Mom, or your favorite customer can do that aerosol project with a smile. And it’s inexpensive enough that you can leave one behind at the end of your job. “The patented design dramatically reduces trigger SqueezeForce™ by up to 80% compared to the competition, and its new universal fit FutureLock™ capture ring makes
attaching and removing the tool a snap on all spray cans,” Katie noted. Who knew all this could go into such a simple accessory, but that’s what makes the difference, she reminds us.
Then was asked that “big question,” the one we always ask…can it save time and money? Yep, she said, “I’ll wrap this up in one word, efficiency! The more efficient, the less time needed to complete a project, and time is money! CanGun1, which is made in the USA, is the best product of its kind available anywhere at any price,” says Becker. “We’ve spared no expense to design and develop a state-of-the-art spray can tool that incorporates cutting-edge ergo-nomic design at a price-point that’s perfect for any pocketbook.“
What are painters saying? Becker left us with some testimonials from real painters!
• CanGun1 gives you better control, for a better spray pattern and a smooth finish.
• CanGun1 takes the pain out of painting and it’s Made in the USA!
• The best handy tool I’ve purchased in a long time, can’t beat the price. CanGun1.com
The Bucket Stops Here
Speaking of hands and handy, another tir-ing hand issue can be
wrapping and gripping your fingers around that bucket all day long, or holding that red solo cup full of red paint and then you mix it up with your sports drink and ugh! Don’t do that. Bercom, makers of the HANDy line of products, asked us to talk up the Handy Pro Pail—we’ve used several Bercom products over the years, and they are very Handy indeed. A larger version of its popular Handy Paint Pail, the Pro Pail lets you carry more paint with the same comfort and ease of its smaller predecessor.
“The biggest difference between the Handy Pro Pail and other products on the market is that it can accommodate both a 6½" mini-roller and a 3" paint brush…at the same time!” said Bercom CEO Mark Bergman. “Additionally, the custom-fit disposable liners, made of 100% recycled material, save time during both clean-up and color changes.”
Again, we ask, does it save...well...you know! Sure does, says Mark. If you can have a brush and a mini at your fingertips, imagine how much
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Accessing Your Accessoriesless time you have to spend swapping out applicators. And it holds more paint than Toby Keith’s cheap red solo cup. “The Pro Pail can hold over a quart of paint or stain so you spent less time refilling, and the custom liners are always a time saver,” said Berg-man.
But, you say, I’ve already got your or ig i na l Ha ndy Paint Pai l, do I really need do get another product? Well…that’s up to you, but there are differences. “The
Pro Pail was designed mainly for use with a mini-roller, although the built-in magnet is there for use with larger paint brushes,” Mark explained. “The Pro Pail is the perfect tool when a project requires both a mini-roller and a paint brush.”
Then there’s the guy that’s all about “I just put my roller in the can.” Well…yep but them fingers get a bit worn when they’re grippin’ on that metal all day long.
“A paint can is far more uncomfortable to hold,” Bergman reminds us. “For one, it doesn’t have an adjustable strap for your hand. It also doesn’t have the features that the Pro Pail has, such as the mag-net, a notch along the outer rim to hold a mini-roller in place, disposable liners and built-in grid.” We’ve noticed here at The Paint Contractor that the strap design lets it rest on your hand, rather than requiring you to actively grip it, and after a long or even a short day of painting, you’re comfortable enough to break out your saxophone and blast your troubles away.
Plus, it lasts. “Our products are proudly made in the USA of high-quality materials and are designed to be used over and over again for many years. We believe they are tools that should withstand years of use, like a hammer or screwdriver.” HandyPaintProducts.com
Spray it LowJust in time for press, Graco
got hold of us with a new prod-uct, and we’re like, great idea, plus it makes our article that much more helpful! This sprayer manufacturer is introducing RAC X™ FF LP SwitchTips™, described as “the industry’s first fine-finish, low-pressure spray tips featuring breakthrough patent-pending SmartTip™ Technology to deliver the industry’s best finish at low airless spray pressure.” Made in the USA—Sioux Falls, South Dakota to be exact—the tips spray at up to 50 percent lower pressure than standard tips, doubling their useful life and allowing for less overspray, reduced prep and clean-up time, and easier spray overlap.
A good way to take the pressure off yet get good results, these tips are designed to work with Graco’s exclusive SmartControl™ Pressure Management Sys-tem to deliver steady pressure, without fluctuations, at the lowest airless spray pressure. Graco’s exclusive carbide design and internal tip geometry reduce the energy required to completely atomize paints, stains and other materials at all airless spraying pressures. The soft spray fan pattern makes it easy to apply any material to any surface for the industry’s best finish.
Mark Andersen, Graco’s Contractor Equipment Division Global Product Marketing Manager, said it’s a great step forward for the pro painter. “This is a significant industry first for professionals who want a low pressure airless spray tip that delivers the longest tip life, a great finish and low overspray.”
The products are available in a wide range of sizes for large surface and high-production applications and can be used with lacquer, varnish, stain, enamel, oil base paints, and latex primers and paints. Graco FF LP Tips with SmartTip Technol-ogy reduce prep and cleanup to get more done in less t ime with ease. Here’s a good tip: for more informat ion v isit graco.com/f f lp or find the company on Twitter @GracoInc.
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“As you can see from the photos, the results are
dramatic in how much paint is easily removed before the brush is ever rinsed off,” said Warner CEO Keith Herwig. That means by the time you start washing, you’ve got a lot more of the work done. “Areas of the country that are pushing water conservation are excited about the product,” he said. Saves time, easy to use, and makes the environment happy as well.
Here’s how it works:• Fill your bucket with water or the correct solvent. If it’s really-old really-dried paint you may need to soak it in solvent first to loosen the paint.
• Grab your brush with one hand and your Pirhana with the other. Which in which? Up to you.
• “Bite down” on your brush and remove the paint until all the bristles are clean. Use it on wet and dried paint, as well as oil and latex.
This is definitely an “as seen on TV” cleaner; it’s been featured on This Old House, NBC, and Fox, among other high profile media. WarnerTool.com TPC
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