The Commercial Painter’s Blog

The garage is often the most forgotten room of the house. Whether you keep your car in the garage or use is for a large storage space, you probably don’t like to spend much time there and for good reason. Garages, like basements, can be the dingiest place in the house. Now imagine if you were to spend a little bit of time and money painting the walls, ceiling, and floor. Then you install some decent shelving and organize everything. Now you have another room of your house you can be proud of....

Every time I run my truck through the car wash and detail the interior, it feels like I just bought a new truck. Clean, fresh smelling, and shiny! The same is true of your building - a good cleaning is one of the best bangs for the buck. A thorough pressure washing will remove dirt and fade from your building and years of staining from your parking lot and sidewalks. Our professional services will show up at a convenient time for you so we don’t get in the way of your operations. We then...

One of the most frequently asked questions we get is whether stained trim can be painted. The simple answer is yes, we can do that! Let me step you through the process. But before we begin, are you really sure you want to paint that beautiful product of nature? It took decades for that tree to produce those beautiful rich grains and some craftsman took the care to sand, stain, and apply that clear coat to make that luxurious deep wood come to life! Okay, now that that is over, here is how we...

Steel buildings are a good investment for many businesses who need lower cost space and are very versatile from storage to office uses. Most steel buildings will need painted within 20 years of their erection. If you wait too long and see rust starting to appear, the preparation and priming will set you back a good bit more than if you catch it in time. Most of the time, all you need to do is pressure wash, spot prime with a DTM (direct to metal) primer and paint with a good grade exterior...

Have you ever went into a retail store and the sales floor is well thought through and immaculately kept? Hopefully we all have. Auto dealers are one such example. You walk in and are greeted by clean, slick tile floors, perfect walls and ceilings, and displays that draw your eyes to them through contrasting colors with information about the products they are selling. I bring up auto dealers because their showrooms are often the most immaculate places on earth! They are selling cars worth tens...

The short answer to this question is the you can paint storefront windows frames. Most storefront systems are made out of anodized aluminum - you can read more about the anodizing process here - https://www.anodizing.org/page/what-is-anodizing. Painting anodized aluminum is pretty straightforward and no special process has to be followed other thank a heavy duty cleaning to remove atmospheric contamination, a bonding primer, and a good fade resistant exterior grade paint. For painted...