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Should I use commercial vinyl wallcovering in my business?

Should I use commercial vinyl wallcovering in my business?

Jan 2, 2025 | , ,

I meet a fair number of people who have very strong opinions about commercial vinyl wallcovering. Most of their opinions are very negative. After seeing some of the failures I have seen over the years, I don't blame them. But, for the most part, these opinions are not very well informed and stem from bad experiences with wallcovering. First, let's walk through the failures that are common and how to best avoid these. Peeling This is probably the most common one and one of the most irritating...

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Do scuff resistant paints really work?

Do scuff resistant paints really work?

Dec 19, 2024 | , ,

As your partner in commercial painting, we always do our best to find the best products for your interior painting projects. We have products from the four major manufacturers in the Indianapolis market that we recommend for different needs and budgets. Today, we will look at Behr Scuff Defense, Sherwin Williams Scuff Tough, PPG Ultralast, and Benjamin Moore Scuff X as a solution for your high traffic walls. First we should note that, if you are a commercial property manager, you should be on...

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Behr i300 Commercial Interior Paint

Behr i300 Commercial Interior Paint

Jun 13, 2024 | ,

Like a lot of contractors, I never considered using Behr for commercial interior painting jobs.  First, it comes from a box store so it must be a residential or homeowner thing, right!  Boy was I wrong!  During the pandemic of 2020 and the shortages of the last few years, we started looking for ways to augment our supply chain to keep paint flowing so we didn’t have to tell our customers we couldn’t fulfill our commitment to them because we couldn’t get paint.  We tried a lot of avenues, but...

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PPG Acri-Shield Exterior

PPG Acri-Shield Exterior

May 16, 2024 | ,

PRODUCT DETAILS Acri-Shield® Max Exterior is a premium quality, urethane modified, exterior house paint. The advanced formula can be used as little as 60 minutes before the threat of rain, and in both normal and marginal, above freezing conditions when a low temperature cure is required to form a proper film.  Acri-Shield® Max provides a 7 year Portersept® Mildew Proof* Warranty (available in all sheens).  This paint and primer delivers exceptional hide and coverage and offers...

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Commercial Vinyl Wallcovering

Commercial Vinyl Wallcovering

May 2, 2024 | ,

With astounding regularity people wince when you say the words wallpaper or wallcovering.  I’m not sure if it is due to this disgust that most word processors  don’t even recognize the word wallcovering.  Go ahead and try it out, you’ll get the red squiggly underline that says this isn’t a real word!  I think I can tell you why most people feel this way - how many great wallcovering jobs have you seen.  Probably a lot of them, but they are unremarkable when compared to...

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PPG Ultralast

PPG Ultralast

Apr 18, 2024 | ,

I’ve been wanting to write a product spotlight on PPG Ultralast for some time now.  We’ve been using this product for a little over a year now and I can’t think of really anything bad to say about it.  Ultralast is PPG’s new ultra premium (I know, how many superlatives can we think of!) paint that is supposed to specialize is scuff resistance and cleanable.  The literature tells us they’ve incorporated technology from the automotive paint industry.  While I am sure this is...

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Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel

Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel

Dec 30, 2022 |

Many paint suppliers spin off new products from existing ones that are just glorified enhancements to their existing product line. We almost never trust a new product release without first using it and seeing if it stands the test of time. Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel is an exception to this rule. It has been a game-changer for our company. It is tougher than DTM and is quite fade resistant. It can be used on interior and exterior trim and metal items. It cures hard enough to resist...

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