TIPS & TRICKS

If a homeowner were to offer you some coffee or tea while you're there painting their home, what would be your instinctual answer?

• No thank you, I'm good
• Sure that would be great, thanks

Now, I want to be clear, there's no RIGHT or WRONG answer.

BUT...

In this weeks video, I'll share with you the reason why I would encourage you to always say YES!

Are you currently carrying a Brush Extender in your Painting Kit?

Most Painters will tend to answer yes to this questions. (And if you're currently not carrying one, I'd strongly recommend that you look into it.)

But are you taking FULL ADVANTAGE of it's power?

Be sure to watch this weeks Tips & Tricks video where we'll show you how we used this simple tool to:

1. Save BIG CHUNKS OF TIME and dramatically improve our Productivity
2. Make things much easier for our clients and dramatically IMPROVE THEIR EXPERIENCE.

Be sure to watch this week's Tips & Tricks video where we'll first show you how this is done using only a paint brush... and then discuss the theory of how this works so you can have a better understanding of your paint brush and how to get the most out of it.

In REPAINT, you're bound to come across areas that are simply too small for conventional Brushes to fit in.

In such situations, many people will try to tape off the area to and then squeeze the paint brush in that small gap...

But typically this doesn't not do a very good job... and it's very time consuming.

That's where a SMALL ARTIST BRUSH comes handy!

And one trick I found that helps keep those tiny brushes organized and in good shape is to store them inside a TOOTHBRUSH COVER 😀

Many people wonder how you could use a roller to paint a colonial door. The concern being the grooves in the door and the kind of finish a roller would create on such a surface.

In this week's video, we'll show you how we're able to paint a door leaving only a roller finish (no brush stokes). 

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I used to play volleyball when I was in High School.

So a few weeks ago, I was sorting through old boxes and found these volleyball pads that hadn't been used in years (even decades lol).

So I asked Gino if he'd want them since I knew his wife still plays on occasion.

But when he took them, it wasn't to give to his wife (since she already had a pair)... Gino had something else in mind.

The following day Gino tested those volleyball pads to see if they'd work well as knee pads for painting.

After a few tests, here's what Gino discovered...

When you wear them directly on your skin (which is how those pads were designed to be worn), you get a few benefits:

• They do not move up or down when you bend your legs and move around
• You can't see them since they end up being under your pants
• And because they are under your pants, the pants are free to naturally move which makes it very comfortable to wear for long periods of time
• And of course, it makes painting baseboards and trims a l
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Have you ever been in a situation where you need to do a quick touch up, but don't have a brush or roller handy?

Maybe when you go to collect from a client and they show you a small spot they hit by accident when putting back the furniture?

For situations like this, or any other situation where touch ups are required, here's a handy trick for you: Use a piece of Paper Towel  😀

For a live demonstration and to learn more as to why some touch ups might not blend in properly, be sure to watch this weeks Tips & Tricks video!

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Years ago, I remember being hired to repaint the offices at this local radio station.

The original price came at around $4000 and we were hired to do the work...  HOWEVER

Once the Interior Decorator finished the Color Consultation, the end result was that they had choosen to go with 22 DIFFERENT COLORS... and most of those colors were yellows, oranges and bright reds.

Let's just say that this changed EVERYTHING!

So what's the lesson?

If you're a PAINTER... you need to make sure your quote specifies the number of coats... and the number of colors that are allowed for the price given.

If you're a HOMEOWNER... you need to be aware of this possibility and make sure to check with your Painting Contractor to see if the Colors that are being considered will have an impact on the price.

And if you're a COLOR CONSULTANT... you need to be aware of this possibility as well and work with the Painting Contractor so that together you can help your clients get to a color palette they can both....

In this video, you'll find the answers to these questions:

• Do painters need surgeon-like precision to cut straight lines? (0:15)
• How exactly are straight lines created? (0:50)
• How to cut a “straight” line if the corners are rounded due to the many layers of paint? (3:30)
• Should I use SOFT, MEDIUM or FIRM bristles? (5:30)
• What’s inside a Paint Brush? (6:33)
• Why does my Paint Brush have a BIG hollow area in the middle? (8:20)
• What materials are bristles made of? (9:28)
• What’s the BEST Paint Brush for me? (10:15)

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Those 2 paint swatches are the SAME... but somehow they appear DIFFERENT.

So which one is CORRECT?

If you've ever picked a color only to have it turn out different than you expected, this little trick would probably have made a world of differentce...