r/tradepainters

Looking for specific product recommendations for painting exterior brownstone steps. The steps have been painted in the past. 50% of the original material is exposed after scraping, however the rest of the paint remains. What do you recommend?

The rep at Benjamin Moore recommended Coro tech Command. However, that is an acrylic urethane enamel paint, and my research says that those can cause serious issues on brownstone because they are not breathable.

I also looked into mineral paints (Keith brand came recommended), however those appear to be formulated for bare masonry and don’t work well over existing paint.

I work in the trades and do a fair bit of interior painting. But I am not a painter and never paint masonry. So any assistance would be appreciated.

New construction interior: * Approx. 9,000 sq. ft. of actual Sheetrock surface * bare/new construction

For those of you who bid based on actual drywall/Sheetrock square footage, what would you charge per sq. ft. for primer + ceilings + walls on a job like this?

I usually do most of my new construction work for a house build company who normally has the drywallers prime everything, paint ceilings, then they have me come in after for paint. I also usually charge them based on their floor square footage so I want to make sure I’m bidding this job correctly and not over/under bidding. Thank you so much for the help/insight🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hello, Ive just had my ceiling plastered and plasterer told me to give it a mist coat of paint before normal emulsion. I'd never heard of this before but obviously I'll do it. Just wondering rather than water down emulsion myself and probably get ratio wrong and ruin it, are the ones you buy already watered down just as good and any recommendations of decent one, or are the buy ones rubbish

Anyone ever done this? They want fibreglass and epoxy gel to reinforce joints where the drywall butts up against the door frames. Tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hey all,
I’m painting an interior for a client.
Pre existing white walls, smooth finish.
He’s specced Aura Matte and we’re 3-4 coats in and still not fully covered.

Colors are CSP 690, CSP 720 and a bright yellow 2020-10.

Local paint stores are recommending tinting the primer to the finish color but that’s not getting us anywhere.
The primer seems as translucent as the topcoats.

I’m considering tinting the primer a medium gray like we used to do with reds in the pre Gennex days.

We experimented with Aqualock black as a primer and got good coverage but I can’t be sure the black isn’t casting through the topcoat and affecting the color.

Anyone been in this position and figured out a good solution?

Getting ready to do a complete remodel on my dads old house and we are looking for the best bang for buck as far as interior paint goes. I know quality paint comes out better because of coverage, but what brand is cheapest while still providing quality?

Looking for a mod or two to help with the influx of spam posts.

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Hi, I've been painting for family and friends, and for my dad's construction company here and there for a couple years now, and I want to get more serious about painting and make it my full time job rather than gigs here and there. I've been going back and forth on whether I should start my own business and get my own contracts, or start working for another company. I feel confident enough in basic skills and knowledge to know that I would be able to deliver quality work, but I know there's always more to learn. What do you guys think is the best route to take? Thanks!

I have a 25' x 16' wall to paint it's 25' high, with established client.

1. Pressure wash.

2. has a fresh stucco patch on it that is 3' x 25' that will need primed.

3. Paint the body one color

4. Paint the trim (8" x 25' also stucco) and 8" x 24' around a window)

5. Clean up and haul away the debris. Client buys paint and rents boom lift so just labor. What would you charge

I do comercial spray gun work at a shop and its my first time doing this kind of work. I do a lot of 5ft by 7ft acrylic sheets and it requires a lot of bending or crouching down to hit the bottoms while still moving side to side. The last 3 months, I have had no issues with it, but today I'm getting some sharper pains in my lower back by my hips and I'm wondering how I should be moving so I dont continue to hurt myself ?

Painting downstairs following replastering 4 years ago (hate diy, can't afford decorators, just getting round to it.

Got 3 walls of plaster, the 4th a joining terraced wall with the old grey emulsion on it.

Plan was, cover the grey with a coat of white before our chosen green, then with the rest or the tub of white, water it down to mist layer the other 3 walls.

Checked old paint supplies before buying more, had a 5L tub of Crowther and Green matt white emulsion that we got on offer when a shop was closing. Figured brill, I'll use that, just cheap white matt for misting, and covering the pale grey so the green is starting on 4 even coloured surfaces.

Problem: this paint is weird. Doesn't act like emulsion I've used before, opacity is crap but it does dry a bit more solid. So far covered half the grey and that feels and looks like an ok-ish base to do the green on, but I just don't have a good feeling about misting in this. Seen conflicting things online, polar opposites of "just use the cheapest matt white you can find it's just mist" and "don't cheap out on your mist it needs to be trade white"

HELP. it's taken me days to do the ceiling and skirting boards, patience is thin in the household and I have to get this right - I will never be painting this room again.

If everyone's gonna tell me to go get better white for misting, that's fine, but please tell me why, physically/chemically whatever, the one I have won't work - I really need to convince myself to go pick something else

For construction trades people. What’s your recommendations here? Is there a tool for the job? Want to be able to do roof and walls for whole houses, etc.

Cheers