RC Painting is a full-service painting contractor based in Cedar City, Utah. Their picture gallery has some good examples why hiring a Professional Painting Contractor is not just about insurance, licensing and other peace of mind goodies. Sometimes it is something as simple as painting straight lines. Take a look at their compelling evidence: http://www.rcpaintinginc.com/Why_hire_a_professional_painting_contractor.html    

Painttalk.com is a forum where Painting Contractors discuss business and exchange painting suggestions with other painters. Recently a forum was added to accommodate the growing concern painters and contractors have for environmentally friendly practices. The discussions are lively, informative but definitely interesting: http://www.painttalk.com/f26/ If you are a consumer, you may find the discussions interesting. If you are a paint contractor jump right in and participate.    

  The summers in Toronto are unpredictable and overall difficult for Toronto Painters to schedule. Working outdoors can be uncomfortable for painters, especially in very hot and humid days. There are days when any outdoor activity can be unhealthy. But when the weather is comfortable and predictable, working outside can be very enjoyable. The pictures here are from two years ago, during the painting of a home in Weston Ontario. The customer was great and hospitable, the weather nice and the

By Rachel.  In July, I had a brief interview with Peter Umanec, M. Sc. Commercial Development Representative for Benjamin Moore. Mostly, I was interested in the benefits of low to zero VOC paints, and wondering how these are preferable to other environmentally forward-thinking products, such as recycled paints. Peter explained everything pretty completely, and I gained a greater understanding of why he promotes the Benjamin Moore “Natura” line of paint. Rachel: Okay, so first of all, why Natura? Peter: Well

Anyone can paint, right? “You can do it we can help” proclaims convincingly our favourite Big Box store. There are so many do it yourself articles, television shows, advice is everywhere. The latest and greatest gadgets come along to solve the biggest fear the DIYer has, the fear of crooked lines. Colourful masking tapes, green, lime green, white, lilac, blue, they all promise to help create straight lines. A professional painter is supposed to cut-in straight lines free hand. The skills required for

Can you paint anything? Sure you can. If you use the right primer and paint, there is almost no substrate that can’t be painted. Case in point is this unusual task. The curtain rods and the drapery rings had to be hand painted. Spraying them was not an option worth considering, due to environmental considerations. So the painter got her brush out, primed them with super adherent primer and painted them with Benjamin Moore’s Aura Satin enamel. The result was

What an exciting project! Our client was out of town for a while, so we just went to town (or at least Ajax) with the colours they chose. Take a look at this nice bright kitchen.  Raquel will be so happy when she comes home. Never mind the kitchen, wait till she sees the nursery! What a warm and happy room. Not afraid of colour in this house….that’s great! What a nice family. Good luck on your new arrival. More on