Cost Affective Painting

When we paint, it appears that we almost always have to primer before painting. This is not cost affective in the competing market today. Customers want you in and out ASAP. What can I do to reduce cost and time on a job? Will additives help to get a two

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Behr Sateen finish paint.

I have been using Behr Sateen finish paint on the mouldings and trim throughout my house. Now, I need more and they’ve discontinued that finish. What else might compare to that finish? Home Depot pushed it as the great kitchen and bath finish, etc, and I really loved it, but

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Bubbling Paint

We removed wallpaper from a small room, washed the walls and patched some areas then sanded the wall, applied Kilz primer and it is bubbling up. What can we do to solve this problem?

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Crystalline Silica

After using the rest of the paint that my last painter left for touch ups, I noticed a warning that said “Contains crystalline silica which is very dangerous to health. Do not do any abrading, sanding, or scraping. Dust particle extremely dangerous etc”. Holy geez! I am now afraid to

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Air bubbles in industrial enamel.

I’m currently working with Sherwin Williams industrial enamel alkyd on exterior wood, that has been previously painted with an exterior alkyd enamel. I’m getting air bubbles in my finish. I tried thinning it, still getting air bubbles, I tried adding jap drier and thinning it, and I’m still getting some

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Corrugated Plastic Sundeck Roof

What is the best paint to put on corrugated plastic roofing? My deck is covered in this clear corrugated plastic and it’s like a green house in the summertime. I love my roof and don’t want to replace it so thought painting it would be a better idea than draping

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