http://www.painttalk.com Open painting discussion. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:23:41 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.painttalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.painttalk.com http://www.painttalk.com/f2/arborcoat-10459/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:56:25 GMT I have not used Arborcoat yet but am interested in trying it out, any feedback would be helpful. I have not used Arborcoat yet but am interested in trying it out, any feedback would be helpful. ]]> General Painting Discussion Blisspainting http://www.painttalk.com/f2/arborcoat-10459/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painting-exsposed-areas-10458/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:39:59 GMT Hey guys, new here. I first did some painting on this house about a year ago, and further bits more recently. I painted windows and door (all wooden)... Hey guys, new here. I first did some painting on this house about a year ago, and further bits more recently. I painted windows and door (all wooden) the house is about half away from the sea and i used all the regular paints, primer, undercoat and topcoat gloss. The problem is, that the paint is cracking in areas and just not adearing to any of the surfaces anywhere on the outside of the house and buildings, they have outbuildings, garages etc. Just wondering is there any paint on the market specially designed for exsposed and salt water areas, mainly thinking in terms of gloss.

Cheers guys ]]> General Painting Discussion cornishpainter http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painting-exsposed-areas-10458/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/blame-contractor-10457/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:27:17 GMT I read with interest last week the US Chemical Safety and Hazardous investigation board's report on the disaster at Cabin Creek where 5 men lost their lives in a fire caused by MEK and epoxy flashing. I've posted a copy of that report on our EonCoat blog along with my own comments.
This was a tragic event. How convenient it is to place nearly all blame on the entity with the least resources, the contractor. I'm not saying the guys on the job didn't screw up. I am saying that blaming the contractor is not the way to solve the root cause of the problem and save lives. Check out my comments and tell me I'm wrong! ]]> General Painting Discussion tonyc http://www.painttalk.com/f2/blame-contractor-10457/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/mcdonalds-10456/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:07:57 GMT Just got an opportunity to bid on a bunch of McDonalds restaurants. Looking over the plans, I see a lot of specifications for colours but nothing for... Just got an opportunity to bid on a bunch of McDonalds restaurants. Looking over the plans, I see a lot of specifications for colours but nothing for particular products - and they don't specify which manufacturer has to be used ... only all the colours are Benjamin Moore.

Anyone out there done one of these before? Are there particular products that McDonalds specs for their repaints? Neither me nor the GC that I met with this morning could find anything about this....

TIA. ]]> General Painting Discussion Rcon http://www.painttalk.com/f2/mcdonalds-10456/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/very-sorry-unwanted-painted-10455/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:26:33 GMT Sorry for asking something that was improper for professional painters to answer. After your moderators comeback SEE You got some good help, with... Sorry for asking something that was improper for professional painters to answer. After your moderators comeback SEE

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I had to say something.

I really thought the question applied to a general painting question. This is why I put it under general painting. Its good to have people to monitor the site so that only certain people (professionals)(Whatever professionals are as I've been painting for 50 years and haven't sold a painted picture yet but only paint homes and also apparently not posting a professional question by, I guess, me a non professional). Sounds like the Obama Administration. Thanks for the answers that help my painting needs and thanks for closing my tread as I didn't know after painting 50 years I couldn't ask something and learn more and I'm not in the professional painters category (without knowing me). What happened to freedom of everything. Hope someone get to read this and agrees with this freedom thing and does something. Ron ]]> General Painting Discussion darticus http://www.painttalk.com/f2/very-sorry-unwanted-painted-10455/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/using-sq-ft-when-bidding-commerical-10454/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:42:55 GMT Ok, I am new to commercial bidding as a sub contractor. When you bid costs per square footage. Is the cost based on the square footage of the... Ok, I am new to commercial bidding as a sub contractor. When you bid costs per square footage. Is the cost based on the square footage of the structure or the square footage of all the walls and ceilings of the structure(Paintable surface)? ]]> General Painting Discussion CentralPaint http://www.painttalk.com/f2/using-sq-ft-when-bidding-commerical-10454/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/another-bm-oil-bites-dust-10446/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:10:58 GMT This one hits hard guys,no more deep red exterior 094 or 100 series primer.We just started a brown house with red trim and were looking forward to... This one hits hard guys,no more deep red exterior 094 or 100 series primer.We just started a brown house with red trim and were looking forward to using it.Its such a deep red most people liked it better than the deepest finish paint red.WTF is next..................:mad: ]]> General Painting Discussion Rick the painter http://www.painttalk.com/f2/another-bm-oil-bites-dust-10446/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painting-leaf-guard-gutters-10443/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:01:48 GMT Any of you done this? How does the paint hold up? What was your experience with them? Any of you done this? How does the paint hold up? What was your experience with them? ]]> General Painting Discussion johnpaint http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painting-leaf-guard-gutters-10443/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painting-furniture-help-10442/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:50:52 GMT I have a fire place made of a wood outside and a inside metal firebox. I primed the wood which was coated with tongue oil with a good primer and... I have a fire place made of a wood outside and a inside metal firebox. I primed the wood which was coated with tongue oil with a good primer and added 4 top coats of a gloss enamel water base. Its not really shining the way I wanted. Can I use a clear with a brush or rag to add a gloss clear coat over it? Thanks Ron ]]> General Painting Discussion darticus http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painting-furniture-help-10442/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/havent-used-peel-bond-what-like-10439/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:32:12 GMT I will be using it soon, just wondering what it is like. What are some of it's traits? Any info would be cool.

Thanks. ]]> General Painting Discussion nEighter http://www.painttalk.com/f2/havent-used-peel-bond-what-like-10439/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/best-sikkens-product-exterior-soffits-10438/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:20:47 GMT Any suggestions on what to use on exterior soffits and eaves? Pacific Northwest. He wants to keep it close to natural. Thanks. Any suggestions on what to use on exterior soffits and eaves? Pacific Northwest. He wants to keep it close to natural. Thanks. ]]> General Painting Discussion Woodland http://www.painttalk.com/f2/best-sikkens-product-exterior-soffits-10438/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painter-characteristics-commercial-vs-residential-10433/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:52:11 GMT I'm musing about some of the variety of painters on this forum. It helps once you get to know the scope of a person's work to make sense of some of their comments and point of view. Big and small paint business, geographical areas, retailers, GC's, etc.

But, if there seems to be one distinction is the commercial vs residential painter. I've never been on a commercial site, no idea what it would be like to be a commercial painter, but I can often get a sense from answers posted that "that guy is probably commercial".

What would you say are characteristics that differentiate commercial from residential painters? ]]> General Painting Discussion Paint and Hammer http://www.painttalk.com/f2/painter-characteristics-commercial-vs-residential-10433/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/ohsa-safety-rules-you-could-responsible-subs-10431/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:05:18 GMT General contractors and other job-site employers may be held responsible for violations created by a subcontractor whose workers are exposed to... General contractors and other job-site employers may be held responsible for violations created by a subcontractor whose workers are exposed to safety or health hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has ruled.




More here...... ]]> General Painting Discussion RCP http://www.painttalk.com/f2/ohsa-safety-rules-you-could-responsible-subs-10431/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/who-performs-their-own-maintenance-their-sprayers-10430/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:50:13 GMT I feel like I've read a lot on this forum that people don't like to do their own maintenance on their sprayers and then I also hear about people complaining about the price to get them fixed or rebuilt. If people really wanted to cut costs, wouldn't you do pump rebuilds and packings on your own? We do all of our own rebuilding on pumps, guns etc.. who else does their own maintenance? ]]> General Painting Discussion huntboy3181 http://www.painttalk.com/f2/who-performs-their-own-maintenance-their-sprayers-10430/ http://www.painttalk.com/f2/oil-paint-walls-10429/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:20:39 GMT What are your recommendations for an oil paint for walls and ceilings in a residential setting. The job as an ordinary repaint, but the homeowner... What are your recommendations for an oil paint for walls and ceilings in a residential setting. The job as an ordinary repaint, but the homeowner requested that using an oil paint be at least looked into. Ceilings will be white and walls a lighter tan. Odor is not an issue. Drying time is, however. Finish will be eggshell or equivalent. ]]> General Painting Discussion paratrooper http://www.painttalk.com/f2/oil-paint-walls-10429/