khaki di++ies and they look professional casue the nice crease always stays in them..with lightweight sneakers..and i look good always
Boots/shoes
Which do you wear and what kind?
I wear boots on commercial or wherever required. Die hards are standard, although I really like wolverines.
For shoes, I liked reeboks for years, but the good ones squeak, so I went with new balance the last two times. Now, I'm gonna try nike healthwalkers.
I wear boots on commercial or wherever required. Die hards are standard, although I really like wolverines.
For shoes, I liked reeboks for years, but the good ones squeak, so I went with new balance the last two times. Now, I'm gonna try nike healthwalkers.
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All the trades rely heavily on image. One guy in whites, clean cut, nice truck and an excellent rap could be an inferior painter to the guy thats raggedy and unshaven.
A lot of this comes down to the type of work you do. Union work, new construction, commercial is incredibly brutal work, period. Union guys get on a job and may work 10 hours a day. Here in Vegas, it's common for guys to go 12 hours 7 days a week for 3 weeks straight. If that's the case, I'm showing up with half a beard, bleary eyes, swayback and hell yeah, a cup of coffee. I'd expect anyone to adjust to the situation. If I go to a private occupied residence and on the first day I'm wearing union clothes, using union language, by the end of the day, I'd understand it won't work in a private, occupied residence. The opposite applies too. I wouldnt' show on a union job acting like the prima donna that I am on private residential.
It's a lot like psychology, theres personal psycholgy and social psychology. If you try to run your personal life on what socielty dictates, you'll fail in your relationships. I admire the comments about putting family or god first. It points to the fact that you know your prioritys and painting is a way to achieve that.
Theres' also two kinds of painters. One kind meets another painter and they say, "hey bro". The other kind automatically challenges, compares and criticizes trying to get a picture of himself as better than the next guy.
I'd just like to see everyone get along in here. We're all in the same boat.
Wow the language filter really works on this site, even in pms. It filters out the **** in ****ies but I bet it won't filter out penis-ies.
A lot of this comes down to the type of work you do. Union work, new construction, commercial is incredibly brutal work, period. Union guys get on a job and may work 10 hours a day. Here in Vegas, it's common for guys to go 12 hours 7 days a week for 3 weeks straight. If that's the case, I'm showing up with half a beard, bleary eyes, swayback and hell yeah, a cup of coffee. I'd expect anyone to adjust to the situation. If I go to a private occupied residence and on the first day I'm wearing union clothes, using union language, by the end of the day, I'd understand it won't work in a private, occupied residence. The opposite applies too. I wouldnt' show on a union job acting like the prima donna that I am on private residential.
It's a lot like psychology, theres personal psycholgy and social psychology. If you try to run your personal life on what socielty dictates, you'll fail in your relationships. I admire the comments about putting family or god first. It points to the fact that you know your prioritys and painting is a way to achieve that.
Theres' also two kinds of painters. One kind meets another painter and they say, "hey bro". The other kind automatically challenges, compares and criticizes trying to get a picture of himself as better than the next guy.
I'd just like to see everyone get along in here. We're all in the same boat.
Wow the language filter really works on this site, even in pms. It filters out the **** in ****ies but I bet it won't filter out penis-ies.
Thats a spiffy shirt MAK ...your wearing cufflinks? :whistling2:I guess technically I don't where whites, I prefer natural color painters paints they are white after few washesThe naturals you can not see thru as much as whites, and I stay away from ****ies I think there's better pants out there
can't say I ever wore that shirt...Thats a spiffy shirt MAK ...your wearing cufflinks? :whistling2:
whether we like it or not, whether it's valid or not, whether we agree with it or not, our professionalism is judge by how we look. If you are aiming to win your jobs by the perception that you are "value orientated" then DO NOT wear clean whites and drive a well kept van/truck. Wear cut off jeans and a tank top. Spatter paint on your shoes and your ladders. Make sure you have some paint on your hands and face by 9:00 AM.
Now if you want to score the higher end jobs, wear the uniform of the trade and stay clean of clothes, vehicle, and body. It IS all about perception. If you look the part, then obviously you must BE the part (in their eyes). Yes, it DOES matter.
Now, back to the foot wear. When I did interior, I wore Converse Jack Purcells on my feet. They were canvas low cuts with a SMOOOTH sole. I don't have to tell fellow painters the advantages of a sole that has no nooks and crannies. Exterior would call for something that would not make my feet suffer from being on ladders nor allow an errant nail to cause me to empathize with J.C.
My wallpapering "uniform" consists of khaki cargo or carpenter pants, a polo (or golf) shirt, generic medium height "cross trainers" , and a hat. My base clientele is high-end and I try to wear something like they would wear on the weekends.
-Bill
Now if you want to score the higher end jobs, wear the uniform of the trade and stay clean of clothes, vehicle, and body. It IS all about perception. If you look the part, then obviously you must BE the part (in their eyes). Yes, it DOES matter.
Now, back to the foot wear. When I did interior, I wore Converse Jack Purcells on my feet. They were canvas low cuts with a SMOOOTH sole. I don't have to tell fellow painters the advantages of a sole that has no nooks and crannies. Exterior would call for something that would not make my feet suffer from being on ladders nor allow an errant nail to cause me to empathize with J.C.
My wallpapering "uniform" consists of khaki cargo or carpenter pants, a polo (or golf) shirt, generic medium height "cross trainers" , and a hat. My base clientele is high-end and I try to wear something like they would wear on the weekends.
-Bill
I don't know MAK, that maybe a little TOO neat. At least make it look like you've applied some paint before. Don't know if I would have too much confidence in someone wearing ironed underwear
i paint out of a rusty old camaro,,,,it blends right in at the trailer park,,,you can usually find me wearing an orange jumpsuit,,,,,,,,,those whites cost a lot
That picture is from the pants companies web site, I was showing that they are natural and not white. I would hope that I don't look like the knucklehead thats in the pictureI don't know MAK, that maybe a little TOO neat. At least make it look like you've applied some paint before. Don't know if I would have too much confidence in someone wearing ironed underwear
Arch which one are you ???Ooooops, were we talking about
PAINTER'S uniform
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PAINTED uniform:
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ROFLMAO !!!Arch which one are you ???
The good looking one :whistling2:
With a second look , I noticed a couple of interesting details and realized she does have a painted top. But please tell me that is not hair on her chest. Just splotchy skin or my monitor, right?
White ****ies from Sw. Normally with a white t-shirt. The shirt thing needs to be changed, or a better fitting t-shirt. Might try a pocketed shirt in the future. Ditto on the deep treaded footwear for interior. Learned about the trash they collect and deposit the hard way. Pair of canvas tops in the van.
White ****ies from Sw. Normally with a white t-shirt. The shirt thing needs to be changed, or a better fitting t-shirt. Might try a pocketed shirt in the future. Ditto on the deep treaded footwear for interior. Learned about the trash they collect and deposit the hard way. Pair of canvas tops in the van.
quote:i paint out of a rusty old camaro,,,,it blends right in at the trailer park,,,you can usually find me wearing an orange jumpsuit :quote
Isn't it hard to climb a ladder in shackles?
Hope your cuffs aren't secured to a waist belt, that really makes it hard to cut in.
Isn't it hard to climb a ladder in shackles?
Hope your cuffs aren't secured to a waist belt, that really makes it hard to cut in.
We sub any carpet work out to this guy whos been laying carpet for 30+ years. He shows up in his old van, which the top half of the seat doesnt sit up, only lays down. Beer in hand, mouth full-o-backer, unshaven,smells, and works in sandals. Does the best work ive ever seen, fast too. And no Im not even joking
my velvety red parada pope shoes are really cool to paint in also,,,,these reek of high style
When Im working interior with no construction - Im wearing New Balance runners. Atm - working at high end house with other construction going on in back of the house - wearing some new hiking style hard toes that I scored from Wally-mart for $29! Whohoo~
big red floppy clown shoes sound uncomfortable,,but once they are broken in they seem like a natural extension of my feet,,,,,,,,,you wouldnt catch me dead in dockers, whites, work boots, or sneakers,,,,,,yall are trippin
Mine are not new by a long shot, but it sounds likew e got the same shoes at the same place. Canvass tops? Real long strings?When Im working interior with no construction - Im wearing New Balance runners. Atm - working at high end house with other construction going on in back of the house - wearing some new hiking style hard toes that I scored from Wally-mart for $29! Whohoo~
when im in a nice house i wear the mallard duck slippers,,,they hurt on extension ladders when im painting the foyer walls,,,i am looking for mallard duck work boots,,,any sources from you pros???
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