I swear to buddha that there is not one decent trim guy in FL. (myself included I guess, lol)
I was in the middle of sanding base in a rather nice home today, when I had what an alcoholic might call a "moment of clarity".
Now I'm only 23, but since I've been painting on my own (since 18, intermixed with my racing schedule) I can only recall one job where the trim was in excellent shape prior to my repaint. That was a $4mil home owned by a friend of mine, the most anal guy in the world, and he fired 4 painting companies when he was building the home.
Boogers, hole, drywall texture, sanding dust painted over... And many of the homes I work in are >5 years old and $1,000,000 plus (welcome to Sarasota).
I quoted a lady $3750 to repaint her trim (crown, base, chair rail throughout---2800sq ft.). I figure this was way cheap, figuring me and my guy for a full 50hrs each, even though it MIGHT take $150-$200 in materials.
I was trying to keep the cost down because 1. She works with my girlfriend 2. Trying to prevent the shock of 5k to paint the trim
Maybe I'm just creating more work for myself? I'd say about 85% of my jobs, people didn't want to pay to have the trim done correctly.
Please feel free to point out any glaring methods in the following procedure.
1. Dust base
2. Clean base with simple green or TSP depending on severity of contamination.
3. Sand with 150-180
4. Dust and tack
5. Caulk as needed, fill all boogers, holes, knicks, dings, dongs and gouges.
6. Sand with 220, dust/tack again
7. Prime
8. Light sand 220-320
9. Dust/tack
10. Final coat (Satin Impervo, or Porter Advantage 900 series for high gloss).
Now that is my "MAC DADDY" trim process, but sadly, most of the time it's a clean/light sand/paint.
Basically just a long-winded rant, but any advice WRT saving time would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Matt
I was in the middle of sanding base in a rather nice home today, when I had what an alcoholic might call a "moment of clarity".
Now I'm only 23, but since I've been painting on my own (since 18, intermixed with my racing schedule) I can only recall one job where the trim was in excellent shape prior to my repaint. That was a $4mil home owned by a friend of mine, the most anal guy in the world, and he fired 4 painting companies when he was building the home.
Boogers, hole, drywall texture, sanding dust painted over... And many of the homes I work in are >5 years old and $1,000,000 plus (welcome to Sarasota).
I quoted a lady $3750 to repaint her trim (crown, base, chair rail throughout---2800sq ft.). I figure this was way cheap, figuring me and my guy for a full 50hrs each, even though it MIGHT take $150-$200 in materials.
I was trying to keep the cost down because 1. She works with my girlfriend 2. Trying to prevent the shock of 5k to paint the trim
Maybe I'm just creating more work for myself? I'd say about 85% of my jobs, people didn't want to pay to have the trim done correctly.
Please feel free to point out any glaring methods in the following procedure.
1. Dust base
2. Clean base with simple green or TSP depending on severity of contamination.
3. Sand with 150-180
4. Dust and tack
5. Caulk as needed, fill all boogers, holes, knicks, dings, dongs and gouges.
6. Sand with 220, dust/tack again
7. Prime
8. Light sand 220-320
9. Dust/tack
10. Final coat (Satin Impervo, or Porter Advantage 900 series for high gloss).
Now that is my "MAC DADDY" trim process, but sadly, most of the time it's a clean/light sand/paint.
Basically just a long-winded rant, but any advice WRT saving time would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Matt