The Red Truck crew had another fun and busy year in 2013. Our projects included commercial jobs, jobs for past customers, and work for people relocating their homes. One of our commercial projects had us working near the airport again. We worked in an industrial company painting an exposed ceiling. We also painted the exterior and interior of a great new cafe across from the airport - the ROC Cafe. Great sandwiches and breakfast! Another project was painting the dining room of a terrific italian restaurant on Monroe avenue - Rocco. I once worked with the chef and owner of the place back when he ran the Victor Grilling Co. The food here is simply amazing. When we weren't eating while painting - we also worked on more homes for sale, or recently purchased, with a few projects in Fairport. For most of May we worked for a couple who relocated here from the Carolinas. Fairport also had us working for friends at Bright Start Pediatrics. Some of our more grueling projects had us scraping and sanding very old houses, including one in the village of Fairport. We worked on the old clapboards, the old shutters, and even the dormer peaks with the use of a boom lift. These jobs are tough, but tend to be the most rewarding. Like every summer, we washed and stained quite a few decks. This year we also stained five fences, most of which we completed using our paint sprayer. We recently added a new painter to our crew. We also added a second red truck. And, thanks to the folks at Coyne Design, we updated the red truck with an awesome logo, complete with my dog, Maddie! Thanks to all for keeping us busy this past year!
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Here at Red Truck Painting, we preform a lot of Rochester wall paper removal projects. A main priority with this work is proper surface preparation after the paper is take down. When wallpaper is removed, there is often a good amount of glue residue left over. If this glue is not fully removed from the walls, it will interfere with the finish coat of paint. In cases where we cannot clean the walls fully of the glue residue, we must use a product to seal the walls before the finish is applied. Oil Primer like Cover Stain used to be our go to. Now we usually choose GARDZ Problem Surface Sealer. Here are the main advantages: 1. Unlike oil, GARDZ does not smell horrible 2. Unlike oil, GARDZ is truly ready in one hour under normal conditions 3. GARDZ takes about half as long to apply 4. GARDZ spreads out almost twice as far 5. GARDZ preforms slightly better at sealing down glue residue, and has worked where oil has failed Cover Stain would still be a better choice if you only want to paint only one coat of finish after the primer, because it can be tinted, while GARDZ is a clear. We always suggest two coats of paint, so for us this rarely applies. There is a learning curve to applying GARDZ (which is also true of oil primer). GARDZ is extremely watery, and has a consistency resembling milk. You must be very gentle not to squeeze the roller, or it will run very easily. Once you get the hang, though, GARDZ will spread out far and easily. Once the walls dry, give a light sanding, and they are ready for paint. The paint will go on easier, because your walls are freshly sealed. Cover Stain is made by Zinnser. Now a part of the Rustoleum company, the Zinnser brand is perhaps the best known manufacturer of primer specific coatings. This primer has been around for years, and is one of the most popular oil primers in the painting industry. We have been using this primer for years as well. Cover Stain became our go-to oil primer because it is thick, and because it blocks out stains like it is supposed to. We most commonly used Cover Stain for bare wood surfaces (especially old exterior wood that is porous and/ or or prone to tannin bleed, like cedar) and for problem surfaces with staining issues. These surfaces include water stained ceilings, smoke stained ceilings, and walls from which wallpaper was removed. This product does a great job at blocking stains. With wall paper removal, Cover Stain does a good job at locking down torn drywall, and wall paper glue residue on the wall substrate. This provides a safe undercoat for application of a latex product. If latex is used without an oil primer, bubbling of the finish coat, and flashing of the residues is common Cover Stain dries fast, and can be recoated in one hour, as stated on the can. We do however suggest an overnight dry with oil primers, as they can take some time to harden, and can also take time to off-gas their oil solvents. Cover Stain's main weakness is that it is very smelly, with intense oil fumes. You must use with adequate ventilation - or you will catch a nasty headache. Also, if you plan to clean your brushes be prepared to spend some time with thinner or mineral spirits. See our review of GARDZ, which offers a great, water based alternative for wallpaper removal use primer. Red Truck Painting recently completed a large painting project near the Rochester, NY Airport. We painted for a local manufacturer, and a neighboring restaurant. At the manufacturing building, our commercial painters were asked to paint the exposed ceilings in a room that was being remodeled. This ceiling was full of supports and duct works, and there was no way we were going to get it coated with a simple brush and roller. And - they wanted it painted black. What was the solution? Dryfall paint! Dryfall paint is pretty simple to define - it dries very quickly, as it falls. So when you spray the paint, any over-spray will dry before it hits the flooring. The specific product we used was PPG Speedhide Latex Dry-Fog. This product dries after a ten foot fall. After a coat of Aqualock Latex Primer, the ceiling was ready for two coats of Dryfall. It sprayed easily, had great coverage, and cleaned up nicely. We purchased the paint from Hadlock's House of Paint. Call Red Truck Painting for your Rochester NY Commercial Painting needs! Our crew at Red Truck Painting performs several cabinet painting project's in Rochester every year. We have learned from experience to only use the toughest enamels on these surfaces. Traditionally cabinets have been painted using a oil based product, or sometimes an exterior paint is used. This is in attempt to coat the surface with a hard, durable product. These products are often times difficult to work with. Enter Cabinet Coat. It is an Acrylic so it is easy to work with, dries pretty fast (6 hours to recoat) and cleans up with soap and water. It doesn't have that nasty smell either. Cabinet Coat goes on very thin - which lends for a very smooth finish, perfect for cabinetry. And it dries hard, leaving a durable finish you can live with and not worry about it chipping off. To see more on the proper preparations and procedures, see our process on Rochester Cabinet Painting. Benjamin Moore Advance is a very similar product to cabinet coat. It also claims to be self-priming (we know better than to skip this crucial step) and also offers a hybrid formulation as a "water borne alkyd." The Advance is easy to work with like cabinet coat. It does take longer to dry before recoat (16 hours.) And it does take a bit more elbow grease to sand. It dries to a very similar mil thickness (1.35) It has slightly more solids by volume than Cabient Coat (33 vs 39%) We prefer Advance slightly. Why? When it dries it is really hard! The bottom line - this paint is easy to work with, lays down extremely smooth, and creates a tough finish that is perfect for cabinets. Here are some specs for Cabinet Coat. Both products are owner by Benjamin Moore, and have similar application instructions. Here is a link for Benjamin Moore Advance. Cabinet Coat™ Urethane Acrylic Satin Enamel CC-45XX Series Type: Urethane Reinforced Acrylic Sheen: Satin Theoretical Spread Rate: 350 - 450 Sq. Ft. Per Gallon* Recommended Application : Brush, Roller or HVLP Spray Thinner : Do Not Thin Clean Up: Warm Soapy Water Drying Schedule: Tack Free: 1 Hr. @ 77ºF Recoat: 6 Hrs. @ 77ºF Full Cure: 7 Days Cabinet Coat™ is the ultimate finish for refurbishing dingy kitchen and bathroom cabinets, shelving, furniture, trim & crown molding and other interior applications that require an ultrasmooth, factory like finish with long lasting beauty. Its super adhering quality allows painting "hard to stick" surfaces, even polyurethane and varnish, without using a primer. Cabinet Coat™ has excellent flow and leveling, superior stain resistance and an extremely durable satin finish that will allow cabinetry to look like new for years. Not appropriate for surfaces that will be immersed in liquid (sinks and tubs) or for stove or oven surfaces. WHERE TO USE: Interior & Exterior SUBSTRATES: Cabinets, Metal, New & Previously Painted Wood, Furniture, Woodwork, Doors Trim. APPLICATIONS: For exterior use, limit to small areas of trim. Do not use as a whole house wall paint. SURFACE PREPARATION: General – All surface areas to be painted should be clean, dry, sound and free of all dirt, grease,oils, waxes, mildew and any other surface contaminants that can cause paint failure. Dirt and chalk should be thoroughly removed by scrubbing with warm soapy water. Surface wax should be removed with a commercial wax stripper. Grease residue should be removed with INSL-X® PC-2000 Citrus Cleaner. Remove all loose chipping, cracking and peeling from previously painted surfaces by hand scraping, sanding, wire brushing and/or by use of power tool cleaning methods such as electric sanders, grinders, etc. Remove any loose rust, mill scale, rust deposits from metal surfaces by the same methods described above in accordance with SSPC – (Steel Structures Painting Council) specifications for the proper surface preparation of metal surfaces. Repair/replace any seriously damaged and/or delaminated surface areas. Lightly feather sand all rough paint edges to adjacent surface area. All glossy surface areas should be lightly sanded to effectively dull any existing sheen and create a more suitable surface for painting. Glossy Surfaces – Although Cabinet Coat™ is formulated to be applied to hard to coat surfaces without the need for sanding, it is recommended that proper surface preparation still be completed to enhance adhesion properties. Surfaces such as Melamine Laminate, Formica®, ceramic tile and glossy painted surfaces should be properly deglossed. Previously Painted Surfaces: No primer is needed if surface is in good condition. Clean or and as described above. Spot prime bare spots with an initial coat of Cabinet Coat®. Melamine Laminate or Formica®: No primer needed. Lightly sand with fine sandpaper. Remove sanding dust with tack rag. Ferrous Metal: Prime bare spots with metal primer. APPLICATION: Cabinet Coat™ applies easily with a quality brush or roller. If spraying is desired, the preferred method is HVLP. Stir product thoroughly before using. It is important to maintain a wet edge during all methods of paint application by brushing or rolling into previously applied coating area. Overworking Cabinet Coat™ can lead to brush marks or roller marks, as this product dries quickly. I recently moved to Fairport, and the Red Truck has a new home here. Since my Farther grew up and worked in Fairport, it has been a place we have done a lot of painting. We have worked on a number of older homes, including this historic house. These old painted lady's have a lot of details! This summer we look forward to painting here again. We also love to stain the cedar houses in the areas, as well as those decks that need a fresh coat. We love to work with paint and stain products from Benjamin Moore. We are offering a 10% Discount to all Fairport Residents! So let us know if you would like a free estimate. We recently got to work with Benjamin Moore's new interior paint, Ultra Spec 500. Designed to compete with Sherwin Williams Promar 200, Ultra Spec is an affordable paint best suited for commercial and larger scale residential projects. It offers the price point of an economy paint, but really does preform admirably.
We used about twenty gallons of the product in a medium blue tone. Painting near the Rochester airport, we applied this product on the interior of a large warehouse type building. We painted over concrete block, drywall, metal, and wood. We painted over both freshly primed and previously painted surfaces. We even used this over bright yellow colors. Great coverage! We used the low lustre product, which offered a nice eggshell finish. Our painters were very impressed with the paints performance on these surfaces when applied by brush, roller, and sprayer. We especially liked how it was thin enough to spread nicely over concrete block, but substantial enough to provide very good coverage. We found the dried product to be durable. Finally, this paint did not wash off our hands too easily - another good sign! Click here for more info To improve our online presence Red Truck Painting has joined Thumbtack, a business networking site. This site lists local business information for different companies, along with photos and reviews.
http://www.thumbtack.com/Affordable-House-Painters-in-Rochester-NY-Rochester-NY/service/381137">Affordable House Painters in Rochester NY <a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/Affordable-House-Painters-in-Rochester-NY-Rochester-NY/service/381137">Affordable House Painters in Rochester NY</a> Benjamin Moore is a fantastic paint company, but not all their paint is created equally. It is important to understand the differences between Benjamin Moore's various paint lines when buying paint, especially if your painting contractor is getting the paint for you. This article focuses only on interior paint lines.
Benjamin Moore prides itself on the quality of the paint it creates. However, in order to meet the various needs of the marketplace, Benjamin Moore has multiple quality levels. After all, the needs and interests of an apartment owner or builder are very different than those of a mother with children. Benjamin Moore produces four main quality levels of its interior paints. In order of ascending quality levels, they are: Super Hide, Super Spec, Regal and Aura. The labels of all four say "Benjamin Moore" but they are also clearly labeled with the product name so with this information you'll be able to ensure you get the right product. Super Hide is the bottom of the line. It is considered builder's grade paint and is intended only to cover well and quickly. Builder's use it because it is cheap and it touches up really well. The problem is that it needs to touch up really well. Benjamin Moore Super Hide has almost no durability and while not entirely true, I consider it "clay water". It is intended to paint new homes that are expected to be repainted with a higher quality product in a fairly short period of time. Super Hide comes in flat, eggshell and semi-gloss and can be tinted to any color. Many low-end painters will substitute Super Hide Eggshell thinking that it is just as good as the Regal products and the customer will never know. Don't let this be you. Super Spec is the next step up. Benjamin Moore Super Spec is definitely better than Super Hide. It was developed for commercial uses where cost is a factor and durability or quality isn't as important. Low-end painters will also substitute Super Spec for Regal products, too, and is also something to be wary of. Super Spec comes in flat, eggshell and semi-gloss and can be tinted to any color. The Regal line is Benjamin Moore's premium paint line, and before Aura it was their best. The Regal products built Benjamin Moore into the reputable paint company it is today. And these products do keep changing. Benjamin Moore has reformulated these products numberous times over the years to keep improving them. Overall, the Regal products are fantastic and compare well to any other premium paint brand on the market. Benjamin Moore Regal comes in flat, matte, eggshell, pearl, semi-gloss and high-gloss and can be tinted to any color. Benjamin Moore Matte and Benjamin Moore Eggshell are the most popular interior finishes for walls because they are washable and Benjamin Moore Semi-Gloss is the most popular finish for trim, baseboards and doors. These finishes are also referred to as Regal Flat, Aquavelvet (eggshell), Aquapearl (pearl) and Aquaglo (semi-gloss). Finally, the finest paint Benjamin Moore makes is Aura. Aura is unlike any other paint on the market. Benjamin Moore Aura paint is super-durable, does not require primer, will cover any color in no more than two coats, is low-odor and environmentally friendly and just looks richer for any color. Available in interior and exterior. With this information you will be better informed about the various paint quality options. Unless you are a builder trying to cut costs, you should use the best paint available. Relative to the overall cost of painting -- selecting your colors, tearing your home apart and living with the inconvenience, and expending the effort or expense of actually painting -- the paint itself is the least expensive part, and the difference between the best can of paint and the cheapest often only amounts to the cost of lunch or dinner one day. So given that on average you will live with the paint in your home for seven years, cutting corners on the paint quality doesn't make much sense. UPDATE: Benjamin Moore now offers a mid quality paint (falling between Super Spec and Regal) called Ben. Ben is tinted with the Gennex color system, which is the waterborne colorants used in Aura. This means the colors cover better, and are more fade resistant. Another new product is called Regal Select. Regal Select is of Regal quality, but also employs the new colorants. This is available in interior and exterior. Rumor has it - this may someday replace the old Regal entirely. Rumor also has it - Benjamin Moore is working on a new economy line of paint to better compete with big box value paint. Article from paintersource.com Rochester House Painter
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