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Zinnser COVER STAIN Oil Based Primer 

3/3/2013

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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. 

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Dryfall Painting 

2/16/2013

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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!

 

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Cabinet Coat and Benjamin Moore Advance Review

2/7/2013

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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. 

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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. 


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Red Truck Thumbtack

2/28/2012

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On the grades of Benjamin Moore

2/28/2012

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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
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2/27/2012

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On the importance of power washing

2/10/2012

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Though it is only February. we have received a high volume of calls for exteriors and decks in the past few weeks. When considering an exterior paint project, it is always important to think about proper preparation.  Especially in Rochester NY, houses are subject to an array of climatic forces, including snow, dirt, and mildew. 

Good prep work for your home's exterior should (in most cases) include a thorough pressure washing.  At Red Truck Painting, our goal with washing is to clean the surfaces to receive paint -- not to remove loose paint.  Power washing has received a bad reputation among many homeowners, as it is too often preformed aggressively.  Some painters and contractors will try to eliminate the need for scraping by blasting off loose paint.  Other times the washing is so strong that it can scar or even remove sections of siding or decking.  Not to mention those old windows...  Water logging is also a good reason to avoid high pressure washing.  Any moisture blasted deep into your home's wood will take that much longer to dry, and if painted over, can cause major paint failure.

We always stress a low pressure wash, intended to clean.  Accompanied by soap and mildewcide, this is the best treatment to clean off mold and debris.  Removing the chalky film that forms on old exterior paint is perhaps the largest advantage of power washing.  This will make the substrate ready for paint or primer to adhere properly.

Call Red Truck Painting for your next power washing project!  
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Interior colors this winter

2/5/2012

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Our house painters at Red Truck Painting have been enjoying interior projects this winter.  Muted greens and blues seem to bee the hot colors this year.  We are currently working on a house in Webster, and they have chosen Benjamin Moore's Pleasant Valley for a few rooms.  This is a nice blue- green tone that offers a variation on the sage color. 

We have also painted several kitchens in recently, with most in yellow tones.  I personally enjoy yellows in kitchen spaces, as they offer warm and exciting tones.  I painted the kitchen in my home in Benjamin Moore's Hawthorne Yellow, which is also the color of my home's exterior.  It is a bold, creamy yellow but not too bright or too yellow-y.


A very light, creamy off-white has been one of our favorite "neutral" colors this year.  The creamy, slightly yellow variation of off white offers more warmth and character than many lighter colors.  We have used colors like  Benjamin Moore's Windham Cream in various spaces, from living rooms, to hallways and basements. 

 

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Red Truck Painting Blog

2/5/2012

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Here's the new blog!  Just a place to post info on painting related topics.  Will be adding interesting articles, and sharing various thoughts on our painters and business in Rochester, and house painting in general. 

 
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