We recently did two commercial painting projects and both involved repair and painting columns. One job was in Council Bluffs Iowa and the other was in Bellevue Nebraska. The first one in Council Bluffs had columns that were not too bad. Peeling paint and a bit gouged up. These we sanded down and we used a couple coats of glazing putty on them.
Spraying in the wind fails…what do you do?
We were just doing a commercial exterior. On the first day all went according to plan. Second day everything went wrong. It was very windy. There was a constant wind of about 17 mph with occasional gusts of 30mph. These are not the type of conditions you want to spray in. We have sprayed in very windy conditions before. It is doable if you know how to compensate.
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Exterior commercial work is sometimes a challenge because of the traffic flow (customers) and not necessarily the task at hand.
We were recently asked to repaint the exterior of a chain of several grocery stores. The toughest part was the height of what needed to be painted. There was a lot of traffic going in and out as well. It was high work but we planned on using a man lift so the height was not an issue but the constant flow of people was a concern.
Continue reading “Exterior Commercial”Painting doors. lot’s and lot’s of doors. Putting stickers on painted doors is never a good idea. With the covid virus many hotels started sanitizing rooms and then placing stickers on the door indicating that it had been thoroughly cleaned. Makes the customer feel “safe”. The problem with this is the stickers damage the doors. This is a problem for a hotel and a big problem for a big hotel.
Continue reading “Painting Doors”Library paneling is always a nice project to do. The before and after is dramatic. On this particular project the before photos were blurry. The stain we used was provincial by Minwax. With library paneling there is always a lot of sanding to do. Before staining and between coats of finish.
Wrought iron is made by repeatedly heating and working the iron over and over. This process makes the iron very strong and also expensive. We are in the process of cleaning, prepping, priming and painting hundreds of sections of Wrought iron fencing. Wrought iron fence painting is a good example of why the prep work is so important.
Sometimes we do a project and the before and after is dramatic. Recently we did an exterior and it is an example of this.
The home had steel siding and the color was rather awful. I honestly wasn’t keen on the new color selection but it actually turned out great.
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The exterior painting season (2021) for Omaha got off to a slow start the weather was rather cool in the spring, especially at night, and now in August we have non stop heat advisories. Many people ask me when the best time of the year is for exterior painting. It is in the late spring or early fall. Those are the ideal weather conditions.
Continue reading “Exterior Painting 2021”Interior lift work is common on commercial painting projects. We recently used one of our man lifts on a project in Omaha. It was the only way to get to the project besides scaffolding.
The project was in the Omaha Hilton downtown. There was a leak in the ballroom ceiling that caused some damage to the drywall and paint. It was more work getting set up to do the work then the work itself.
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I think we do the best cabinet painting in Omaha and the surrounding communities. I have seen what the “other guys” do. There is some good work out there but ours is by far much better in craftsmanship and the materials used. We use the best coatings available and I am always looking for something better.
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