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I’m a commercial painter in Kansas City. I just started working for one of the biggest ones I’ve ever done. We’re doing a Coca-Cola factory a tip up and I’ve been exposed to booms for the first time. It’s an absolute game changer. What used to take. I don’t know. Imagine moving a ladder. Every time you needed to move a ladder or just driving around the building up and down and up and down. I never wanna apply a ladder again.
That test is not reliable unless you first wash the surface to remove any oxidized paint on the surface. Oxidized oil paint would rub off on the cotton ball.
It may not be the most desired texture but I'm trying to match for repair that was done. I could never tell if the texture was intentional or just a really sticky paint that didn't flow.
I recommend wearing gloves when applying caulking. It's very bad for your skin. And keep your gloves clean! Wipe them with a wet rag after every single wipe. Talking to customers with dirty hands and clothes is not professional. Paint gets onto everything easily, keep your hands clean gloves clean and keep a tidy job site.
Thanks for also showing the common mistakes for first-time repair attempts! Wish me luck taking down the Dish TV on my roof...and the wire that leads nearly the longest route possible to a power box... there are lots of screws to fill holding the brackets around the danged wire. You're a HUGE help! Thank you!
I’ve been painting in LA. For 23 years. Something I respect about this dude is his uniform . Presentation means a lot. I recently moved to Texas and man I’ve seen the worse painters looking like they just crossed the damn border man . No class
Not sure what the siding is in the video (looks like fiber board) - but at least in the case of Hardie board you should not tool the caulking - which I think is mostly due to them recommending certain types of caulking (elastomeric) and they usually tell you not to tool the caulk since you want enough material to get in and behind and also grab on to actually last...tooling you end up removing too much (interior stuff this is usually fine, not as extreme as exterior) and for cement board you can easily tool too hard and push the caulk into the texture of the board and it tends to look bad
Actually you apply the material one direction, remove access going opposite direction. If you remove access same way you apply it. You remove material leaving divot.
NO! Do not use your finger. How can you create a completely flat surface over the hole without a flat-edge and using a towel (!?)(face palm) terrible idea. Simply use a 2" putty knife drag it over the hole and then push back to make a perfectly flat surface. You can actually do holes quicker than by using your finger.
Great video! What spackle/patch would you recommend for filling nail holes in Hardie Board? I was thinking Lanco Concrete and Mortar Patch and Repair, but am not certain that'd be best. Thanks!
Thank you MB Jessee. You're the best paint and paint prep mentor, I'm helping my son prep interior walls and was so afraid of doing it wrong, You armed me with confidence. Many blessings to your family and your business.
Thank you ! I got a question: What about if the existing base is latex and I’d like to repaint with oil based paint ? Would that work or needs a prime ?
Since he didnt answer, I will. You can paint right over the top of a stable latex paint (clean and not peeling) with an oil based paint without priming first.