Waiting for sun.

If you have wood on the outside of your house, all this rain is making you wonder if you can repaint, or should you wait.
If, like many people you wait a long time between repainting your exterior, any exposed wood will have moisture deep inside it. I like to have two weeks of sun before I repaint bare wood.
Other surfaces like stucco, metal and non absorbant materials should be OK to recoat.

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painting party

Family painting parties can be fun, but having a bit of organization helps.
Also the brand of paint you decide to use is also an important contributor to an enjoyable time.
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 Print out the relavent pages and have them on the jobsite.
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Ladders

I saw a guy on an extension ladder yesterday, but he had the ladder backwards.
The correct way that an extension ladder goes against a wall is with the upper part of the extension on top of the lower part. Also the rungs are designed to allow comfortable foot placement because they are flat on top when the ladder is in this position.

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Question of mold.

Here in Kamloops BC, mold is not as big an issue as in Vancouver or other high humidity area's.
For mold to appear and become a problem you need the area to stay damp and have little ventilation.
Just because you have a plumbing or roofing leak , does not mean you will be attacked by black mold.
So the remedies are, stop the source of moisture, dry the area with a fan , wash the surface if any effluesence or surface mold appears. Then when it is completely dry....... reseal and paint it.
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Chipping paint

Although we do our best to sand and prepare our surfaces before we paint, they still can chip off with rough use. The only remedy for this is to sand the offending area's again and touch them up. Usually followed by a coat over the whole area so it blends in.
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Expensive paint, cheap paint

Recently I had a conversation with a client about the cost of paint.
Is it worth paying all that money when Walmart paint is wayyyyy cheaper?
You get what you pay for. The resins and quality are different and cheaper paints look cheap too.
So next time you think it doesn't matter what type of paint you use, remember, cheap paint IS cheap paint.
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Pleasures of film painting

I am working on "Afghan Luke" right now. A film by the renowned Canadian Director, Mike Clattenburg. These independant films are always a challenge but way more rewarding than the big pictures.
 We plaster, paint, and create an Afghan village out of plywood and styrofoam.
The art comes in making it look real so you, the viewer, can believe the story that the director is trying to tell you.
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