Here Are Our 3 Secrets To A Good Paint Job.
1. Choose a painter that takes time to fully understand your brief.
Painting sounds easy, but there’s chemistry involved and family matters as well! It is not a one-size-fits-all sort of exercise….so if it looks like the guy quoting is treating your biggest investment like a cookie cutter, run!
By asking the right questions we’re able to advise and tailor the best painting solutions for every client.
For example, Do you need a quick freshen up, or is this your forever home? Do you have active family members playing soccer in the hallway or a dog that lounges across your skirting boards? These considerations will dictate which paint finishes would be most suitable in your home. As one of our clients mentioned, “The other guy quoting didn’t ask me any questions, they just gave me a quote, but you took time to really understand our situation and recommend paints based on our lifestyle and goals.”
2. Proper preparation – it seems obvious but it’s not always as easy as you think!
It’s possible to over-prepare, under-prepare, or use an incorrect primer – all of these issues will affect the longevity and beauty of your project. Consider a recent job we did in Randwick.
The brief: It was was easy enough – fix the recently painted timber door, frames & skirtings which had sheets of paint peeling off!
The obstacle: The problem was the lack of knowledge (or care) by the previous applicator. Good paint had been applied to a glossy surface without proper preparation, making the top coats of paint unable to adhere properly and start peeling off like confetti.
The solution: we had to strip off all the old failing paint and properly prepare the surfaces (clean and sand) followed by the use of a high adhesion undercoat. The actual painting took less than half the time of removing the failing paint and mess
The moral is: proper preparation is essential & technical, it costs more up front to set foundations, but it will save time, money, hassles in the long run and be rewarding well into the future.
3. Another secret is to choose Dulux Accredited Painters.
Dulux Accreditation is selectively awarded to painters and decorators who are recognised as industry leaders and meet their rigorous criteria of high standards and professional conduct.
As a local Dulux Accredited painter we were invited to work in partnership with a local building company on a tricky site in Bondi.
The brief: Paint the steel support beams for a new house. Sounds easy enough and the steel was already primed. On closer inspection and testing we discovered the existing primer was weak and it exposed some rusted steel underneath. Just painting over the top of that would have led to many problems down the road.
The solution: to thoroughly prepare the structural steel beams and paint the now stable, bare steel surface with 3 coats of Industrial Grade paints that are fit for purpose.
When you’re protecting structural steel for a new house that’s a stone’s throw from the Bondi waves you’ve got to do it right.
