#1 Sanding Performance 3M™ Pro Grade Precision Faster Sanding Sheets provide superior cut durability — from start to finish. This premium sandpaper resists clogging and prevents slipping with its NO-SLIP GRIP™ Backing, so you can sand longer with less hand fatigue. Sand Easier, Sand Faster, Sand Longer. For when endurance matters. Continue reading 3M
Tag Archives: Summer 2021
Gardner-Gibson
Count on Dynamite® 234 for hanging delicate and difficult wallcoverings too, such as silks, suedes, velours, linens, burlap, grasscloth and strings. With superior wet tack and slip, Dynamite® 234 facilitates proper positioning of wallcoverings. Long open time provides for easier installation when booking or double cutting Continue reading Gardner-Gibson
Graco
Complete Fine Finish Jobs Faster – The NEW Graco Airless Finishing Kit is designed to help complete fine finishing jobs faster and easier using your existing Graco airless sprayer. Continue reading Graco
H&C® ClariShield® Natural Look Clear Concrete Sealers
You now have an answer when customers ask you for that on-trend, natural, low-sheen look for their concrete surfaces. New H&C ClariShield Natural Look offers a low-sheen finish that maintains the original surface beauty, plus, protects and extends the life of concrete. It’s available in water-based and solvent-based* formulas. Continue reading H&C® ClariShield® Natural Look Clear Concrete Sealers
Intex
Precision-Fiber® Cloth (PFC®) Paint & Cleaning Rags
Professional painters know that a premium quality wiping cloth is imperative to completing a job quickly and is the one painter’s tool no painter can do without. Intex’s PFC® Paint & Cleaning Rags offer game-changing performance and affordability. Continue reading Intex
Provision Tools
The PiViT LadderTool, is a lightweight, easy-to-use ladder leveler that sets up in seconds and has no moving parts. Use it as a ladder platform for stairs, sloped earth, asphalt shingle roofs up to 7/12 pitch – just about any uneven surface, to improve ladder safety and stability. Continue reading Provision Tools
Simple Green
Simple Green Industrial Cleaner & Degreaser, our U.S. EPA Safer Choice recognized solution, provides versatile, effective and fast-acting surface prep and clean-up. Easily remove light adhesives, oils, environmental buildup, wet paint and more with our water-based, non-abrasive and solvent-free formula. Reduce your prep time, clean-up time, and exposure to harmful chemicals. Continue reading Simple Green
SuperDeck® Solid Color Exterior Stain
This premium acrylic latex coating is fortified with an extreme bonding alkyd resin that primes and penetrates wood for outstanding adhesion. As a topcoat and primer in one, it offers rich color and durable protection for new deck projects and for recoating projects, too Continue reading SuperDeck® Solid Color Exterior Stain
Werner
You can count on WERNER to deliver superior climbing equipment. When it’s time to climb, the pros look to WERNER for the solution. Continue reading Werner
Carolina Dreamin’: The Restoration of a Southern Treasure
For this article, PPC editor Mike Starling sat down with Anderson Painting to learn more about their work on the Hill House, a century-old home and well-known, well-preserved landmark in Durham, North Carolina. Continue reading Carolina Dreamin’: The Restoration of a Southern Treasure
Top New Tools for Pro Painters in 2021
In this article, we take our annual look at all the best new equipment and supplies available for pro painters. This year, that includes a powerful new cordless sprayer, a lightweight new 3-in-1 ladder, a strong new high visibility orange masking tape, new premium 14-inch roller cover frames and a durable, slip-resistant drop cloth product. Continue reading Top New Tools for Pro Painters in 2021
Painting Doors Can Be Tricky: Here is Some Expert Guidance
Answers to paint pros’ most pressing questions by Rick Watson, Ask Your ProPartner™ columnist for PPC magazine. This time: Rick responds to a reader about the adhesion problems they’ve encountered when painting doors. Continue reading Painting Doors Can Be Tricky: Here is Some Expert Guidance
Leveling Up: How Sharp, Clean Lines Can Boost Your Bottom Line
In this article, we learn how the simple act of switching tools has helped one midwestern painting company build on its success. Continue reading Leveling Up: How Sharp, Clean Lines Can Boost Your Bottom Line
Pro to Pro with Phil Schoen: Don’t Leave ‘Em Hangin’
For more than 30 years, PPC magazine has been on job sites throughout the U.S. and Canada asking residential and commercial paint pros to share their stories. In our Pro to Pro column, we recap some of the best advice contractors have received and passed on over the last three decades.
THIS TIME: Phil Schoen, Schoen’s Painting & Decorating, Inc., Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Continue reading Pro to Pro with Phil Schoen: Don’t Leave ‘Em Hangin’
Summer 2021 Editor’s Picks: Tools to Help You Work Easier and Faster
As part of our ongoing mission to help painting professionals maximize their jobsite productivity, each issue of PPC features a roundup of some of our favorite application tools and essential job site equipment and supplies. Here are our Summer 2021 issue picks: Continue reading Summer 2021 Editor’s Picks: Tools to Help You Work Easier and Faster
Pro Tips: Picking a Pressure Washer
Pressure washers are a powerful cleaning tool for the professional painting contractor. In this article, we go over the basics you should know before you make this important investment. Continue reading Pro Tips: Picking a Pressure Washer
Unlock the PRO+ Advantage for 0% Interest Credit, Personalized Business Tools and More
In this article, we take a look at a new unified program that combines a multitude of business benefits for professional painters in a user-friendly, all-in-one app. Continue reading Unlock the PRO+ Advantage for 0% Interest Credit, Personalized Business Tools and More