Monthly Archives: March 2011

Painting Interior of Science World

Renaissance Painting has been down at Science World off and on for a couple of months now painting the interior. It is a two tone colour scheme, with a dark colour on the upper and a lighter colour on the bottom. The interior of the building is very large, with large walls, mechanical systems and [...]

Painting using a paint sprayer and Insurance

Spraying is very effective in getting a large volume of surface area done. The problem is that if done by an inexperienced crew they can make a terrible mess. Insurance companies have a $1000 deductible per claim. So if you have a rookie crew and they are uninsured, or underinsured and they get overspray on [...]

Lead paint can harm children

An SFU professor is warning about potential dangers to children during home renovations.
“Owners of old houses could release lead, asbestos and other toxic chemicals when they scrape, burn or chip at lead-based paints and pipes,” Prof. Bruce Lanphear says in a release. “If you scattered dust from removing old paint, you could actually poison a [...]

Corona Brush Rep does the right thing

In June of 2010 I went in to the Benjamin Moore store at 16th and Dunbar to buy some new brushes. Because I use a lot of Benjamin Moore’s Aura for exterior painting, it was suggested that I use the Corona Excalibur with Chinex filaments.
Well today, I go into the store and I am talking [...]

How to Paint Kitchen Cupboards

As a Vancouver Painter I am sometimes asked to paint kitchen cupboards. While time consuming, if done properly the results are amazing, cost effective and green.
As with most painting, the first and most important step is the preparation. With cabinets you need to disassemble all of the cabinets, label all of the doors and safely [...]