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the perplexing problem of bull-nose corners, pt 3 – ceiling lines

Ceiling lines on round corners are probably the hardest to get right, and look the worst when they’re done wrong. On square corners you simply paint to where the two walls meet; but what if the flat walls never touch? Many people, even professional painters, try to ‘split’ the curve, treating it like a square

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Resolving to Update Your Home

I read last week that the number one New Year’s resolution in America this year is, “be a better person,” followed by, “lose weight,” a perennial favorite; and probably the MOST broken resolution of all time. The new year naturally brings out the introspective in all of us – Where did we do well during

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Comprehensive List of Exterior Painting Supplies

With the weather in Denver turning warm, we know a few of you weekend warriors are chomping at the bit to get started on your summer projects.  And for some of you that will include exterior paint.  So for those of you who insist on doing it yourself we’ve put together a comprehensive list of

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The Perplexing Problem of Bull-nose Corners – Part 1: Smooth Trim Lines

Do you or someone you know have rounded corners in their home?  Have you ever noticed that some of the corners on the basedboards look ’rounder’ than others?  Or have you wanted to paint, but didn’t know how to make a clean line bend around around corner?  Let the HappyPainters show you how you too

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Surfactants, extenders and fillers; Oh my! The long-term cost of using inferior paint.

Recently, we talked about how paint quality can affect the cost of your paint job, driving up the immediate cost of your project. But there is another way paint quality influences your pocketbook – long-term costs. There are several areas that have to balance in order to make quality paint: spreadability – how easily the

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Spending more to get less – how cheaper paint can cost you more

People often ask us why we insist on using more expensive, high-quality paint to do our jobs. Their theory is if we used less expensive paint our costs would be less and, therefore, we could charge less. In practice, however, nothing could be less true. There are many ways to dissect this question and we’ll

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Humidity, cool fall nights and surfactant leaching – or how to make a great paint job look awful

Last week I recieved a phone call from one of our customers.  We had painted her house a couple weeks ago (and it turned out GREAT) and a few days after we finished she noticed she had some discolorization on her house.  She described it as ‘spots, kind of like when cement cures.’  I was flumoxed

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