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Painting Cabinets
Often a stain on older cabinets can start to look dirty and grungy. In an attempt to freshen older cabinetry, customers often ask me what it would take to paint over the existing surface. Here is a step by step explanation of the process O’Connor’s Painting Service uses to paint cabinetry. Remove old hardware. Note:…
Read MoreDeck Finish – Clear, Solid or Semi-Transparent Stain?
When I get a call to bid a deck staining job, often the homeowner asks me my expert opinion on whether to use a clear, solid or a clear semi-transparent stain. It all depends on the level of maintenance and investment you are prepared to commit to over the years. Clear finish deck stains only…
Read MoreTrying to Decide between Power Washing or Hand Cleaning Painted Surfaces?
Often it takes a trained professional painter to determine if the exterior paint of your house should be cleaned by hand or power washed and to what extent. Scenario 1 – Your paint job was done about two years ago and you decide to change the color. If there is very little mildew, you may…
Read MoreWaterbased Alkyd Paints Replace Oil
In the good old days, people used oil or alkyds paint because they liked the smooth finish on wood trim inside their home. But over time, paint companies have fazed out oil paint to help protect the environment. Fortunately a few paint companies are now carrying a waterborne alkyd enamel product. Here at O’Connor’s Painting…
Read MoreHappy New Year
From our family at O’Connor’s Painting Service to yours, we would like to wish everyone a prosperous 2011.
Read MoreSwitching from an Oil-Based Interior House Paint System to a Latex System
Over the past several years due to government regulation in the Mid-Atlantic region, paint manufacturing companies have slowly phased out oil-based paints. Back in 2005 when the new regulations were starting to be phased in, you could even find painters and homeowner trying to stockpile oil-based products. Today when you go to any paint store…
Read MorePainting Aluminum Siding
I’m often asked by customers who have very old aluminum siding if it’s a good idea to paint their siding. I was at a paint trade show recently where I met a large company that manufacturers raw materials for paint. They informed me that paint will hold up on aluminum siding for a good 15…
Read MoreA Decorator’s Website O’Connor’s Painting Follows
Young House Love is a fun blog website written by a husband and wife team chronicling their DYI home renovation and redecoration. They offer some great tips on color. Check out this current article on working with color swatches. Here at O’Connor’s Painting Service we always like to pass along resources that might give our clients inspiration…
Read MoreHOW TO…Wallpaper
I am frequently asked about how to properly remove wallpaper coverings. Patience and primer: the two most important words in installing wallpaper coverings. Many times we are asked to repair and spackle damaged walls done by rookie painters who lost their patience during the job or because the walls weren’t primed before the paper went…
Read MoreOne Coat Paint vs. Two Coats Paint – How to Choose
One of the biggest debates in the paint contracting world is whether to provide one coat or two coats of paint to the exterior of a house. In my 25 years plus experience in the paint business, I have found the number of paint coats depends on the current color, the color selection (for the…
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