i need advice fast about painting?
Posted by Sonni in: tanning salon owneri have a small painting service,im working out a deal with a tanning salon owner to paint a newly remolded side,well hes picked out 5.00 cans of premixed paint,,real dark colors,i was gone for three days and came back and he painted orande on sheetrock without primer,,it looks awfull,ive told him over and over to get primer before i cant paint but her wont.he had new doors and frames and im so afraid hes going to expect me to paint them without priming first,and also the sheet rock,im so frustrated at this point that im thinking about pulling out of the agreement,im meeting him in a hr and i dont really know how to go about telling him that i dont want to hal do anything with my name behind it,can someone please advise me on something nice to say to try to work this out..thanks
You might want to tell him why primer is so important, that it using less paint to get good coverage, increase the life of the paint and result in a more professional look. If you show him how using primer will save money and increase quality, he might be prepared to listen.
Usually when someone wants to skip a step like that they are trying to save time and money, and don’t understand that doing a poor quality job will cost them more in the end.
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You are in a pickle with this one. Just tell the man bluntly that a primer is a must, the best thing to do is paint over the painted wall with a primer and after it has dried use the paint selected.
When you make an agreement put in writng what is expected and what will be done..A written contract is essential.
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You might want to tell him why primer is so important, that it using less paint to get good coverage, increase the life of the paint and result in a more professional look. If you show him how using primer will save money and increase quality, he might be prepared to listen.
Usually when someone wants to skip a step like that they are trying to save time and money, and don’t understand that doing a poor quality job will cost them more in the end.
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Kilz, its a primer that covers anything, tell him that you MUSTuse that in order to complete that job correctly, and it costs a bit more than reg paint, look it up first for prices but its the best on the market and good luck, plus tell him what you wrote that you dotn want your name behind anythng that doesnt llook good,he as a business man should KNOW what you mean, good luck again!
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My husband used to tell his customers he charged twice as much if they helped. Probably wouldn’t work in your situation, but I do hope you are charging him by the hour since you’ll probably have to redo everything he’s already helped with.
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If you feel you need to kind of go forward with your work, you need to put it in writing that you will NOT GUARANTEE your work because the owner doesn’t want to prime the sheetrock. Also, you can put that the owner waives his rights to recover anything from you if the paint causes damage or compromises the strength of the sheetrock. This might get him thinking.
Just draft something up really quick on paper stating that you recommend that this project requires base primer before paint goes up on the walls, etc….if owner wishes to deviate from your professional opinion and workmanship, then you cannot guarantee it.
If it’s a problem after that , then I think your instinct will guide you out of the door.
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