Spring 2022

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The Painting Life: Carlos Peña Beats the Odds - 3 min read In each issue of Pintor Pro magazine, senior editor Jorge Arboleda goes behind the scenes with successful painting company owners for our series, The Painting Life. This time: Carlos Peña of San Jose Services in San Jose, California.
5 Ways to Generate Repeat Business - 4 min read Repeat business is where it’s at. According to the book Marketing Metrics, businesses have a 60 to 70 percent chance of selling to an existing customer, while the probability of selling to a new prospect is only 5 to 20 percent. Studies also show that repeat customers spend 33 percent more compared to new customers. … Continue reading 5 Ways to Generate Repeat Business →
The Path to Professionalism: A Step-By-Step Guide from the PCA - 3 min read This article is the first of a new four-part series from Pintor Pro and the Painting Contractors Association (PCA) designed to help you understand and prepare for the challenges of business growth.
Coating Concrete: 3 Steps to Success - 2 min read When new, existing or compromised concrete is your substrate, a wide variety of factors will determine the long-term success of your coatings project. And long before choosing a coating comes analysis of the surface and understanding the job your coating will perform.
Spring 2022 Editor’s Picks: Tools to Make Your Jobs Easier and Faster - 3 min read As part of our ongoing mission to help painting professionals maximize their jobsite productivity, each issue of Pintor Pro features a roundup of some of our favorite application tools and essential job site equipment and supplies. Here are our Spring 2022 issue picks:
A New Masking Option for Production Painters - < 1 min read When it comes to production painting, you need a tape that sticks until the job’s done.
Use Paint Pro Training Videos to Teach Key Painting Skills - 2 min read A Sherwin-Williams initiative designed to help grow the skill sets of new painters and address an overall painting industry labor shortage continues to be a major success, according to company officials and the contractors who benefit from it.
Cool and Refreshing Evergreen Fog is the Sherwin-Williams 2022 Color of the Year - < 1 min read Sherwin-Williams welcomes new beginnings with its 2022 Color of the Year, Evergreen Fog SW 9130 (215-C4).
Increase Productivity and Profits with New Sprayer Technology - 3 min read Running a profitable painting business takes a significant investment in time, effort and patience. As a business owner, it’s important to make strategic decisions to maximize profit and keep the business growing. This is especially true with equipment that is relied on every day.
Project Solutions: Painting the Country’s Largest Indoor Waterpark - 3 min read In this article, we go behind the scenes to interview the pros who won the coatings bid for the world’s largest indoor waterpark: the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Texas: the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Texas.
Colors Curated for Pros - 3 min read The Sherwin-Williams Commercial Colormix Collections are a great resource that can help you assist your customers with color selection for all their jobs, from hospitality and healthcare to education and multi-family properties.