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 issue’s featured commercial contractor: A-1 All Florida Painting of Miami, Florida.
Continue reading Making it Big: Generation After Generation, Miami Company Builds on a Strong Tradition of Hard Work
Tag Archives: Summer 2023
Top 10 New Tools for Pro Painters in 2023
In this article, we take our annual look at all the best new equipment and supplies available for pro painters. This year, that includes high-performance airless sprayers, low-pressure spray tips, advanced patching compounds, supplies to improve efficiency on the job site and much more. Continue reading Top 10 New Tools for Pro Painters in 2023
Mario Vega Found the Solution: Owner of Solution Painting Shares What He Has Learned
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 issue’s featured residential contractor: Mario Vega of Solution Painting in Annandale, Virginia.
Continue reading Mario Vega Found the Solution: Owner of Solution Painting Shares What He Has Learned
The Foolproof Way to Estimate Painting Projects
Once again in 2023, Pintor Pro is teaming up with the Painting Contractors Association (PCA) on a series of articles to help you grow and improve your painting business. This year’s theme: Productivity is the path to profitability. In this article, Jon Bryant, CEO of Paint Scout, shares his secrets for foolproof estimating.
Continue reading The Foolproof Way to Estimate Painting Projects
Breaking Down the Language Barrier with Latino Pro Shows
Think of it as a welcoming committee.
The folks at Sherwin-Williams are always looking for ways to better serve painting contractors. A perfect example is their new Latino Pro Shows.
Continue reading Breaking Down the Language Barrier with Latino Pro Shows
Build Your Business Chops with Free PRO+ Training Webinars
Running a successful painting company. It’s more than just how to hold a paint brush or how to cut in a wall. There’s estimating, sales, marketing, accounting, managing people, and so much more. Sharing ideas about how to excel at the business side of painting is the concept behind the new PRO+ Training Series on the Sherwin-Williams YouTube channel.
Continue reading Build Your Business Chops with Free PRO+ Training Webinars
Giving Back: California Contractor on the Rewards of Painting it Forward
Giving back to the community is very important to professional painting contractor Juan Vásquez.
Continue reading Giving Back: California Contractor on the Rewards of Painting it Forward
Hispanic Business Growth Supported by The Sherwin-Williams Foundation
Sherwin-Williams is committed to supporting the economic growth of the Hispanic business community. That’s one reason why The Sherwin-Williams Foundation has collaborated with the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development (NEOHCED).
Continue reading Hispanic Business Growth Supported by The Sherwin-Williams Foundation
Summer 2023 Editor’s Pick: A Powerful Pressure Washer
As part of our ongoing mission to help painting professionals maximize their jobsite productivity, each issue of Pintor Pro magazine features our favorite application tools and essential job site equipment and supplies.
Our Summer 2023 Editor’s Pick is the Mi-T-M Job Pro® 4000 Cold Water Pressure Washer.
Continue reading Summer 2023 Editor’s Pick: A Powerful Pressure Washer
Summer 2023 ProBuy® Specials: Save 20 Percent or More Off List Price on Select Painting Equipment and Supplies
Each issue of Pintor Pro magazine includes a roundup of special ProBuy® pricing on some of our favorite application tools and essential equipment and supplies. Continue reading Summer 2023 ProBuy® Specials: Save 20 Percent or More Off List Price on Select Painting Equipment and Supplies
Three More Great Ways to Work Smarter with PRO+ductive Solutions
Want to get the job done faster? Want to save money and time with services and tools that make your entire business run smoother? Want to build your business with the services and tools you need today plus cutting-edge solutions for tomorrow? PRO+ductive Solutions is an ongoing initiative started by Sherwin-Williams to help contractors save time, complete jobs quickly, and save money to generate more profit.
The latest additions to this part of the company’s PRO+ program include a time- and labor-saving pressure washer, virtual color consulting resources for homeowners and an advanced weather-adaptive paint that helps you be more productive on exterior projects.
Continue reading Three More Great Ways to Work Smarter with PRO+ductive Solutions
Choosing an Airless Sprayer: The Six Major Components and What You Need to Know About Them
A paint sprayer is a professional painter’s best friend on the job site, allowing them to do high-quality work quickly. And when a sprayer breaks down, that same painter can find their productivity severely diminished. No one wants to deal with equipment issues in the middle of a project.
“When contractors trust their business to equipment that is going to drive their productivity, it’s important that they buy a high-quality product that their teams can rely on, day in and day out,” says Dan Johnson, Global Total Markets Manager at Graco. “I was just at a job site yesterday where a painter was using an Ultimate 695 – a 30-year old model that was still getting it done.”
Knowing your equipment inside and out can be the key to getting the most out of it.
In this article, Johnson explains the major components of an airless paint sprayer, explaining both how each part works and how to choose the right sprayer for your team. Continue reading Choosing an Airless Sprayer: The Six Major Components and What You Need to Know About Them
4 Easy Steps to Help Homeowners Beat Color Decision Paralysis and Start Jobs Faster
First impressions are important, and for homeowners, their guests’ first impression of their home will be its exterior. It’s no wonder so many homeowners want to freshen up their exterior with a fresh coat of paint – and why many of your potential customers want your opinion on their color selection.
Though you may not feel like the right person to ask about this, successfully helping a homeowner decide on a color can help you to close more leads, get jobs scheduled and started on-time, and position yourself as a color hero to your clients. Sue Wadden, Director of Color Marketing at Sherwin-Williams, offers strategies you can use to help your clients select the perfect exterior look.
Continue reading 4 Easy Steps to Help Homeowners Beat Color Decision Paralysis and Start Jobs Faster
Difficult Customers? Here’s How to Deal with the Three Most Common Types
Difficult customers can come in all shapes and sizes. Spend any time as a painting contractor and you’ll run into one eventually. Every contractor can probably recall a customer who made their work so difficult that they started to regret taking the job.
Unfortunately, these situations aren’t only frustrating, but can potentially hurt your business’ reputation if not handled correctly. As such, you need to be prepared for these customers in order to stay successful. And in a competitive marketplace where word-of-mouth is king, retaining customers and generating repeat business can grow your bottom line. In this article, we offer suggestions for how to professionally respond to three of the most common types of difficult customers.
Continue reading Difficult Customers? Here’s How to Deal with the Three Most Common Types