Specialty Painting

Staining Interior Railing Color from Natural to Dark

2023-08-18T13:08:32+00:00

Color Touch Painting recently met a Dublin, California homeowner who wanted to change the appearance of their natural wood handrails. The handrails were a light maple color and the clients wanted darker stained look. Our challenge in staining the interior railing color from natural to dark was that the wood had already been sealed with Read more...

Staining Interior Railing Color from Natural to Dark2023-08-18T13:08:32+00:00

Cabinet Painting with Two-Tone Color

2023-08-18T13:05:11+00:00

San Francisco Bay Area Painting kitchen cabinets two colors: "Swiss Coffee" for the uppers and "Graystone" for the lowers, which matches the counter tops and back-splash.

Cabinet Painting with Two-Tone Color2023-08-18T13:05:11+00:00

Bay Area Painting Contractor likes the New Benjamin Moore store in Danville

2023-03-04T20:03:41+00:00

Bay Area painting contractors like Color Touch like to see that a new Benjamin Moore store opened in Danville. This store is part of the local Creative Paint chain. Creative Paint already has a few other locations in San Francisco, and the East Bay. They recently opened a store at 688 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Read more...

Bay Area Painting Contractor likes the New Benjamin Moore store in Danville2023-03-04T20:03:41+00:00

Insl-x Cabinet Coat for San Ramon Painting Projects

2023-03-04T20:05:02+00:00

Insl-x Cabinet Coat is a great choice for kitchen or bathroom cabinet painting. As professional painting contractors in San Ramon, we care about the quality of the painting products we use. With environmental regulations limiting the manufacture of oil-based paints and polyurethanes, many companies are producing low-VOC versions. Often these are "hybrids" that are oil-based, Read more...

Insl-x Cabinet Coat for San Ramon Painting Projects2023-03-04T20:05:02+00:00

Surfactant Leaching

2011-12-06T17:31:53+00:00

Have you ever painted an exterior--it looks great--then the next morning there are amber streaks or droplets marring the newly painted surface? As a Bay Area painting contractor, I often encounter  "surfactant leaching".  Surfactant leaching, or exudation, occurs when water soluble components exude out of the paint. This happens with all water-based paints, but is Read more...

Surfactant Leaching2011-12-06T17:31:53+00:00

Interior Painting or Flooring: which comes first?

2023-03-04T20:08:39+00:00

When discussing interior painting jobs, clients often ask our professional house painter whether they should paint or re-finish the floors first. From my experience as a house painter and painting contractor, my advice is generally to re-finish the floors first, then paint afterward. This because sanding of floors invariably creates a ton of dust, which would Read more...

Interior Painting or Flooring: which comes first?2023-03-04T20:08:39+00:00

Poor paint adhesion

2023-07-07T13:59:47+00:00

Of all the problems that can arise in a painting project, poor paint adhesion is perhaps the worst! When new paint fails to stick, it just sucks! Yet as a San Francisco Painting Contractor, I see plenty of interiors with peeling trim paint. The most common cause of this is the application of a water-based Read more...

Poor paint adhesion2023-07-07T13:59:47+00:00

Using Top-side Varnish on San Francisco Wood Exteriors

2023-03-04T20:10:10+00:00

When considering exterior polyurethane products (either clear or pigmented), don't forget to check out places like West Marine, or online sites like Hamilton Marine. (store.hamiltonmarine.com). Last time we varnished a natural wood exterior in San Francisco, we used "Epiphanes", and found it to be an excellent product. We purchased ours from West Marine, but also Read more...

Using Top-side Varnish on San Francisco Wood Exteriors2023-03-04T20:10:10+00:00

San Francisco Painting Contractor Notes: How to Apply Gold Leaf

2023-03-04T20:10:44+00:00

                                     (Newel Post with  a coat of "sizing")                 (A layer of gold leaf applied...) My team of professional painters is often asked to apply gold leaf to Victorian exteriors. Here are some tips: First off, I choose patent gold leaf, which means that the gold is actually lightly adhered to the Read more...

San Francisco Painting Contractor Notes: How to Apply Gold Leaf2023-03-04T20:10:44+00:00
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