Zinsser Names Its First-Ever Colour of the Year As 2026 Countdown Frenzy Begins
because every Colour of the Year deserves the perfect start Toronto (August 12, 2025) — For the first time in its 176-year history, Zinsser — ... Read more
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Deck Refinishing for Painters
According to a 2014 survey by American Painting Contractor, 70% of professional painters offer deck refinishing services. At first that number surprised me, but then ... Read more -
Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal with Colour
With many of us spending more time at home, this summer is the perfect opportunity to reinvigorate your house with inspiring design that welcomes you. ... Read more -
The High Cost of Perfectionism
If you are a professional painter who values quality, there’s a chance you battle with perfectionism. So did I, back in the day. Luckily, more ... Read more
Editorials
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Zinsser Names Its First-Ever Colour of the Year As 2026 Countdown Frenzy Begins
because every Colour of the Year deserves the perfect start Toronto (August 12, 2025) — For the first time in its 176-year history, Zinsser — ... -
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Working Smarter
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Three Lessons in Outdoor Wood Finishing
You can make more money finishing outdoor wood if you get these things right. If you’re a residential painter, chances are good that homeowners ask ... -
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Business Strategy
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6 Bad Reasons to Start a Painting Business
If you’re like many painters, you’ve probably toyed with the idea of starting your own business and taking on the role of boss. Who ... -
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Tech Savvy
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3 Ways to Finish Interior Wood
Whether you’re painting, staining and sealing, or oiling, these techniques are a must for a truly professional painter.
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Painter Profiles
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Employee First
How treating workers like customers built one of western Canada’s largest painting businesses. An interview with Mark Dumerton of M&L Painting, Coquitlam, B.C. By Steve ... -
Beaux Arts
Kevin Gray Painting beautifully revives, rebuilds and restores heritage buildings and more in Hudson, Quebec. The best way to see the work of Kevin Gray ... -
Endurance
While surviving a malignant brain tumor and becoming a single mother of four, Markham, Ontario’s Brenda Cory never let her business slip one single inch.
Bragging
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Pool Party
Four-man crew gives high school swimming pool a facelift. When Daniel Howell and his crew with CertaPro Painters tackled the swimming pool at Calumet High ... -
It’s Not How They Start, It’s How You Finish
Marcos Torres and his crew of four painters tackled this lavish Gurnee, IL home after the original painter baled out. “That first guy worked solo ... -
Taking the Pensacola Challenge
Big and beautiful. That’s the best way to describe an epic, 10,000 square foot house in Pensacola, Florida, paint- ed by Richard Ingram and his ...
Products
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Big When You Need Them, Small When You Don’t!
Everybody uses ladders, and we all have the same complaints. “Ladders are too heavy!” “They take up half of my garage to store!” “They are ... -
Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor
Get to painting faster with the Nix Mini Color Sensor. The Nix Mini is a powerful hand-held tool that grabs the colour of any surface ... -
Trimaco Red Rosin Paper
Trimaco Red Rosin Paper is a superior protection product to cover valuable floor covering during painting, construction and moving. Red rosin paper also provides a ...