Painter Interview Preparation Guide

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I’ve been painting now for more than 10 years, but have only gotten serious about it since 2006. What made me start? Hmm. I can’t exactly recall, but it may have been something as simple as coming across an art store and saying to myself, ‘let’s get some supplies and give painting a shot.’

The order of operation that use to repaint a single room is what tools I will need, the color, and how much time I will need to repaint the room.

One of the very important things that one needs to do before beginning a paint job is to fill holes and crack with putty or plaster. By compounding surfaces, one increases the chances of the end result being flawless.

I do have my own car to get to and from work. I also have a work car just in case one car brakes I know I have a extra car for work.

Many found taping a tedious job; you can still do your painting without using tape. First paint the ceiling and trim without using tape, and then use an edger to make a clean paint perimeter over the trim and below the ceiling, finish it by painting the walls.

I own a color mixing machine – my best investment so far. The computerized color mixing machine takes in a sample of any shade that the customer wants and mixes other colors to create it. Quite handy!

Recently, I am embarked on an adventure motivated by a close family bonds and a scene of responsibility. I am no familiar with this market but I now the business.

☛ Can Claw: It helps to hold on the can without interfering you painting job
☛ Edge Painter: It is used to paint the edges surrounding windows and ceiling walls without touching it
☛ Door hinge Mask: It would protect your door hinges from coloring
☛ Elite window brush: This pointed brush are specially designed to paint windows
☛ Twist and Reach pole: This tool comes with an extender and you do not need ladder or step stool if you are using this tool
☛ Mini koter long handle roller: This tool is compact and it can pass through the narrow spaces, for example, it can color the space behind the heater, cabinets and freestanding tubs
☛ Foam corner roller: This tool is very useful to paint the corner of the walls
☛ Glass Mask: Glass mask could be very handy to cover the glass while painting where
The other tools that can be useful are carbide paint scrapers, pipe painter and tools extension brush holder.

I‘ve improved a lot in the last couple years, and I’d like to think that I’ll continue in that vein. Getting rich and famous is a bit of a lofty dream I think, but it’s nice to contemplate a future where my work will continue to gain recognition.

A painter is not only required to paint surfaces. It is also the job of a painter to prepare surfaces by performing activities such as clearing areas and removing fixtures and electric switch covers.

When an individual enjoy their work, they do not think about physical challenges associated with it. However, I do take frequent breaks to ensure that I do not get tired.

The most challenging piece of work that I did completed was a kitchen, because the kitchen had very high walls .

I'm not trained on how to use one but I have been in many to paint high ceilings in schools and colleges.

Yes. At the beginning of my career, I made the mistake of mixing two primary colors to make a shade that I thought would emerge. It didn’t happen since you cannot mix two primary colors to make another color. Lesson learnt the hard way!

Sometimes covering the trim area only with tape would not be enough to stop the color dripping into it, you need some sealant that keeps no space in the tape. You can use caulk as a sealant to do this, wipe the caulk beads with fingers, and it eventually seals the tape and would not allow any color to go across it.

If you are using a brush instead of roller then

☛ Use a primer for the first coat
☛ Take a half fill color bucket, dip 50mm brush up to one-third of the bristle length
☛ Then hold the brush at 90 degrees to the ceiling and paint a straight line, cutting between the walls and the ceiling
☛ Turn the brush parallel to the ceiling and drag the brush parallel to the ceiling without touching the ceiling edge
☛ Same procedure can be repeated along the bottom
☛ To paint the large and middle part of the wall you can use a broad brush.

It was introduced to me as a boy since my grandfather and uncles were painters. In 2004, I decided to focus 100% of my attention on making my career as a Painter.

The way I stay focused and committed to a room while painting is that I paint one section at a time.

There was a time when a customer wanted a particular design on his wall, the stencil for which was not available. I tried to acquire it using all my resources but was unable to. At the end, I managed to fulfil his demands by creating the stencil myself. It worked wonderfully and the customer was satisfied!

I’m not sure I’d call it inspiration really, more like a drive. I just get this urge in me to create something, so I paint. As for why I paint a certain subject, mainly ideas pop into my head, either that or I see an amazing photograph and want to recreate it.

Unlike normal color, you cannot clean up oil paints with water. You have to use mineral spirits or turpentine to take paint out of the brushes.

I do not have any problems climbing tall ladders. I did have to climb a tall ladder when I painted a kitchen.

Generally speaking I’d say I’m a realist, and most of my paintings reflect that style. However I’ve recently begun to experiment with more abstract and impressionist styles, actually my most current painting is a mix of those two. In the future I plan to experiment more with different styles and eventually move away from realism.

Paint extender like Floetrol does two things

☛ It reduces the paint drying time, giving you a longer window period to overlap just painted areas without having lap marks left on the walls.
☛ Secondly, the extender helps paint to levels out and spread out the paint, eliminating the brush strokes.
Paint extender is usually used when you have to color woodwork, cabinets, and drywall and so on.

To paint your room perfectly you require

☛ Roll the full height of the wall and keep a wet edge, this would help you to avoid lap marks
☛ In a large bucket mix several cans of paint to get a consistent color throughout the room
☛ To get a perfect edge, first let the paint dry and later you can cut the tape loose
☛ Paint in this order: Trim first, Ceiling and Wall
☛ To avoid a blotchy finish prime and texture wall patches
☛ Clean dirty surfaces so that the paint can form a strong bond
☛ For consistent textures roll paint along the edges
☛ Feather out paint whenever you cannot keep a wet edge
☛ Sand trim between coats to have an ultra-smooth finish
☛ Use cotton drop cloth to protect the floor