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Wake Paint & Decorating Helpful Hints
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Helpful Hints:
I. Selecting Colors

  • Colors will generally appear darker on interior walls and lighter outside depending on trim color, lighting and surrounding colors.
  • If uncertain about a color, purchase a quart and paint a sample with the trim color you're using.
  • Yellows and pinks intensify on the wall. Going to the next lighter shade may give you the perferred intensity.
  • It's easier to darken paint than to lighten it. When uncertain, start with a lighter color.

II. Speeding your paint job when working with a paint contractor

  • Make color selections well in advance.
  • Move furniture that interferes with painting.
  • Remove pictures, drapes, etc. from walls.
III. Selecting your paint contractor
  • Obtain a signed, written contract outlining work and price specifications.
  • A very low bid may be an indication of inferior workmanship or use of inferior products. Obtain at least 3 bids on identical specifications.
  • Insist the contractor use top quality materials such as Benjamin Moore & Co. products.
  • Verify three references, recent ones and one several years old.
  • Hire a professional paint contractor who, along with his crew, is neat in appearance.
  • Verify your contractor is fully insured.
  • Show bidding contractor paint selection to determine number of coats needed.

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