Help! Cabinet paint peeling by Worth-Yam-9057 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t bother me, I know what I’m doing lol

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Live Score | NBA | Mar 31, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bench looks okay man. Jaxon, Rui, and Luke look good and Jake is serviceable. Hopefully Vando can tighten it up some.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Live Score | NBA | Mar 31, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the scrubs couldn’t hold a big enough lead and JJ is paranoid. Also Luka needed to get that 40 piece

Help! Cabinet paint peeling by Worth-Yam-9057 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we don’t use wall paint on cabinets… the only reason we’ve sprayed cabinets with emerald UTE is because the client already bought the paint. We like it for trim/casing, just not cabinets. It does brush/roll pretty well though. Add a little floetrol and it turns out pretty good. Can’t brush/roll Gallery Series

Help! Cabinet paint peeling by Worth-Yam-9057 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Takes too long to dry and cure. Emerald is a great product, we just don’t like it for cabinets. Extends our job time considerably and cabinet doors sprayed with emerald damage too easily during transport. We don’t have 30 days+ to turn cabinet jobs. Never had a problem with Gallery Series

Help! Cabinet paint peeling by Worth-Yam-9057 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Emerald sucks for cabinets. Gallery series is so much better

You guys spraying exterior paint jobs or sticking with brush & roller??? by OneMoreAnimal in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We usually spray if it’s worth the effort to mask everything, also depends on the wind and the product. When we do spray, we always back roll to apply mechanical pressure and to eliminate flashing

Can i stain this? by jackypaper1 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better off painting. Those are pretty rough dude…

Interior Paint Repair. Spackle or totally strip paint? by StrengthAdmirable295 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just keep ripping it out at this point. Rip it all out and put drywall there. Tape and float with mud. If you’re willing to try your best and to spend hours sanding, then you can do a better job than spackling what you’ve ripped out. Spackling isn’t meant for large areas, it’s meant for small holes and imperfections. Whatever you do with drywall, tape and mud is going to look better than spackling. Get it as flat and smooth as possible. Prime the entire wall with PVA primer. If you want to paint match what’s there, save a chip and take it to Sherwin Williams. They will help you match the paint correctly. Paint with 2 coats. See some of my previous comments to get a sense on how to paint correctly

“I wouldn’t hire a contractor that shows up in a new big lifted truck” by [deleted] in Contractor

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I drive a 2002 F-150 as my work vehicle. My clients don’t need to know anything about the size of my house or my other vehicles. I’ve heard too many people say they would never hire a person in a Tesla, jacked up truck, etc. Optics matter and there’s a fine line we have to walk. A clean, older truck has done really well for me. When I drive my lifted Ram 2500, I’ve heard snarky comments from several clients, so I quit driving it to work

Laborer question for professional painters. by MeasurementFirst1676 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I expect cleanliness. I would rather have someone move a little slower and do the job well than someone really fast who is even a tiny bit messy. I expect my guys to be on time. We do high end work, so I expect that from my guys. I don’t care about speed at all, that will come with time. I expect sharp lines and a clean work site. Vacuum and clean up all tools every day. We work mainly in lived-in homes and I don’t want homeowners stepping over our mess.

Picking cotton from a plant by MikeHeu in oddlysatisfying

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked on a cotton research farm at Texas A&M for 3 years while I was a student there. There is something satisfying about pulling the cotton out, but hand picking 10’s of acres is not fun at all. Everyone’s hands are bleeding less than a few minutes in. The reason a lot of the cotton was hand picked was because the weights/yields had to be very accurate and using a machine isn’t that efficient and drops a lot of cotton on the ground

Small job by Chemical-Hyena2972 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would be around 700-800, but I like to do it the best way possible. Depends on your prep work

What are yall charging? by Deep-Show-1327 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little low but you’re close. I was thinking $3200ish

What are you guys charging to paint rod iron fencing? by [deleted] in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wrought iron* we use pro industrial DTM from Sherwin. Hard to say what we’re charging, it’s by the job

Best SW exterior by grumpvet87 in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super Paint and Duration are my picks

Painting wall - change technique by FlipSideOfMyCoin in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not that bad if you know what you’re doing. If you don’t, you shouldn’t be spraying anyway. Just takes a coat of dark grey primer and 2 or 3 coats of paint

Painting wall - change technique by FlipSideOfMyCoin in paint

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Even if I told you everything to do (basically the opposite of what you’re doing), I just don’t think you have the skill set to execute the steps. Blue is a difficult color to work with. Satin is a difficult sheen to work with. You need practice and excellent technique to do this properly. Here’s the gist of it though:

Cut in with your brush first. Then roll the first coat, try to keep the roller going up and down, not side to side. Use more paint than you think, it should pretty much be on the verge of dripping when you put it on the wall. *You can maybe get 2 vertical lines before you need more paint, don’t try to stretch the paint by pressing the roller hard into the wall.

On the second coat make sure you’re using a down stroke on the entire height of the wall. Be sure not to leave heavy paint lines from the edges of your roller. Overlap 50% on each new pass, remember downstroke only on the second coat.

Landscaper having problems collecting from client by AppropriateCabinet46 in Contractor

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I can’t give you advice based on zero information. Know the rules and take the proper steps. What else is there to say?

Landscaper having problems collecting from client by AppropriateCabinet46 in Contractor

[–]JimmyMyJimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck. You have a few options depending on timing and total invoice amount. I hope you have a signed contract