Painting Tips & Trade Skills

Explore expert painting tutorials, professional trade tips, and step-by-step guides from The Idaho Painter. Learn interior and exterior painting techniques, garage floor coatings, cabinet refinishing, deck and fence staining, surface preparation, spraying, and more. Whether you’re a DIY homeowner or a professional painter, discover the skills, tools, and industry knowledge needed to master the painting trades and grow your business.

The Idaho Painter's Blog

  • Can I Paint Brick?

    Can I Paint Brick?

    For centuries brick has been a choice for construction due to its durability, longevity, and timeless charm, it brings to homes. However, like any building material, there...

  • Why Use A Whip?

    Why Use A Whip?

    If you have never used a whip when spraying, you have been overworking your wrist and arms, making airless spraying less enjoyable and making spraying more difficult...

  • The Ultimate New Kits

    The Ultimate New Kits

    Painting is a skill that requires precision, technique, and the right painting supplies. A crucial component of any painter's toolbox is high-quality gear and our Professional kits...

  • Color Your Caulking

    Color Your Caulking

    Whether you're an experienced DIY enthusiast or just starting your journey, using colored caulking can be a game-changer when it comes to achieving flawless results. By matching...

  • My Go To Spackle

    My Go To Spackle

    My Go To Spackle? I keep two types of spackle in my trailer—lightweight and a heavyweight product; My heavy weight is Crawfords vinyl spackling.  My lightweight go...

  • A knife worth carrying for painters

    A Knife Worth Carrying

    Every now and then a tool comes along made for a painter by a painter that is a must have.  I wish I could say it happens...