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. Have a question? ASK HERE

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  • Tips for Airless Spraying

    Tips for Airless Spraying

    When it comes to airless spraying, I’ve been making content on the best practices and methods to using airless sprayers for a decade now, and every day...

  • Furniture Hacks by The Idaho Painter

    Furniture Flip Hacks

    5 Furniture Refinishing Hacks Whether you’re looking to make a little bit of cash and pick up a side hustle, or you offer furniture refinishing and painting...

  • 5 exterior painting hacks from The Idaho Painter

    5 Exterior Hacks

    5 Exterior Painting Hacks Exterior painting can seem overwhelming, even if you already have experience doing it! Painting exteriors made up a lot of work that I...

  • Hidden gems at Paint Life Supply Co.

    Hidden Gems

    Hidden Gem Tools With my online platforms, store, and resources, I’m fortunate to have access to new tools out there for painters, contractors, and anyone in the...

  • Foam Abrasives 101

    Foam Abrasives 101

    Foam based abrasives – otherwise known as sanding sponges or sanding blocks – have become a popular option for various sanding applications – and they make up...

  • Masking and caulking kits from Paint Life Supply Co.

    Masking & Caulking Kits

    When you’re gearing up for a project, and you’re in need of some tools to buy, it can seem overwhelming to go into the paint store, or...