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.

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  • Non-Drying oils, the best coatings for fences, decks, and pergolas.

    Non-Drying Oils

    From a Paint and Stain Chemist with 30 years of formulation experience here. Nerd Alert!      The Good - As Chris says, Non-Drying Oils like this...

  • Why use a hose whip with an airless paint sprayer?

    Hose Whips 101

    There’s a million options out there for hose whips to use with airless sprayers - it can be hard to know which one is right for your...

  • Who is Uneeda, maker of Ekasand and sanding abrasives.

    Who Is Uneeda?

    Right at the top of Uneeda’s website, you’ll be able to see that they’ve been “offering the highest quality abrasives since 1967.” And there’s no doubts about...

  • PaintLine PSDRID, how to paint interior doors standing?

    PaintLine Jobsite Spray Booth &...

    Now that it's winter, us professional painters are transitioning into doing a lot of interior work. Whether that’s interior repaints, cabinet work, or furniture repair and flipping,...

  • Furniture Flipping with The Idaho Painter

    Furniture Flipping - What To...

    Every year, twelve million tons of furniture is tossed in landfills - and that rate has been continually rising. Out of everything in our households, furniture is...

  • Socket Blockers, tools for masking and prepping an interior to paint.

    Socket Blockers

    This simple tool for masking off light switches and sockets will have you looking professional and being efficient at the same time! Peel, stick, and paint! It’s...