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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  • Why does sandpaper load?

    Why does sandpaper load?

    Let’s get back to basics and discuss one of the most frustrating problems we face in sanding: loading.    Well, when you move the sandpaper over your...

  • Dollar Store Tool Review

    Dollar Store Tool Review

    Is producing a high quality paint job possible with Dollar Store supplies possible?   Recently, I went out to my local Dollar Store to see what paint...

  • Spraying doors with The Idaho Painter

    Spraying Doors Hanging

    Spraying Doors Hanging   Is it possible to spray a door without removing the door from the jamb and without removing the hardware? The answer is, yes,...

  • Painting Drip Metal

    Painting Drip Metal

    Whenever I’m painting the trim on a house, a lot of the questions I hear have to do with the drip metal and whether or not it...

  • 5 Cabinet Painting Hacks

    5 Cabinet Painting Hacks

    Paint cabinets in a day and a half! Cabinet painting can come with its fair share of challenges, and without a well-defined process, things can quickly go...

  • Tape Release Times

    Tape Release Times

    Tape And Adhesive Removal How long should I wait to remove the tape after I've painted? Every tape has a release time that you should be familiar...