O-Gee Paint

Preferred Commercial Account Holders spending $350 on Benjamin Moore products between March 1 and March 31 will automatically be shipped three premium Benjamin Moore brushes with a value of $75. So, if they haven’t done so already please encourage your contractors to sign up for a Preferred Commercial Account to take advantage of this and other great offers.

Sign Up Now Here

Spend $350.00 in Ben Moore Products & get 3 brushes

Hardwood decks are an interesting surface. The hardiness of their wood doesn’t require a maintenance coating for durability but their color will fade and turn gray with exposure. Folks pay a lot of money to try and keep their decks looking fresh but there are very few products recommended for hard woods like Mahogany, Ipe, Pau Lope and Teak. Their unique nature requires unique care and treatment.

The problem with exotic woods is that they are so dense that stains and paints have reduced penetration and, later, oils in the wood can migrate to the surface where it affects adhesion. The result is that stains designed to penetrate into the wood fiber cannot and so sit on the surface where they can take more than a week to dry and, worse yet, are likely peel later.

Benjamin Moore’s Hardwood Finish  is a  solvent based transparent stain formulated to penetrate, protect, and beautify exterior wood decking, fencing, siding, shakes, and furniture. Beautify is a term that I understand means “to even out discolorations”. Trans-Oxide pigments are combined with a  penetrating alkyd resin to provide the sun protection, abrasion, and mildew resistance.

Sikkens recommends their Cetol SRD Translucent Wood Finish for hardwood deck care.  This is a one coat, non-film forming, translucent alkyd oil wood finish. It likewise uses trans-oxide type pigments for color and U-V resistance.

When applied correctly, these two products do not produce a film so there is nothing to peel. Initial preparation is extensive, especially with Sikkens’ inclusion of sanding and wiping the new wood down with acetone in one of their optional prep techniques. Both Sikkens and Ben Moore’s products should be back brushed  to ensure penetration and to avoid an uneven finish.

Interestingly, Sikkens does not recommend their SRD Semi-transparent stain for hardwoods.

Big and small changes in painting equipment are coming from TITAN this year. They have followed the advice of consolidating their multitude of companies and products labeling them all in red TITAN wrappers. The new literature shows off a company that has a full and complete line of products.

• XT Homeowner airless spray rigs
• IMPACT contractor airless sprayers
• ADVANTAGE value priced contractor  sprayer
• GPX Gas powered sprayers
• SpeeFlo HYDRA, Air Power & PowrTwin hydraulic sprayers
• CAP Spray & Fine Finish HVLP and Air Assisted Airless Sprayers
• PowrLiner Line Striping equipment
• PowrTex Series  Texture sprayers

And thankfully they haven’t announced a price increase…..yet

It is time to find a new skill, one that the handyman in front of the box store can’t underbid. Texture spraying and line striping are two instances of painting and coating that take special equipment to do well and do profitably. Graco is one of the best equipment manufacturers in the world and they are coming to the O-Gee Paint Bird Road location on February 1st to show you what you need to know to diversify.

Hopper fed texture sprayers aren’t just for splattering interiors with knock down. There are a lot of coatings and jobs that require texture equipment. Textured elastomerics, EIFS coatings, textured floor finishes, and ceiling materials need to be sprayed for a uniform look.

Graco’s gas and electric piston powered sprayers are specially designed for lifting heavier materials such as high build “level 5″ drywall finishing primers, heavy bodied elastomerics and specialty roof coatings. Then they are versatile enough to use to apply standard paints to finish the job.

Come Monday Feb 1st between 11 am and 7 pm to see Graco’s Texture and Line Striping show. The Factory Rep, Dave, will be on hand to answer questions and to show the benefits of Graco’s equipment.

TexSpray Professional Texture Sprayers
* Highly versatile texture sprayers capable of spraying skim coat in a Level 5 / Smooth Wall finish, or drywall mud in an orange peel, splatter, or knockdown finish.
* Unbeatable performance for both interior and exterior texture applications.
* Complete product lineup designed for maximum performance.

Every Business and community has a parking area. Parking stripes, bumpers, curbs and directional arrows are faster and easier with a Linelazer line striping system. With their new Auto Layout system, accuracy and efficiency is enhanced to increase speed and profitability.

LineLazer IV – The Best in Pavement Marking.
* All-new performance points & innovative features make LineLazer IV the best family of stripers!
* Higher output for high production striping
* Advance Vibration Reduction System delivers superior line quality
* New GMAX™ II pumping system with Chromex™ pump Rods
* Back lit display & optional light kit for improved night time striping Track, Measure & Control with the Auto-Layout System

Graco has come out with a list of their updates to the contractor equipment. They have added some new features to their larger to create a  PREMIUM  line up.
The new Premium line includes:

These new innovative features include:

February 1st, here at the Bird Road store we will be hosting a Graco Demo day and show off the Tex Spray and LineLazer series of machines. The rep will be on hand to answer questions and allow tryouts of the various units.

The new Premium sprayers are not available yet so I’ll be adding them to the pages as time allows. Graco will continue to have the standard configuration GMAX II sprayers as well. The standard units are not bare, they will include a contractor gun hose & tip kit

O-Gee Paint is based in Miami and there has been a record streak of cold weather down here that is getting some attention. Last year it was cold for a day. I see on the news the white weather everyone else is having to deal with and offer my sincerest regards. Being cooped up in a house as the winter winds blow would drive me a bit stir crazy and want to do a project or twelve.

Not living with freezing cold I figure that folks who live in it have some kind of plan for winter time. But, then again, last year I saw a show about a woman who lived in Pennsylvania all her life and didn’t have any money for heating oil or electricity or some such heat in her house. The TV crew panned past the darkened hearth in her living room and I just knew they wouldn’t ask her about lighting a fire. They didn’t. Who knows, maybe she couldn’t, certainly she didn’t, and instead went out and sat in her car with the heater on high.

So what this is about is an overt and obvious announcement that folks buying liquids from us, or anybody else, will need a warm place to receive them or for UPS to stash them until you get home. Although we put “DO NOT FREEZE” stickers on the box, the drivers don’t always hang about waiting at the door or go looking for warm spots to put your items. Sometimes things will freeze in the trucks as it rides around all day. If you can, be sure to have a business to receive your stuff.

Also, be sure not to paint outdoors unless your paint has instructions that it can be used in low temperatures. Most paint doesn’t work properly below 50 degrees and some can go to about 35 (so they tell us) but even these can be ruined if they don’t fully dry several hours before the temperature drops again.

…is to post more often with news and topics I think you’ll like.

and more as I can think of it

Wooster has a holiday treat for contractors – a free sample of their *New* Sand and Tack 220 grit abrasive product. The Sand and Tack is touted as :

“…twice the strength of traditional sandpaper, Sand & Tack™ removes flaws from drywall, wood, plaster, and metal. The front features extra-fine 220 grit sandpaper that’s great for finish sanding. Use it after repairing nail holes or other imperfections. Since each sheet is only 9-inches long by 3 2/3-inches wide, Sand & Tack maneuvers around common obstacles such as power outlets and light switches. Turn it over, and the tack cloth backing easily wipes away sanding residue. Sand & Tack does the job of two tools—all in one package.”

Now, to me, I don’t mind sanding and find a lot of value in doing it. The Sand & Tack says it has a tough backing and a tack cloth on the reverse side of its 1/3 cut sheet size. The picture I saw shows it comes in packs of 6 for the equivalent of 2 full size sheets. It doesn’t say whether it is waterproof for wet sanding or if the tacky stuff can be cleaned. I wonder if the tacky stuff gets messed up if it is used with a sanding block. I expect I would clog it immediately with sweat, wrinkles and dust as soon as I open the package. Extra tough backing is good so I prefer Norton 3X paper and for tack rags I prefer washing the surface then going over it with microfiber. Nonetheless, I want to try it out and I have one coming to me FREE and so can you.

Click Here and then on the “Christmas Gift”. When prompted, enter the promo code of “Santa1804″ and follow the onscreen instructions. Offer available until January 25 or while supplies last.

Just got word that Coronado’s Industrial product line is going to be labeled with Insl-x wrappers in the coming year. I’m told that it will happen as the old stuff is used up it will be replaced with the new branding and in all wisdumb, new numbering. 8o Faster moving product will get it first followed by slower selling items.

How soon they rationalize out similar products is anybody’s guess but I think it will happen. Also, we can probably expect inventory delays between labels – it always seems to occur until everyone, especially the order takers, becomes familiar with the new numbering system.

I hope this time they get us a crossover sheet. The last time, it was from Coronado Lacquer labels to Lenmar, they shipped us a replacement item for our best selling clear satin nitro and switched products. What a mess that was. From low solid to high solids and believe me when I tell you they don’t work the same. It took a year to straighten that one out because the idea of a change in product characteristics versus a bad batch never occurred. This time we’ll be a bit more careful.