Archive for April, 2010
April 30th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
As your shop front is literally the window to your business, you’ll want it to look as good as you can. Having the frames in the right colour to match your corporate colours is important. Any miss-match with the colour of the aluminium joinery which makes up the shop front is wrong.
Replacing the shop front will cost you around $1,000 per square metre and can add up to tens of thousands of dollars. The other way to change the colour is through painting aluminium windows, which is far quicker and a more cost effective solution.
The process of painting aluminium windows in a shop front, involves two main steps: Preparation and Paint Application. Each step can be broken down into a series of more detailed steps. To achieve a powder coat like durable finish requires specialized skill and knowledge. You’ll need to know about two pac paints and how to apply them using HVLP spray gun. It is highly recommended that you employ professional skilled painters, especially in the area of over spray containment or, you may end up with an expensive clean up bill if any over spray gets onto floors and other shop fronts.
Preparation – The preparation required for painting aluminium windows in a shop, front takes the most amount of time and labour. It is only the inexperienced painter or DIY handy man that skimps on the preparation stage because they lack knowledge. Skimping on the preparation stage will affect the durability of the paint applied. If you want this job done, of course you’ll want the best value that involves job quality and with the right amount of preparation by a professional for a fair price. This is where “Window Revival” stands.
First thing you need to do in the preparation stage is clean the frames. Do this thoroughly. The right way to do this is by the wipe on wipe method. However, this should be done in small sections. First, with a clean cloth, use and apply solvent such as wax and grease remover/prepsol to dissolve grease and built up grim. Then, use a second clean cloth to wipe of f the dissolved grease and solvent solution. A commercial grade scour can be used to remove built up grease and grim.
Once the frames are clean, it’s important to key the substrate up so that optimal paint adhesion is achieved. Commercial window frames are usually made up of 50mm x 50mm powder coated aluminium extruded cross section and can be sanded with an electric sander. However, more often than not, it is as fast to sand by hand. The substrate its condition will determine what sand paper grade to use. I recommend 240 grit for powder coated surfaces that are not chalking, and 120 grit if they are followed by 60grit for anodized surfaces working down to 150 grit.
Prior to painting, just after sanding, always blow dust off and carry out a quick wipe on wipe off solvent clean.
Also, prior to painting, ensure that all adjacent finished surfaces such as floors and walls are properly masked up and protected. A commercial zip wall is appropriate when painting inside a shopping centre along with a mechanical extraction system that can vent any solvent fumes. The entire process will have to be coordinated with the shopping centre central management and it is most likely that all painting and preparation will have to be scheduled for outside hours.
Painting- It is recommended that a three coat system be used. Applying he first coat as the primer coat. A single pac etch primer followed by two top coats of a ploy urethane accordingly. Both the primer and the top coats should be applied using a HVLP spray gun. Allow at least thirty minutes for the primer to dry and only apply a light coat. For the top coats, it is recommended to apply four light coats and allow 10 minute intervals between each coat. You can also refer to the paint manufacturers specifications because drying times are highly dependent on temperature and humidity.
Once painting is finished, the masking can be removed and the glass can be cleaned to highlight the new change of colour.
Chris Vernon is a specialist at refurbishing aluminium windows. His company, “Window Revival” is the company that other painters call when the going gets tough.
Whether you have a Commercial multi level high-rise, or a single level unit, Chris and his team are able to give you the best service and quality finish.
Chris and his team are available to give you an on-site no obligation quote.
So get the experts to check out Painting Aluminium Windows before you make a decision you could regret.
Call Chris now on – 1300 882 482
http://www.windowrevival.com.au
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April 29th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Preparation is a necessity in whatever things you are intended to do. In painting, the number 1 reason for its failure is poor preparation. Here are some useful painting preparation tips that will surely help you.
Plan out well what is your color scheme before even buying paint. Think twice before choosing the color you want. Match it to your other décor and consider well what well be its effect continue reading »
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April 27th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
Paint question – Overclock.net – Overclocking.net
You want it on wet enough to the point of the paint nearly running but of course not running. All the painting guides Ive seen on here concentrate on the preparation and the paint you continue reading »
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April 25th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Painting Horizontal Wall Stripes
Painting walls is one of the simplest ways to update and personalize a room. Spicing up a solid wall color with horizontal stripes adds unique character to a room and can open up the space, making it appear larger. While level, crisp horizontal stripes add style to a room, poor execution when painting the stripes can lead to underwhelming results. Let’s continue reading »
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April 23rd, 2010 -- Posted in General |
A successful interview or listing presentation starts before you even show up to the client’s home. Top agents have specific steps they go through before they arrive to the appointment and obtain a listing. Before you even begin your listing presentation, follow these steps to help you guarantee at least 90% of your listings.
1. Qualify and interview sellers before the appointment – Have a specific continue reading »
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April 21st, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Are you ready to Paint? You’ve got all the tools and prepared them. You’ve selected the color. You’ve chosen a good quality paint. So, lets get started and paint. Right?
No, not so fast. There’s still a few things that must be done before you dip that brush in and make that first stroke. I know your ready and willing to get started and you think everything is done, but what about the surface that continue reading »
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April 19th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
Painting the Town Brown: Hoppin’ Around Hapjeong, a walking tour …
This Painting the Town Brown is going to be a short intro to an area that I will spend plenty more time on in the coming days, which you can expect to be replete with reviews and recommendations for the area. … it out for exotic fare like pig intestines, pig shoulder, heart, ogapsal (5-fat-layered meat, like samgapsal) that, I have heard, is the best you can find in the area (especially the pig intestines, which can be particularly awful without proper preparation). …
Learn The Basic Safety Guidelines For House Painting
If in doubt, get a testing kit and find out for certain if you are working with lead-based paint. You should hire a professional contractor to do the preparation work if there is in fact lead-based paint at the project site. …
12×12 at Artspace MAGQ and Open Studio at Blu Moon Studio of Art …
Along with my original artwork and giclee prints, I displayed examples of work created by my students in myadult acrylic painting class, my Portfolio preparation class, as well as my Mixed Media class for kids age 7-12. …
Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did and please if you have something to say, use the comments form below to let everyone know your thoughts.
Have a great day!
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April 17th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Paint In Spain – For Your Home – Choices Of Primers And Sealers
How to select a Primer or Sealer
Once you have decided that you need a Primer or a Sealer to get the best results from a painting project, it is important to be able to carefully choose the best type of product for the application.
As with all paints, there are two broad classifications of primers and sealers: latex or water-based continue reading »
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April 15th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
Romantic Manga Novel
We all like being creative. Our busy schedule hardly gives us any time to spent time with our self’s. Constant focus on work makes our life dull. One of the best ways to make your life colorful is by doing some painting in your spare time. Me I am a professional illustrator and I love my job cause relaxes me.
Tole Painting Book
Tole painting is an art of decorative painting of metallic objects like tins, coffeepots, and other similar household items. This folk art began in the 18th century in New England. The paintings are a wonderful artwork done on the surfaces of many metal objects. Today one can find number of online stores that provide such painting books. These painting books consist of many decorative and elegant paintings. The painting book also contains many beautiful displays of art for art lovers.
Oil Painting Book
Oil painting books can serve as a complete guide that will help you understand the whole process involved in oil painting. The book will make you learn most of the dark secrets of oil painting. You will learn how to start your painting, proper preparation, proper timings of pauses and breaks, when to let dry, why so much time is taken, and many such important things. Additionally, oil painting book also provides knowledge about money wasters, what brush should be used, etc. It also provides useful tips on your palettes, tube oil paints, medium effects, panels, canvas, etc.
Here Is Some other types of Western Type Painting
• Abstract
• Abstract figurative
• Abstract Expressionism
• Art Brut
• Art Deco
• Baroque
• Body painting
• CoBrA
• Color Field
• Constructivism
• Contemporary Art
• Cubism
• Digital painting
• Expressionism
• Fauvism
• Figuration Libre
• Folk
• Futurism
• Graffiti
• Hard-edge
• Hyperrealism
• Impressionism
• Lyrical Abstraction
• Mannerism
• Minimalism
• Miniature
• Modernism
• Naïve art
• Neo-classicism
• Op art
• Orientalism
• Orphism
• Outsider
• Painterly
• Photorealism
• Pinstriping
• Pluralism
• Pointillism
• Pop art
• Post-painterly Abstraction
• Postmodernism
• Precisio
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• Primitive
• Realism
• Regionalism
• Rococo
• Romantic realism
• Romanticism
• Socialist realism
• Street Art
• Stuckism
• Superflat
• Surrealism
• Tachism
• Tonalism
I invite you to our personal website to see my first manga illustrated novel and if you will like that you buy it.
By: Elena Movileanu
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Elena Movileanu is a Fine Arts graduate of National Arts University of Bucharest . Elena took to art as soon as she was able to hold a crayon. Throughout her childhood, Elena developed an appreciation for her majestic surroundings. Visit our site www.niksebooks.com to buy her first e-book and her personal website is elenamovileanudesigns.info
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April 13th, 2010 -- Posted in General |
While it is certainly not the most enjoyable part of the painting process, careful preparation can make your home painting project easier and less stressful. In fact, this is quite possibly the most important part of the job.
Improper or incomplete preparation is a recipe for disaster. Fail to prepare, and your project is doomed before it has even begun.
The steps I’ve listed below are general, continue reading »
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