Lilac City Painting - Pride in Our Prep Work

 

At Lilac City Painting we have a higher standard of prep work than the typical painting company.  Our prep is what sets us aside from the other paint companies in the Spokane area. Beginning with a strong foundation of extensive prep is what makes our company different.  

 

Prep work is singly the most significant role in a great paint job, but is the one area most try and cut short on. A thorough prep process determines the overall longevity of your project. Even with using lifetime acrylics the base of any sub-straight must be prepped correctly for a long lasting, fluid finish. We start each project with a thorough pressure wash of the siding, wood and masonry to get the sub-straight clean. Once the wash has had 24-48 hours to dry we will begin the prep process. This includes scraping any and all loose material on the project. We use carbide scrapers that remove all loose paint, stain or varnishes with a clean margin.

 

Once the scraping is complete a light sand will be done to knock down the ridges from previously peeling paint. A heavy sand may be done on specific project to remove more material. After the loose material has been removed all cracks, gaps and seems will be caulked with a lifetime urethane elastomeric caulking to seal the sub-straight water tight, free from moisture, dirt and insects.

 

Once the main scrape and caulk is completed the bare surfaces will be primed with top of the line primers. XIM Peel Bond has become our “house “primer on almost every application due to its high level of solids and durability to the elements. During the prep and painting process 3M masking, canvas drop cloths and floor cover will be used on all of the areas not to be painted.

 

The preventative procedures make for a much cleaner job site and insures the unpainted areas do not get paint splatter ie. your plants, floors, furniture, concrete, windows etc.