Benefits of Multilayer Painter’s Plastic Over Monolayer

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Is there really a difference in performance between multilayer painter’s plastic and monolayer? The answer is yes, there is. Multilayer painter’s plastic has added benefits over monolayer and performs better overall. Our Steelcoat® painter’s plastic is unique in that it has three layers of high density plastic that give it superior properties, such as added strength and easier clean up. …

Accent Walls: Annoying or Amazing?

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Accent walls have been a prevalent focal point of home design for the last few years. Some designers adore the idea while others aren’t sold. Where do you stand on this topic? Personally, I’m a fan. Accent walls are great opportunities to add an extra fingerprint of your own sense of style. Could it go too far? Absolutely! However, that’s …

Dreaming of Spring Cleaning? Steelcoat Contractor Bags Can Help.

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Ok, so maybe you aren’t actually dreaming about the idea of cleaning out your basement, but instead the smell in the air on those first few days with tolerable temperatures or the initial warm breeze that doesn’t cause an uncontrollable shiver throughout your body. Spring is a wonderful time of the year, flowers bloom, snow melts away, and somehow it …

Steelcoat® Tips for Painting in Cold Weather

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There is never enough time to check off everything on your to-do list. Tasks get pushed back a day, a week, and before you know it maybe even a month has passed before you’re able to remodel the den, or give the shed in the backyard a new coat. In the past certain tasks have had an issue of being …

Steelcoat® High Density Masks, Covers, and Protects

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If you’re already a participant in the paint industry, you know how important plastic sheeting can be on a frequent basis. There is an abundance of ways that it can come in handy on the job site but those who aren’t around the paint industry may not have as clear of an understanding as to its benefits. DIYers may not …

It’s Prime(r) Time

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Primer: the underappreciated little brother of the much more flamboyant and adored paint. Has anyone tuned into an episode of Property Brothers, or Fixer Upper where they actually mention their favorite type of primer, or discuss its purpose and importance? Paint gets all the hype because it can take a home and transform it by adjusting cmyk values, but without …

The Paint vs. Stain. Dilemma

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With election season heating up, we decided to have our own debate over here at Steelcoat. Although I can’t promise the fireworks of our most recent presidential face off, this discussion is incredibly relevant. Paint or stain… it’s an age old home improvement dilemma to be facing. Furniture, outdoor spaces, and cabinets are just a few items that can completely …

Pick Paint Color with Poise

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Do you like DIY projects and doing new things to your house? Then you probably would love to be an HGTV star. From Chip and Joanna Gaines to the Property Brothers, each and every one of us would leave our day jobs if it meant demo day today and interior designing the next. Unfortunately, not all of us have the …