Painting 101

How To Mask A Ceiling Before You Paint

How To Mask A Ceiling Before You Paint

How to mask a ceiling before painting, and why it’s a good idea Before we begin painting any interior walls in our clients’ home, we always mask the ceiling. Why? Like with most painting projects, we do this to avoid overspray and to achieve perfectly straight lines! To mask a ceiling, we like to use […]

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How To Clean Paint Off Of A Trex Deck

How To Clean Paint Off Of A Trex Deck

What is a Trex Deck? Trex Decks are composite decks made from recycled material. They’re a great alternative to wood decks, as they look great and require little maintenance! How do I clean paint that’s dripped onto my Trex Deck? When painting the exterior of your home, it’s possible to accidentally stain your deck with […]

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How To Properly Clean an Airless Paint Sprayer

How To Properly Clean an Airless Paint Sprayer

Why a clean paint sprayer is essential Airless paint sprayers are one of the most important pieces of equipment for a painter. Unfortunately, they can also break down easily if not taken care of properly. One of the most important things to do in order to avoid issues with your sprayer is to clean it […]

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How To Clean Paint Overspray Off Windows

How To Clean Paint Overspray Off Windows

Overspray is bound to happen – scrape it off! When painting the siding around your windows, it’s very common to get some overspray or paint drips onto the exterior of the windows. If this happens, don’t worry – there’s a safe, easy way to clean it up! Grab your paint scraper with a four-inch blade […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Use a Power Washer to Clean Paint From Cement

Why You Shouldn’t Use a Power Washer to Clean Paint From Cement

Paint on cement + power washer = mistake! Let’s admit it: it’s easy to spill paint sometimes! It’s bound to happen. If you ever spill or drip paint onto cement, your first instinct might be to grab the power washer and blast it off. A word of warning – don’t try this! Spraying wet paint […]

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Why We Use Lift Off to Clean Up Paint

Why We Use Lift Off to Clean Up Paint

Why Lift Off? Peak Pro Painting trusts Lift Off for all of our paint-removal needs. Lift Off is a latex-based paint removal product. From our experience, Lift Off is the most effective brand for removing paint from many different surfaces: flagstone, cement, windows, siding, wood, metal, even roofs! When used properly, Lift Off rarely (if […]

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How & Why We Mask a Roofline Before Painting

How & Why We Mask a Roofline Before Painting

Today we’ll be discussing how and why we mask our clients’ roofline before we start painting. Read on to learn how Peak Pro protects your roof while we paint! Why we mask the roofline before we start painting We always begin our rooftop projects by masking the roofline. We do this because we want to […]

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How to Remove Paint from Cement

How to Remove Paint from Cement

Have you ever accidentally spilled paint on your driveway or sidewalk, without the know-how to get it off? You’re not alone! Today, we share with you the Peak Pro process for removing paint from cement. How to remove wet paint from cement It’s simple! If the paint is still wet, simply use water and a […]

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How to Properly Clean a Paintbrush

How to Properly Clean a Paintbrush

No matter the size or scope of a painting project, clean-up is always an important step in the process. In this post we’re going to share with you how we clean our paint brushes so they’re always fresh and ready to use for our upcoming projects. How to clean your paintbrush First, you’ll need to […]

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How To Clean Paint Off Of Vinyl Windows

How To Clean Paint Off Of Vinyl Windows

Is it possible to clean paint off my vinyl windows? One cleaning issue that can result from painting is overspray or dripping paint on vinyl windows. Many people think it’s impossible to clean this off, but we assure you: getting paint off your vinyl windows is simple! How do we accomplish this at Peak Pro? […]

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