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Vermont Natural Coatings to Offer Hemp oil for Wood Finishing in ’20

New Products of Interest VNC is a local company to us here in Vermont. They are well known for their
Every Day Carries: Top Painting Tools Under $20

I’d bet that all of our toolboxes are loaded with disposable sundries and essential hand tools. The sundries include everything
On Further Review: Graco Handheld Sprayers

Painters Speak About Their Experiences with Graco Handheld Sprayers… [Full Review / 2017: Year of the Comeback for Handheld Sprayers?]

A Sanding Solution You May Not Know About… The Trigon 180 Sanding Tool is an intriguing option for paint and

I wrote about OLFA knives in my “From the Field” column about “Tools Under $20” in American Painting Contractor magazine
Pressure Treated Deck Maintenance with TWP – Total Wood Preservative

Deck maintenance is a major part of my company’s annual workload. Most of the decks that we service are exotic
Benjamin Moore Waterborne Satin Impervo (314)

While we grew up with the oil based formulation, Benjamin Moore Waterborne Satin Impervo has become like a favorite old
Insl-x Cabinet Coat Satin Finish

More Robust than Standard Trim Paint Pro painters run into all sorts of cabinet finishing situations. It’s a broad category,
Priming MDF for Trim or Cabinet Grade Finishing

Oil-Based Primer: Still Necessary Sometimes Over the past decade, we have shifted heavily from oil based paints and primers to
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