student painters

College Type Painting Corporations Splatter Nation

by Spackletweet

I have first hand watched these guys in action. It was the worst paint job I have ever seen. It was a fairly large apartment complex that the kids painted, or Better said, tried to paint.

The end result was that the place had to be repainted, but only after proper prep work was completed. Peeling paint, and a ruined lawn were the biggest problems.

The boys cleaned the paint equipment out improperly pouring large amounts of paint and paint wash into the lawn every day! The grass was killed and the ground was getting hard. Never seen anything like it.

You could see peeling paint everywhere! Even driving by in a car at 35 miles per hour the street side buildings displayed a fresh color of peeling paint; everywhere at the second story level!

Why do people trust teenagers and young students with home improvement? The end result can be a nightmare.

When homeowner friends decide to do they’re own painting, I am glad to give them guidance. I have helped many people in this way. Professionals, owners of companies, even other contractors (of other trades) have asked me many how to questions. Many times painting contractors will call each other to talk about the best way to solve a paint problem.

I have been painting for 30 years and I still learn things all the time. How on earth can a boy (by most measurements) learn to contract after a 5 day crash course on How to Paint?

One thing is sure, if you hire student type painters be ready to cut them a lot of slack, because they will need it. And the national corporations that are actually behind the program of sending out untrained, well meaning kids; are counting heavy on that slack.

One summer in my area of the world, the boy painters were really out in force. One of the contracts the kids landed was a house. Somehow that house was painted in a day; prep and all. The homeowner drove up as the young guys were finishing up the work. The homeowner asked that his house be returned to the original color. After some awkward moments it became clear that the energetic brush pushers had painted the wrong house. The “right” house was next door.

All in all, the students don’t really effect my work load. If anything they are the perfect competition.