If you’re a professional painting contractor in the Bourbonnais, Illinois area, John Paul’s Paint can help you supply your next painting contract job. With the right tools and tips, your customers will sing your praises throughout Kankakee County and beyond.

Before you start painting, you need to choose the correct product for the job. The wrong paint might not adhere, can look uneven, or will suffer damage in the near future, leaving you with a bad project and unhappy clients.

Our experts can help you find the perfect primers and paints for your residential and commercial painting project needs.

Choose the Right Primer for Painting Contracting Jobs

Painting contracting jobs come with various surfaces in mind, and you could wind up having to cover two or three different surface types at each contract. But the truth is, different surfaces require different types of primer.

Masonry Primer

Painting over new or previously painted masonry can be one of the trickier painting contract jobs. Masonry is porous, uneven, and susceptible to damage, so you’ll need a primer that not only can effectively cover previous imperfections but protect from future damage caused by moisture and other ailments stone can suffer.

Drywall Primer

Painting drywall requires a high-drying acrylic primer. Drywall is covered in tiny holes, making it one of the more porous surfaces in commercial paint jobs. The surface will absorb the paint like a sponge if you don’t use a proper primer, like Benjamin Moore® Drywall Primer from the professional line. You’ll find yourself using coat after coat and still ending up with an uneven paint job.

Glossy Surfaces

Painting drywall requires a high-drying acrylic primer. Drywall is covered in tiny holes, making it one of the more porous surfaces in commercial paint jobs. The surface will absorb the paint like a sponge if you don’t use a proper primer, like Benjamin Moore® Drywall Primer from the professional line. You’ll find yourself using coat after coat and still ending up with an uneven paint job.

This bonding primer is created especially for hard-to-coat surfaces creating a quick-curing, enamel-like bond for your paint.

Problematic, Peeling Surfaces

One of the toughest painting jobs can be older surfaces with peeling or damage. With the popularity of upcycling vintage wood, priming these types of surfaces is a common occurrence in the life of a contract painter. Try INSL-X High Build Peel Bonding Primer. The primer shows as a pale white color, so you can see your work as it seals and prevents cracking while remaining breathable enough to not trap moisture within. This primer cuts down on prep work and lets you get to painting sooner.

Choose the Right Paint for Contracting Jobs

At John Paul’s Paint and Décor, we carry interior paint and exterior paint options in a wide ranges of colors and finishes for surfaces from walls to cabinetry to roofs to masonry and more. With products from Benjamin Moore, one of the most trusted names in paint, we provide a high quality product that your clients will love.

As a contractor, your clients will keep coming back to you because they trust the quality and durability of your work, and they’ll recommend you to their friends and family. John Paul’s Paint and Décor wants to be there every step of the way and be your paint and supplies partner as you build your business.

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At John Paul’s Paint and Decor in Bourbonnais, Illinois, we’ve got all of the Benjamin Moore paints and primers you need as well as other tools of the trade for a successful contract painting business. We serve the greater Bourbonnais area, including Kankakee and Bradley, IL.