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Avatar for A+ Painting
A+ Painting
4.9(
102
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Exterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: LargeInterior Painting or Staining: 1 - 2 RoomsInterior Painting or Staining: 3 - 4 Rooms+3 more

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2005

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"We highly recommend A+ Painting and will use them again for future painting projects. They painted a bedroom- bathroom wing consisting of a Master bedroom and bath, guest bedroom and bath and a hallway. They were on-time, very professional, provided a superior painting service and cleaned up everything spotlessly. They finished the job ahead of schedule with no change orders. Definitely a 5+ star review for this business."
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Recommended by96%of homeowners
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Detail Pro Painting
5.0(
18
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Exterior Home or Structure - Paint or StainExterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: LargeInterior Home or Surfaces - Paint or Stain+7 more

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2005

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Manny is the best you can trust. He provides a high quality service in time. His team is nice, and they focus on details of painting. We're happy after the works done. Manny is honest, knowledgeable and professional you can have faith on him. I picked the right guy."
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Response time1 day
Response rate88%
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Premium Painting
5.0(
72
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Exterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: LargeInterior Painting or Staining: 1 - 2 RoomsInterior Painting or Staining: 3 - 4 Rooms+1 more

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2001

Free estimates

Customers say: True professional

At Premium Painting, we are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of quality painting services. We have many years of experience to give you confidence that we are your number one choice for your next painting project. You will find us to be competitively priced with close attention to the details of each and every painting project that we are involved with. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!

Recommended by91%of homeowners
Lance Sanchez Painting
4.9(
157
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Painting or Staining - Small ProjectsExterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: LargeInterior Painting or Staining: 3 - 4 Rooms+4 more

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"I had my kitchen cabinets painted. Lance was very professional and friendly and guided me through which paint would work best for the job. The work was done on time as promised. All these things I really appreciated. The workmanship was beautiful and the pricing was very competitive. I would highly recommend hiring them for any painting projects you have."
Response time5 hrs
Response rate88%
13 neighbors recently requested a quote
Two Men and a Brush Painting
5.0(
22
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Specialty Painting - TexturesExterior Home or Structure - Paint or StainExterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: Large+7 more

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 1983

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"It went GREAT! Scott was absolutely wonderful. His work is impeccable! He covered everything before he started - floors, furniture, etc. I was amazed. I would have had more paint on me than on the walls. It looks great. I wish I had known about him when I had my home painted years ago. Love his work! I will definitely hire him again."
Response time1 day
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
New Life Painting
4.9(
73
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Exterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: LargeInterior Painting or Staining: 3 - 4 RoomsInterior Painting or Staining: 5 + Rooms

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1999

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"New Life Painting just completed painting our family vacation home in Santa Cruz. We live out of town and were extremely thankful we found and hired this company. Tim is the owner and communication with him was great! His response to my emails and phone calls were prompt. He answered all my questions and concerns about the job. The actual painting of the house was excellent! High quality paint products were used and the attention to detail was outstanding. His friendly team of employees do an awesome job! They are all professional, responsible and courteous! Thank you to Mike, Tony, Wes, Matt, Morgan and Oday! What a pleasure to have you around! We highly recommend New Life Painting for your painting projects!"
Response time1 day
21 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by91%of homeowners
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John Melendez Paint Company
4.9(
12
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Interior Painting or Staining: 3 - 4 RoomsInterior Painting or Staining: 1 - 2 Rooms

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"John was very professional. He went to great effort to match the stain we already had in another area of the yard and the job turned out great. He was prompt and easy to work with. I highly recommend John Melendez Paint Company."
8 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Palma's Painting
5.0(
17
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Exterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain: LargeExterior Home or Structure - Paint or Stain

Serving Aptos, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Fernando and his crew did a fantastic job with my painting needs (partial - high areas only), They were very accommodating with my requests. Couldn’t ask for a better experience. If you have ANY paintings needs … just contact him, you won’t be disappointed."
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Response time5 hrs
Response rate85%
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Painting questions, answered by experts

The number of coats you need to apply when whitewashing a surface depends on how opaque you want the final product to be. If you're going for a transparent, barely there look, a single coat or two may suffice. For fuller coverage, you'll want to use multiple coats. Another option is to use a less diluted paint to get a thicker coverage. 

You shouldn't paint a metal fence. Painting doesn't necessarily damage a corrugated metal fence, but these types of fences are meant to flex, and paint can easily chip and break off. Latex paints can address this issue, but those tend not to be very weather-resistant. Certain paints can trap moisture in the corrugation, which can rust the metal and lead to corrosion. And finally, if you paint a copper fence, it won't patina, which is one of the main reasons people buy copper.  

Stains penetrate wood best when it's cool and dry, so you want to avoid moisture. If the wood is wet upon application, or if it rains before the stain dries, the water will soak into the wood and displace the staining solution. This leads to a flaky and blotchy look, which is the opposite of a sumptuous even coat. Once the stain has fully cured, after about 3 days, rain shouldn’t cause you any problems.

Wood stain is not flammable after it dries. The solvent in wood stain is what causes the liquid form to be highly flammable, but the stain drying process involves the solvents dissolving, which leaves behind a non-flammable product on your wood project. Wood stain is, however, flammable before you apply it, so you should always store partially full cans and used wood stain rags away from sources of heat and open flames.

Choose based on climate, finish preference (glossy, matte), and durability. Tailored coatings also provide longevity.

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