Want To Get Started With Painting

bobbyacro

Bwahahaha.... My heart stopped when I saw the album was up there, thought it was all the pics. Shes pregnant right now so maybe you can meet her in about 10 months, haha.

Workaholic

Damnnnnn

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Sean

rbsremodeling

Paint job is ok

Cute kid

Wife is smoking.


How do all you goofy guys end up with the hot chicks?

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Workaholic

He used to have a good job with great benefits.

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Sean

Schmidt & Co

Yep.... The wife is smoking. Atta boy Bobby!

bobbyacro

Kid is my brothers
Thanks
Im a good time, esp. when im drinking and I have played guitar for about 16 years (gets'em everytime).

Im not saying im as good as a pro painter, just wondering if its good enough for you to give a guy a shot with your company.

Schmidt & Co

Oh, and NEVER let her hang out with painters.......

Schmidt & Co

Paint job looks just fine. The first thing that impressed me about you is your attitude. Skills can be taught, attitude is life long.

rbsremodeling

Everyone with the right attitude is the right fit for my company. I can teach anyone anything.

You just to have a good sense of humor and people skills. A willingness to learn and I can find a job for anyone. Whether or not you could be a painter would be determined by the product you produced.

The work looks ok pictures always look ok, when you get right up on work and it looks good, thats when it counts.

I'd give you a job off of your attitude and your skill are enough to get your started

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Workaholic

Paint job looks alright. I have seen a lot worse by so called professionals. Like I said I would give you a shot. The best thing to do is to start getting in those applications. Exterior season will be in full swing quickly. Mention all the practicle experience you have and give a good interview and pass a drug screen. I trust your DL is in good standing. It is important to be able to move from job to job.

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Sean

bobbyacro

Thanks, Appreciate it. I spent years doing **** I hated and really started to think about what I would like to do. My wife makes a good living and supported me in going after a trade I would like to learn. I want to work hard and leave work at work, couldnt do that with sales jobs. What do you all pay your guys that can go to a job, get it done fast, correctly and make the customer happy?

bobbyacro

Want a close up of anything?

Schmidt & Co

I can appreciate where you are at. My father, who started our company was a CPA & had his masters in finance. When he was in his late 30s he got sick of corporate life & one day decided to start a painting company!

vandyandsons

WisePainter has made his rounds in the business and has seen lots of youngins come and go. I understand his scepticism.

Get your foot in the door somewhere, learn the trade, start doing some side jobs, make some money.

You're not in the business till you've made some money at it.

Hang tough, make some money, and you and Wise will become pals.

Kudos to you as most cannot stand against his title wave of ball busting.

bobbyacro

I get that, and his type are the guys I end up having the most fun with on jobs. No hard feelings from my side, and he has every right to bust a new guys nuts. My experience on jobs is that you dont back down and thats what I did here. Only way I speak like that to my boss is if im my own boss, but that tends to freak people out, arguing with myself.

bobbyacro

Trying to be objective of my own work is very hard, but its the only way ill get the job done right. Looking at the room, just now, I see that oil based semi gloss is very unforgiving. This was the first paint I have done that had a lot of oil/SG paint. My patching of nail holes, cracks in the door need a lot more work. Should have sanded to a finer grit on the chair rail, looks rough under the semi gloss.

Workaholic

Wait till you get to spread high gloss oil, all imperfections will show if done poorly.

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Sean

rbsremodeling

Stuff like that are good catches, you really won't see the stuff I look for in a picture you got to be there in person.


I think you have good potential and a great attitude. I hope you do well and would help you out if I could

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bobbyacro

Can you mail me some money, a ham sandwhich and a bottle of Kettle One?

Wolfgang

Bob, I dont think you can judge most of us by what we post or how we word it. If you were in sales, then you know the importance of face to face communication. Im in the latter part of the 50's age wise and have been at this 26 years, my own company since 90. When you hear some of us old timers say we'd give you a shot take it as a compliment. Believe me when I say we've seen just about every type of "painter" there is. I'd take enthusiam with a guy willing to learn anyday. If you keep the right attitude, you're probably a guy who'll have is own company someday. Just give yourself the time.