Vancouver, Washington Painting Contractors

Exterior Painting with Metro Paint

I want to also mention that Metro Paint is an excellent choice for Exterior Paint jobs.

Again, we deal with the issue of custom color selections in that they do not offer tinting services because the paints already come in a color.  But, you can mix 2 colors together and end up with another color and they have a color chart for some examples.   The stock colors they offer are a very nice selection of off white, tan, blue, red, green and so forth which offers a good selection for basic colors to paint the exterior of a home.   Also, with mixing the colors you gain many more choices.

I think a major benefit to the homeowner is the savings.   If a home required 40 gallons of paint for the exterior at $8.00 / gallon versus $28.00 a gallon   that is a huge savings.  Our painting company passes the discount along to the homeowner.  So, when we bid a job if the homeowner chooses Metro Paint we simply deduct the difference between the more expensive paint and the cost of metro paint.  (based on our wholesale price rather than retail price).   It’ s still a big savings.     So, if we estimate a paint job to take 40 gallons than we would take our normal paint cost per gallon of a similar quality product and subtract the metro paint cost per gallon and deduct that difference from the estimate thus saving the customer money on their paint job.

So, this is a plug for using Metro Paint on an exterior paint job.  However, there are many many instances when Metro Paint will not be the right choice.  For instance when you are seeking a custom color scheme and the colors are not available at Metro Paint.    Suppose you find a color on the Behr color chart from Home Depot and you want that exact color - well than Metro Paint probably won’t be the correct choice for your paint project since there are no white,  clear, deep, ultra deep, neutral, etc…  bases to work with for custom tinting to get the desired color.

While I advocate Metro Paint for exterior painting on homes and commercial buildings I realize sometimes it is not going to work due to color or sheen choices.   But, do keep in mind that for rental homes or homes sale it might be the right choice and a way to save lot’s of money.  i.e.: on homes that basic standard colors are acceptable for.