As many of our customers already know, ImageWorks Painting, Inc. was founded by two former representatives of a major paint and coatings company.  Our jobs consisted of a variety of activities in addition to the promotion of our extensive product line.  On a daily or weekly basis, we would detail professional painters, architects, and maintanence personel on the usage of a multitude of products to help them make more money, produce longer lasting finished products, and to apply coatings to meet the various needs of different customers.  Additionally, we would diagnose the reasons for paint failures and advise painters or property owners on the best fixes to keep the problem from reoccurring.

Just letting our customers (and potential customers!) know, if you are planning on attending the Butler Home Show this weekend, we will be there and we have free tickets to give away.  This is a first come, first served offer -- but we'll give them until we don't have any more!

There are many benefits to an exterior repaint of your facility.  A pleasing aesthetic appearance of your building's exterior can accomplish many important things.  Customers generally favor a friendly looking, visually appealing business.  Simply improving the appearance of your business, utilizing inviting colors, and showing the pride of ownership (even if you're a renter!) of keeping a well maintained, cared for property may greatly improve customer traffic and customer referals.   

ImageWorks Painting was proud to donate a $700 "IWP Painter for a Day" prize to the fundraiser's blind auction at the "Celebration of Life" event for Officer Jim Kuzak.  ImageWorks Painting, Inc. was represented at the event by Office Manager Ethelynn Hodil, who was very pleased to be able to give the award to winner Dan Blaze.  For those few of you who may not be familiar, this excerpt from www.officerjimkuzak.com offers a brief description of the story.

Yesterday, Saturday March 10th, 2012, ImageWorks Painting was honored to be featured in a great article written by Rosa Colucci in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Homes section as one of Pittsburgh's premier painting companies.  

Okay…. so really this applies anywhere, but if you’re in the Pittsburgh or the Western PA area, ImageWorks Painting would sure like to help.  Sometimes it makes sense to hire us…… sometimes it makes sense to do it yourself.  Here is some information to help you decide what is best for you.

 You have many options when it comes to Pittsburgh Painters. Whether you need exterior painting, interior painting, residential painting, deck staining, or commercial painting, Imageworks is highly qualified and has one of the highest customer satisfaction rates in Pittsburgh. We won't be happy unless YOU are happy.

ImageWorks Painting, Inc. Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award

If you look around, you’ll see it everywhere. Steel handrail and spindles, wrought iron rail and spindles, tubular handrail mounted to block walls along stairways, and various other forms of metal safety railing are everywhere a fall could take place. If you pay attention, you’ll see that a majority of this steel is mounted in concrete, and the metal around the intrusion points is rusting. This happens for a few reasons. First, most often the posts are grouted incorrectly, if at all. Epoxy grouts should be used to secure the posts in place and keep water from wicking to the steel. Very frequently, when contractors mount these railings, they use mortar or cementious materials to do this grouting instead of epoxy. This corner is cut so frequently due to the high cost of epoxies in comparison to cement, along with the comparative ease of use. The result of this action is inevitably rust. As the posts move in their mounting holes, the abrasive cementious material scratches the protective coating on the steel, allowing the moisture that wicks through concrete to react with the the exposed ferrous metal and rust is created. In northern climates, this effect is magnified by the fact that salt is commonly thown on walkways to treat snow and ice, greatly expediting the formation of rust. Once this process begins, it is a short matter of time before the thin metal used in most manufactured handrail rusts through, creating the need for this expensive handrail to be replaced.

We at ImageWorks Painting, Inc. are asked by customers a few questions, time and time again. Questions like, “What kind of paint do you use?”, “Why do you use this and the other guy was going to use Acme Whateverbrand paint?” or “Can’t I save money by using Super BigBox store paint?” There are a lot of reasons painters choose to use “okay” quality paint, and there is one good reason why we don’t.