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- Satin Finish
- Satin finish offers a soft sheen between eggshell and semi-gloss, with better cleanability than the lower sheens. It holds up well in high-traffic interior spaces...
- Scraping
- Scraping removes old, loose, or peeling paint with hand tools before a new coat goes on. Paint won’t bond to a flaky surface, so scraping...
- Sealant
- Sealant is a material used to fill gaps and cracks before painting, creating a tight barrier against moisture and air. Sealed joints give the paint...
- Semi-Gloss Finish
- Semi-gloss sits between satin and gloss, offering noticeable shine with strong durability. Kitchens, bathrooms, and trim are its common spots, where moisture resistance and cleanability...
- Sheen
- Sheen describes how much light a dry paint surface reflects, ranging from flat through eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss up to high-gloss. Higher sheens clean easier,...
- Siding Repair
- Siding repair fixes or replaces damaged exterior panels before painting begins. Paint applied over cracked, rotted, or loose siding won’t last, so repairing the surface...
- Solvent
- A solvent is a liquid that dissolves other substances. In painting, solvents thin oil-based paints and varnishes for smoother application and clean brushes and equipment...
- Specialty Coatings
- Specialty coatings are engineered paint products built for specific challenges, such as extreme weather, heavy wear, or fire protection. They go beyond standard paint when...
- Stain
- Stain is a liquid finishing product that combines color pigments with a carrier solvent, such as water or oil. It doesn’t sit on a material’s surface as paint does; instead, the moment it contacts a surface, stain penetrates into the pores and forms a deeper bond. When you stain wood, you can still see the wood’s grain and texture. It elevates the surface’s natural look and feel, hides imperfections, and doesn’t peel, crack, or bubble.
- Stucco Painting
- Stucco painting applies a protective exterior finish to stucco walls. Stucco’s texture and porosity call for specific prep and coating choices, and a quality job...
- Substrate
- A substrate is the surface being painted, whether that includes drywall, wood siding, stucco, or metal. The substrate determines which primers, paints, and prep steps...
- Surface Preparation
- Surface preparation is the cleaning, scraping, sanding, patching, caulking, and priming that happens before paint is applied. It’s the single biggest factor in how long...