Chris Berry

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peter karys

peter karys 

My question is I just had the popcorn removed and had the entire ceiling skimmed and sanded and there’s 2 coats of primer/surfacer there are a lot of shadows when the lights aren’t on if I have a true level 4 ceiling if I spray USG Tuff Hide primer/ceiling would this level out the ceiling ? how do I remedy this. When the lights are on the ceiling looks great.

Chris Berry 

About the most difficult thing to paint.

Chris Berry

There are only a few good ceiling paints. The only tip you will have success with is an HEA tip. You have to spray the right direction and saturate it keeping a soaking wet edge.

peter karys 

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Saturday, November 16, 2024


Denise

Denise  

Hi Chris! We just bought a new home, abt 3k sq feet. The entire thing needs to be painted. We are going to do it ourselves and wondering if you thought spraying the whole thing or part of it would be superior in finish and save time vs rolling/brushing? We will be doing it ourselves. Thx!

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

On repaints we roll walls and spray trim. Rolling give a better finish.

peter karys

peter karys 

So do recommend me using the USG Sheetrock Tuff Hide primer/surfacer ? Your should Cross Hatch Benjamin Moore Waterbourne ceiling paint 508 ? Do you think it would be overkill if I used the USG Tuff Hide first and then top coated it with the Benjamin Moore Waterborne ? When I pull the blinds in my condo I have water views from the lake so there’s lots of natural light so I get that Glancing effect at certain times of day. The shadows are driving me nuts

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

If it is already painted it does not need a primer

peter karys

peter karys 

HEA 619 I have a 500 sq ft ceiling. Thanks for all your help

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

A always sprayer ceilings with a 619 HEA tip


Tuesday, November 19, 2024


Frf

Frf 

Could you please advise the best primer and pint to paint Formica cabinets . My GFs dad was a cabinet maker and he made them from Formica

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Renner 851 catalyzed.


Monday, December 2, 2024


caroline

caroline 

Hi I took a painting cabinet job and I’m going to do it for the first time starting today. Do you have any videos teaching how to do it using your technique? Best spray machine for painting cabinets and any other info on the job? Thank you so much God bless! 🙏🏼


Tuesday, December 3, 2024


Erik L

Erik L 

Hey Chris,
I'm planning on painting the exterior of my home which is stucco, the previous owners painted it, less than 5 years ago and I don't see any cracks or peeling. It is kind of an orange color. Would you recommend priming (after cleaning and prepping) it before we spray? We are looking at going with a light grey color

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

No need to prime. Use BM Aura flat.

Erik L

Erik L 

Great! I will check out the paint. would sherwin williams duration work as well? my wifes company gets a discount from them.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Yes that is a good product


Monday, December 9, 2024


jordan henry

jordan henry 

CABINET ORANGE PEEL HELP. I am painting my kitchen cabinets. (First time using a sprayer) I am using a graco 360 variable speed. I have orange peel on my test cabinet. I used the narrow tip at lowest speed. Spraying SW extreme bond primer. Any tips on fixing it before spraying my 2 coats of emerald urethane?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

There are many things that could cause this. Extreme bond primer is not a good product to be using for this.

jordan henry

jordan henry 

Also thank in advance!


Sunday, December 15, 2024


ryan

ryan 

Hey Chris. My Florida house flooded out in Hurricane Helene. All new drywall is hung and I’m going to spray the primer with Graco X17. Looking for a primer recommendation. Mildew resistant and good from a sprayer. Ps I stayed up way too late last night watching your channel

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

New drywall requires PVA


Monday, December 16, 2024


Newell Barrett

Newell Barrett 

Dear Chris, I hope you are well. Thank you for your past videos and instruction, which were very helpful re. doing my wall painting and semi gloss oil trim/ doors etc. I am about to continue with some more, but have a question for you on another topic. Can you recommend or suggest a Youtube instructor for the laying of stone floor tiles? Regards Newell

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Unfortunately i do not

jordan henry

jordan henry 

Interesting, what would you suggest as a primer? That’s what everyone else has suggested to including SW.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I would never trust what SW says.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

They will not suggest what is good cause they don't sell it. Zinsser BIN Shellac primer. The person suggesting EBP, ask them how many cabinets they have painted?


Tuesday, January 14, 2025


Brock

Brock 

Hi Chris, is it best to paint the walls first or do the trimmings/skirting boards?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I always start with trim. Have a video on that.


Tuesday, January 21, 2025


Jay Lee

Jay Lee 

Hi Chris. I'm loving your Online Epoxy (garage floor) Course. I'm a multiple home-owner, but not in the paint/construction business (I work in healthcare IT). For consumers like me, can you please recommend consumer-equivalent products to the Rust-o-leum products that you mentioned in your course and use for your garage floors? I'm having trouble finding the pro products you mentioned:
- Epoxy-shell 500 (550?) (Primer)

- Epoxy-Shell 1000 (1st coat)

- Poly-shell 8000 2nd Coat (clear poly-aspartic)
Or if you could point me to a rep, that would be great. Thanks! -Jay.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Where do you live?


Wednesday, January 29, 2025


mark

mark  

I love using your caulking trick to paint a straight line, but if you have to do two coats, do you just retape again or can you leave the tape on long enough for the wall to dry then add the second coat and remove the tape question

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

If two coats I stay away from the tape on the first coat.


Monday, February 3, 2025


peter karys

peter karys 

I’m looking to have my ceiling painted sprayed I’m think about using Benjamin Moore Waterbourne 508 have you used this product if so what do you think. I’m looking for a dead flat can you recommend a product. Thanks

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Love BM products but I have not used that one.


Tuesday, February 4, 2025


TH

TH 

Hey Chris—-

Do people apply German shemear to Ext stone in Idaho?

Can you achieve a good look by Whitewashing or Staining faux stone?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I have but not sure if others have.


Tuesday, February 11, 2025


Camille G

Camille G 

Love your Chanel. Chris we have recently purchaed a home with a red metal roof. Finding colors to paint the house has been excruciating . Pulling my hair out trying to decide. Do you have any suggestions before I am completely BALD?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Paint the roof.


Saturday, February 15, 2025


Chase

Chase 

Good morning! My wife wants to paint the interior of the garage door since we turned our garage into a playroom for the kids. How do I paint it all black without ruining the functionality of the door?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Mask off what needs to be masked then spray it.


Sunday, February 16, 2025


Will

Will 

Hi Chris! Asking you as a pro that uses the Control Max…I have the small Control Max 1650 backpack sprayers. Would you recommend/use the Wagner HEA inline filter on the Control Max spray gun? I see from your videos you have your hose or whip directly connected to the HEA spray gun without any filter attachment.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I would not attach a filter


Wednesday, February 26, 2025


Jobee

Jobee 

Hi Chris, thanks for all you do for the painting world. Do you have a step-by-step process for starting your own painting company?


Monday, March 10, 2025


Jae Hampton

Jae Hampton 

With the Premier brush, do I need to pre-wet it before painting?

Also, this is my first time painting a door. Do you have any tips or tricks for painting a door with window panes? I’ll be using both a brush and a roller.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

No need to prewet it


Monday, April 7, 2025


john

john  

Hey Chris, So we just put in new drywall and texture in a vacation house the floors are in already. I know I have to use a PVA primer on the raw rock and mud. I’m going to be taping off the top and bottom and draping plastic on the floors and ceilings I have no trim in yet (base boards or crown) can I leave the tape in place after the PVA and then shoot my color coat (2 coats) then pull the tape. I haven’t found a video of yours where it’s raw rock and mud and floors and ceilings can’t be touched. I will be shooting it with a 510 tip, with a Wagner 2800 2 gallon hopper. Do I need to wait a certain amount of time for the PVA to cure before shooting my color coat? Thanks keep up the good work

john

john  

Edit 517 tip


Sunday, April 27, 2025


dy

dy 

What brand of deck stain or what deck stain characteristics would you recommend on 6 month old, never stained, treated wood swimming pool deck. It is in full sun all day.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

SW has a product called Cool Deck


Wednesday, May 7, 2025


Steven Rosburg

Steven Rosburg 

Hi Chris! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! All of the videos I've seen where you're spraying trim have hard floors, do you have any videos where the floor has carpet? If so, have you had any issues with paint bridging to the tape (since you can't risk getting paint on the carpet, but carpet tends to press against the baseboard)?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 


Wednesday, May 28, 2025


Lee

Lee 

I’m not a painter, I am a pool & hot tub service guy. I’ve volunteered to resurface my churches Baptismal after another volunteer painted it with regular household paint, unfortunately I don’t know what was used. I know it needs cleaned before new paint but have no idea how or what to use. Where do I start!?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

That is outside my expertise


Friday, May 30, 2025


Tommy C

Tommy C 

Chris thanks to your videos I am taking on my home exterior paint project. Wanted to ask if you have suggestion on sanding / smoothing out caulk which I used to fill some gaps within my old wooden garage door.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I have a whole course on caulking. https://paintlifesupply.com/collections/courses


Wednesday, June 11, 2025


Austin Brueckner

Austin Brueckner 

Can i use PNTR on my shirt? I really like it but wanted to check first

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Just letters cannot be copyrighted.


Monday, June 30, 2025


Erin W

Erin W 

Hi Chris, love your channel and have been watching your content for years. I recently primed (2 coats) and painted new drywall in a bathroom and the paint is peeling off in big pieces. Outside of spending hours and hours scraping off the paint, do you have any recommendations on how to fix the issue and repaint?


Wednesday, July 2, 2025


Jason

Jason 

Hi Chris! You have created some amazing content and it is very much appreciated. I'm wondering what is the best way to go about painting the exterior wall of a 2-story house that sits above the garage? I put the picture as my profile picture and the red arrow points to the wall I'm talking about. The roof is not that steep and if I were to stand up at the peak, I'm still going to be short a few feet. What ladder setup would you recommend? Maybe you have a video out there somewhere that has this type of setup but I have not found it yet.


Saturday, July 5, 2025


Bucky

Bucky 

Yes, sir, Brad. I was curious if your seals would fit the blue Greco housing.. Thanks for your time, and I've learned so much from you. Thanks again.


Tuesday, July 15, 2025


Scott Bjurstrom

Scott Bjurstrom 

Hello,

I’m getting ready to paint the interior side of our stained wood Pella casement windows, and I want to make sure I do it right, especially when it comes to prep, product selection, and maintaining the functionality of the windows.

Do you happen to have a video tutorial or step-by-step guide that walks through this specific process? I’d love to see how a pro tackles it before I dive in. Any tips you have would be greatly appreciated as well!

Thanks in advance.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Not on those style windows


Wednesday, August 6, 2025


chris

chris 

How long to wait for second coat

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

The TDS will tell you


Sunday, August 17, 2025


LESLIE

LESLIE 

Hi Chris, should I wash interior walls that have been painted in a satin paint? Assuming I should use a product like Krud cutter to degloss the surface.

Scott 

Hello Chris;

Scott

Hello ChrisGood Morning;

I am a general contractor in Mesa AZ.   I have a couple of questions for you on new construction.

 After sanding of texture do you always dust mop the walls and ceiling to get rid of the excess dust that may ball up during priming and or finish coat?

 In the hallway, I always see tell tale lines where the sprayer leaves or roller, is there a way of not seeing those lines in the natural light that shines in from the living room

Do you have any videos I could watch to see what you suggest?

Thank you for your time;

Scott Waldron

General Contractor

License Number:  294698

Grand AZ. Realty

Scott

Scott 

Trying to ask a question

Chris Berry 

OK

Chris Berry

I mop walls but not ceilings. See my new construction course. https://paintlifesupply.com/collections/courses


Tuesday, August 19, 2025


Maureen

Maureen 

Just watched your video on gel-staining fiberglass doors from years ago - great tips! We are considering refinishing our gel-stained wood-grain fiberglass front door. Is sanding sufficient to prep or would we need to strip it down to bare door? Would you advise against attempting to refinish a dark gel stained door in a lighter gel stain? Currently our door is in dark walnut gel stain with water based poly clear coat, done in 2012. Finish is still in great shape, poly has been redone at least a few times over the years. Reason for refinishing is just that we would prefer a lighter colour – Minwax gel stain in aged oak .

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I could not advise without seeing it.


Thursday, October 23, 2025


Keith M

Keith M 

I am seeking a qualified professional to inspect the interior paint application in a newly constructed home. Several walls appear to have insufficient paint coverage, uneven sheen, and paint that wipes off with a damp cloth—suggesting improper application or inadequate thickness. Add, supposedly, they used SuperPaint.

What do you recommend or thoughts?

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I could not help you on that


Tuesday, November 11, 2025


CLP inc

CLP inc 

Hey Chris Just got my painting license here in CA and was wondering What sort of system do you use to bid on a job where the owner of the property wants to repaint 10 balcony rails. Size, length , sq feet, materials etc.. thanks in advance

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Per foot


Saturday, December 6, 2025


Troy

Troy 

I just purchased the PSDR Pro Spray and Dry Hanging System from you. Thank you for the out of the box setup videos, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to get the six metal feet into the orange storage bag provided. Please post a video how you would take down for storage (preferred) or please provide some hints to get me on the right path to solve this puzzle. Bless you for creating content to share your skills with us.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

I have a whole PSDR course online. https://paintlifesupply.com/collections/courses


Wednesday, December 10, 2025


Daniel

Daniel 

How do you price the jobs you do with the staining machine? I’m having a hard time understanding what a reasonable charge rate is for that… and how you calculate it. Thanks in advance 🙏

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

Price per liner foot.


Monday, December 15, 2025


Martin Wells

Martin Wells 

Hello I have 80 Purdy cub brushes 4 different kinds like nylon, china elite etc. I would like to sell them all for cheap. I use to work for Sherwin Williams. Are you interested? 913-375-9709

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 

No thanks


Saturday, December 27, 2025


Lee Brown

Lee Brown 

Where can I buy the long pneumatic spray brush you used to paint a fence in one of your videos? I’m in the UK and haven’t seen this over here.

Chris Berry

Chris Berry 


Wednesday, December 31, 2025


Chris Berry 

I bid it per foor

Chris Berry

I could not help inspect it.