#10: Leave Paint Over-Spray on Everything You Can!
One of the best ways to ensure a messy renovation job and unprofessional result is to not know how to use a spray gun. Or be too lazy to take the 1-2 minutes it takes to wrap, tape, or remove hardware and fixtures.
Cabinets
Life is short, so why waste time removing hinges from cabinets before painting them? Isn't it much better to make your client take a few hours to clean up the cabinet hardware after you've abandoned the job?
Ceiling Fan
Want to really baffle your client? Spray all over the nice ceiling fan in the master bedroom. They'll never see that coming! I mean, their only conclusion would be that you were piss drunk or just plain stupid to be able to do such a poor job, but what do you care?! Just spray away!
Recessed Lighting
Here's a trick that will help you stand out from the crowd of crooked contractors on Craigslist! Don't bother removing light bulbs (let alone covering recessed light fixtures) when painting a ceiling... just spray right over it!
Never mind that you agreed to clean each recessed can and then apply an appliance-grade high-heat white paint to recondition them... Just spray away!
Light Fixtures
Why waste the time covering over fixtures... who cares if your client wants to sell them or give them away. (You certainly don't care, that's for sure!) Just spray away!
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