Jason Lunn is a 3M application engineering specialist for consumer safety products. He oversees the training and educational aspect of a wide variety of safety products, including respirators. Here, he tackles a question painting professionals may have about cartridges and filters for reusable respirators. Q: How do I know which reusable respirator…

Jeff Malmer is a Senior Application Engineering Specialist for 3M. He has 40 years of product development and application engineering expertise and regularly trains 3M customers, end-users and sales professionals on proper use of the company’s products. Here, he tackles a common question he hears about spackling compounds. Q: How do I…

Jason Lunn is a 3M application engineering specialist for consumer safety products. He oversees the training and educational aspect of a wide variety of safety products, including respirators. Here, he tackles a common question heard today about the impact of facial hair on tight-fitting respirator performance. Q: Can I wear a disposable…

Interior work in the colder months minimizes safety dangers like working on tall ladders and battling high heat. But as crews transition indoors this time of year, there are other safety factors to keep in mind. The risk for injury in the field is still high. Injury rates are 71% higher in…

Dust is the enemy of adhesion, not to mention it can make a mess of a customer’s home or business. If you minimize it, that can help with customer retention, reduce cleanup work, and even boost your overall professional image. Here are five simple dust-mitigation tips for your crews to keep in…

It’s that time of year again, when coating manufacturers reveal their colors of the year (COTY). Many will also roll out entire palettes and talk about the reasons these colors will be hot in 2022. This news is more than hype for painting professionals like Stacey Spear, owner of S&S Painting in…