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This test will help us determine your knowledge and experience in painting and related issues. 1. What does Purdy mean? ____ a. A nice looking job ____ b. A brand of tools ____ c. A brand of paint ____ d. Slang for a painter 2. In the painting trade, what does holiday mean? ____ a. A vacation or day off ____ b. A sponge applicator ____ c. A missed area ____ d. A lazy worker 3. What does eggshell refer to? ____ a. A smooth paint job ____ b. A type of texture ____ c. A shade of white ____ d. A level of sheen 4. What is an acrylic? ____ a. A type of resin ____ b. A tool for scraping ____ c. A type of caulk ____ d. A type of ladder 5. What is the primary concern when painting over new cedar boards? ____ a. How to apply paint to a rough surface ____ b. Matching the color ____ c. Sanding the board smooth ____ d. Tannin bleed 6. Pressure treated wood is most susceptible to: ____ a. Insect damage ____ b. UV damage ____ c. Tannin bleed ____ d. All of the above 7. Caulk should be applied: ____ a. Before priming ____ b. After priming 8. Siliconized acrylic caulks offer superior performance over acrylic caulks in: ____ a. Color retention ____ b. Flexibility ____ c. Clean up ____ d. Color choice 9. What is the best way to remove rust stains from bricks? ____ a. Pressure washing ____ b. Replace the bricks ____ c. Bleach ____ d. Scrub with a mild muriatic acid solution 10 Mildew is caused by: ____ a. Rainy weather ____ b. Insects ____ c. Mold spores ____ d. Rotting leaves 11. At a coverage rate of 350 square feet per gallon, how many gallons must be purchased to paint a wall measuring 10’ by 60’? ____ a. 1 ____ b. 2 ____ c. 3 ____ d. 4 12. Interior doors should be sanded because: ____ a. It allows us to charge more ____ b. It improves adhesion ____ c. It cleans the surface ____ d. Sanding isn’t necessary 13. Mildew should be removed from painted surfaces with: ____ a. High pressure water ____ b. Ammonia ____ c. Sandpaper ____ d. Diluted bleach and soap 14. What is the primary cause of peeling paint? ____ a. Moisture ____ b. Bad paint ____ c. Mildew ____ d. Sunlight 15. An elastomeric paint is used on what kind of surface? ____ a. Wood ____ b. Metal ____ c. Masonry ____ d. Drywall 16. Match the following paint brands with their manufacturer: ____ Duration a. Benjamin Moore ____ Accolade b. ____ Manor Hall c. Pratt and Lambert ____ MoorGard d. Sherwin Williams 17. While painting the living room walls, the customer asks if you would paint a door. Do you: ____ a. Do it for no charge ____ b. Offer a price for the work 18. While painting the exterior of the house you find a piece of rotted wood that isn’t on the estimate. What do you do? ____ a. Tell the customer and provide a price for replacing it ____ b. Replace the wood and bill the customer ____ c. Caulk it and paint ____ d. Ignore it 19. While moving a ladder you break a sprinkler head. Do you? ____ a. Stick the head in the ground and hope the customer won’t notice ____ b. Replace the head ____ c. Tell the customer to call a landscaper ____ d. Ignore the problem 20. The customer insists that the color you are using isn’t the one she selected. Do you: ____ a. Blame the paint store ____ b. Compare the color used with the color selected ____ c. Offer to repaint for more money ____ d. Tell her she is wrong 21. The customer accuses your crew of stealing some jewelry. Do you: ____ a. Call the police ____ b. Pay for the jewelry ____ c. Tell her that your men wouldn’t do such a thing ____ d. Try to find out if her accusation is true 22. The customer wants you to paint over wallpaper. What product do you first apply? ____ a. Latex primer ____ b. Oil primer ____ c. Texture ____ d. First coat of paint 23. Which product should be applied over an oil base exterior paint to prevent future mildew growth? ____ a. Exterior oil primer ____ b. Exterior latex primer ____ c. Exterior latex paint ____ d. TWP 24. Your best painter is regularly late for work. Do you: ____ a. Ignore it and hope he corrects the problem ____ b. Warn him that he might be fired ____ c. Cover for him ____ d. Give him a raise 25. Peeling paint on concrete patios can be caused by: ____ a. Foot traffic ____ b. Rain ____ c. Hydrostatic pressure ____ d. Sunlight Contact us now and let us help you start your project.Click © Copyright 2008 and in perpetuity PHILADELPHIA-HOUSE-PAINTERS All Rights Reserved. |