Hey everybody. I've been reading some of the threads here off and on for a few days. Pretty cool getting to "listen" to the thoughts and experiences of some fellow painters.
As for whites...over the years i've had many people ask me, "why do painters wear white?". I didn't really have an answer, so I gave it some thought. Best I could come up with is that it identifies who you are. I mean, if the next door neighbor looks over to see some guy peeking in windows, or walking through someone's bedroom, they see the whites and quickly come to the conclusion, "Oh, it's just the painter". Also, I guess, if you happen to get paint on your clothes, no matter what color the paint is, it's very unlikely that it clashes with the "color" white.
I do have one pair of khaki shorts I wear. Other than that, it's always whites. Like some have said, it adds a professional touch. At the end of the summer all my whites were shot from the exterior work. So, in the fall I bought a few pairs of fresh whites. I also bought a new red pull-over hooded sweat jacket/shirt. I gotta say, it was a sharp look.
My whites stay fairly free of paint these days after I started to use a rag more often. I suppose the worst place you can get paint is on your a$$ from backing into a painted surface...now that doesn't exactly scream proffessionalism.
I'm having a heluva time with what I thought was going to be a new client. It's a long story, but I will at some point add it to the appropriate thread.