Build a Painting Business That Lasts.
From First Thought to First Paycheck.
A complete 98-page professional coaching program covering everything you need to launch, run, and grow your own painting and remodeling business — built from 42 years of real-world experience.
What is the ProPaint Course?
This Is Not a Homeowner Tutorial
The ProPaint Professional Coaching Course is a serious business launch system for anyone who wants to start their own painting and remodeling company. Built by Carl over 42 years of professional work, this 98-page binder covers the full journey — from building your professional identity and setting up your business the right way, to estimating jobs, winning bids, managing crews, and building a legacy business. If you are ready to stop working for someone else and start building something of your own, this is where you begin.
- 8 modules, 98 pages of professional-grade instruction
- Built for people starting a painting & remodeling business from scratch
- Covers mindset, business setup, techniques, estimating, and operations
- Includes worksheets, checklists, bid templates, and job site tools
- Taught by a 42-year professional with landmark restoration experience
- Designed to be used in the field — not just read once and shelved
What You'll Walk Away With
By the end of this program, you'll have the knowledge, tools, and confidence to launch and run a professional painting and remodeling business — from your first estimate to your first crew.
Course curriculum
8 Modules. Everything You Need.
The Pro Mindset & Business Foundation
Why most painters fail — and how you won't. Build your professional identity, set up your business the right way, set goals, and manage your time on the job site from day one.
Surface Preparation Mastery
Prep is 80% of the job. Learn cleaning, sanding, filling, caulking, priming, working with problem surfaces, and exterior prep techniques that make your finishes last.
Paint Products & Materials Knowledge
Understand paint chemistry, sheen levels, specialty coatings, primers, sealers, and stain blockers so you can make the right call on every job — and explain it to your clients.
Application Techniques & Tools
Brush technique, roller patterns, airless sprayers, tool maintenance, and how to work efficiently without sacrificing quality. The skills that define a true professional.
Remodeling Integration & Carpentry Basics
When painting meets remodeling. Trim work, doors, windows, drywall repair, popcorn ceiling removal, cabinet refinishing, and coordinating with other trades on the job site.
Estimating, Bidding & Pricing
How to measure a job like a pro, build your pricing structure, write proposals that win, handle price objections, upsell add-on services, and protect your margin with change orders.
Running Your Painting Business
Hiring and keeping good help, client communication from first call to final walk, marketing on a budget, referrals and reputation, contracts, insurance, legal basics, and financial management.
Advanced Skills & Professional Development
Faux finishes, historic and high-end residential work, commercial painting, teaching others, and building a legacy business that runs without you having to be on every job.
Plus 4 Professional Appendices
Your instructor
Built by Carl. Proven Over 42 Years.
Carl has spent 42 years in the field — painting, remodeling, restoring historic buildings, and running a professional operation from the ground up. He built the ProPaint Coaching Course because he kept seeing talented people fail not from lack of skill, but from lack of a system. This binder is that system. Everything in it has been tested on real jobs, with real clients, in real conditions.
Before you pick up a brush, you need to understand what separates the businesses that last from the ones that fold. This course builds your professional foundation — mindset, identity, structure, and goals.
— Carl, Owner & Instructor
Ready to Start Your Own Business?
The ProPaint Professional Coaching Course is available by subscription. Get in touch to learn more about enrollment and what is included.