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to use them. Here is a list of what I
use to paint windows.
 * A couple of tarps. One to lay on the ground under window and one to lay under your paints. It keeps things clean. This can be a messy job. I have failed to do this in the past and you can see the results on the tailgate of my truck. * 3” sponge rollers (Larger for huge showroom windows) * 1” & 2” sponge brushes (I cut them down when I need thinner line.) * Liner paint brushes (Used mainly for detail on faces) 
* Several small paint pans
 * 4” scraper blade with handle (used to scrape large areas of paint off of windows) I call this my eraser. * Small hand-held 2” scraper blade (Used for cleaning up lines and drips) * 1” Masking tape (for taping off straight lines for lettering and clean edges) * Scissors (used mostly to cut sponge brushes smaller) 
* Jug of fresh water (for thinning paint)
 
* Bucket of water (to clean brushes)
 
* Paper towels
 * Box of small sandwich baggies (used to place wet rollers with different colors in for reuse) * China marker (used if you want to pre-sketch design on window) 
* Receipt book (when collecting money)
 * Paint: I use three kinds of paint: Ceiling Bright White, acrylic flathouse paint, Day Glo fluorescentpaint. I prefer Sherwin-Williams paint. If you ask your paint supplier, sometimes you can get discounted paint that has been mixed wrong or discontinued. Asking the right person could save you money.# Ceiling Bright White# Acrylic flat house paint# Day Glo fluorescent paint   * Plastic tubs work great to store gallon containers of paint as you travel to each job. * I change out color selections for seasons, but always carry basic colors such as white, black, blue, red, yellow, and green. * My Day Glo colors I keep in stock are Rocket Red, Saturn Yellow, Bright Green, and Hot Pink. * It is best to get a premixed black paint for the darkest pigment. Black that is mixed at paint stores is never dark enough. It usually has more of a gray tone on windows. Sherwin- Williams carries gallons of premixed black that work well for me.
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