FINE PAINTS OF EUROPE + other Dutch Finishes

MARSHALL JOHNSON
..CERTIFIED PAINTER

For extreme durability and for radiant beauty and touch, there are no finer paints than those made in Holland;  sold by Fine Paints of Europe.

Marin County, CA.
Fine Paints of Europe’s “Tulip Red” ready for final sanding.

San Geronimo, Marin County, CA.
We painted high gloss Hascolac Brilliant enamel from Fine Paints of Europe onto the bottoms of the beams and rafters. The rest of the woodwork is eggshell finish.  Early morning; summer; reflected greenery.

…………..Winter light through the windows shimmers on the glossy paint.

Belvedere, Ca.                                                                                   Louvred Front Door: Fine Paints of Europe, Hollandlac Brilliant.

San Rafael, Ca.
Fine Paints of Europe’s Hollandlac Brilliant and Eco Satin are painted on each door throughout this house. 

Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, Ca.          Hollandlac Brilliant………

West Marin County, CA
My client gave me carte blanche for these long countertops.  I used polished cut stone from his extensive rock collection as inspiration for this painted finish.  It looks completely new 13 years later!

All materials from Fine Paints of Europe:
Oil primer;  Hascolac Brilliant off-white base paint; custom bronzed-gray glaze spattered while wet with water and other incompatible solvents; fine sanded when dry; clear top coats.  

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San Francisco:  Upper Castro / Noe Valley
Exterior finish of front door:  FPE Hollandlac Brilliant.

Interior surface of same Front Door (open):  FPE Hollandlac Brilliant.

Inside of front door, Woodacre, CA.                    prep.

Fine Paints of Europe oil primer.
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Two coats of Hollandlac Brilliant from Fine Paints of Europe.

Matching white newel post.  Click to enlarge.

The front doors and hand rail of this 1907 San Francisco Mission District house we painted with Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Brilliant 

Tulip Red.

EPIFANES

Belvedere, Marin County, Ca.
For this large custom-built front door with extreme exposure, we stripped the weathered varnish completely to bare wood, saturated it with epoxy sealer, filled cracks with epoxy, stained, and applied many coats of Epifanes brand marine gloss varnish, finishing with dull satin. Stripped to bare wood.  (Click on photos for close-up.)

Sanding intermediate gloss coat…….Final satin finish..

SIKKENS

We protected this new garage door  with Sikkens
brand Cetol Door and Window, mahogany.