Paint and/or Painting

Paint

  • The original paint that most of us had was Fuller O’Brien’s Whisper White 1@18-1, now sold at Pursel Paint, 875 Potter Street (one block north of Ashby, just west of 7th Street). Mention University Terrace and ask for the “old formula” for Whisper White. The original kitchen and bathrooms are semi-gloss; the rest of the unit, flat.
  • Exterior Paint Colors, purchased from Behr
    • Scheme 1: (buildings 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
      • Body/staircase wall – Kaffir Lime PPU8-8
      • Extended window element/pop out/lower unit – Warm Muffin 330D-4
      • Window trim/Fascia – Innocence W-D-720
      • Railing – Bison Brown 780B-7
      • Front Door – Semi-gloss Sly Fox S-H-160
      • Porch & stairs – Adobe by Rust-oleumM (Apparently this is no longer available. One homeowner used Benjamin Moore, color 1126 – baked pretzel.)
    • Scheme 2: (buildings 2, 4, 6)
      • Body/staircase wall – Tea Bag PPU8-9
      • Extended window element/pop out/lower unit – Carriage Door 770D-5
      • Window trim/Fascia – Innocence W-D-720
      • Railing – Bison Brown 780B-7
      • Front Door – Semi-gloss Sly Fox S-H-160
      • Porch & stairs – Adobe by Rust-oleum (Apparently this is no longer available. One homeowner used Benjamin Moore, color 1126 – baked pretzel.)
  • Building 9 Interior Colors (hallway walls and doors) – I’m afraid we did not capture the information about the colors used to paint the walls of building 9’s hallways or the door colors. This was done at least 15 years ago.
  • Commons Room Interior, painted by Moondance Painting Company (2/2020). Walls and ceiling in: Cloud White (Benjamin Moore OC-130), Accent wall in Aganthus Green (Benjamin Moore 472).

Painters
Bristol Weeden, 415.576.1225. – “He’s a 1-man operation, and he’s very careful and meticulous, extremely neat, quiet, trustworthy (we left him on his own when we were out of town), accommodating, and reliable. We literally had no problems with him, and enjoyed having him around. His prices were on the lower side of the range of estimates we received, and we will definitely use him again and recommend him wholeheartedly to friends.”

Moondance Painting, 888.977.2468 or email at office@moondancepainting.com – “They did a great job in the Commons Room in just 4 days.” …Anne Aaboe

Elias Rafael’s, 415-573-6351 “I just had the interior of my unit painted by Elias Rafaelos, whom Andrew Leong recommended to me. Elias did a remarkable job, at a very reasonable price, and finished up two days ahead of schedule. He is a very careful, conscientious and skilled painter. And he did a lot of extra things that I never would have imagined or expected, such as cleaning the insides of all my light fixtures. I am retired so I was home much of the time he and his crew were here, and I found them to be very quiet and considerate. Mine is an upstairs unit, fully furnished, which has to be one of the more challenging situations for a painter. He also offered to come back and do some touch-ups for free after my blinds are installed, if the installers’ ladders leave any marks on the walls, for instance. I cannot recommend Elias highly enough. His number is 415-573-6351, should you wish to contact him.” … Alix Schwartz, 2023