Blue Collar Fine Art: Rob Dickinson of Precise Painting

Around here, we all think of Rob Dickinson as skiing royalty. But Rob is also the owner of Precise Painting, an interior and exterior paint and finishing company that does extremely fine work, and employs 25+ people in the Gunnison Valley of Colorado. We talk to Rob about the craft of painting and finishing homes; what anyone thinking about building, purchasing, or maintaining a home in mountain towns ought to know about exteriors; how to think about aesthetics vs. price vs. durability; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Skiers Talking Sh!t (3:48)
• Starting Precise Painting (6:42)
• The Family Business (10:29)
• Ski-Rep Dreams, Big-Mountain Comps (15:14)
• Work Hours & Ski Hours (21:42)
• Mtn Town Economics & Precise’ Model (24:55)
• Misconceptions about house painting (27:04)
• Age-Old Rules of the Trade (29:53)
• Interiors & Exteriors in CB & Mtn Towns (33:28)
• Aesthetics vs Price vs Durability (39:52)
• Example: Crested Butte Center for the Arts (42:44)

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