[Shop-talk] painting brick building with color change

[Ron Horwitz]

I was the last to feign an excuse, so I have been
transformed from worker bee to foreman for this
project.  Brick commercial business, although it
closely resembles a one story, small house.  Currently
painted bright (did I say bright?) yellow, on its way
to tan.  On the gulf coast of Florida.  I've never
painted more than a room at a time and never outside,
so I'm looking for pointers.

I'm guessing that priming is a must?  What type of
finish (flat, semi-gloss, etc.) is recommended?  Any
tips (other than writing a check to a real painter) to
make my weekend easier?

I'll go to the Behr and Sherwin-Williams sites where
I'm sure I'll find stuff, but would rather hear it
from this list.

Thanks,
Ron
ronglue at yahoo.com