Alternative Skills Training Team

Creative Topics & Project Ideas for Your Neighborhood Youth Team

May 18, 2005

* How to prepare your house / Exterior section for a spring paint job

* How to prepare your house / Interior section for painting

* How to skimcoat or feather edge your walls & ceiling

* How to properly paint (1) room from start to finish

* How to repair broken & cracked plaster on walls / ceilings

* Sharing various pro ( old-timer ) tips / short cuts that Sy learned along the way

* More pro tips / short cuts that I learned along the way

* Why you should view all that you are learning in this class in the context of 'Residential Home Maintenance'.

* Exploring / explaining ( Afro-centric ) color combinations

* How to to repair & restore 'An old Garage"
( This is a very profitable skill )

* How to stay abreast in the always lively and fast growing painting and decorating industry on the internet

* How to build your house painting business by using the internet

* The information that you need to get started in your own ' Residential Home Maintenance Business on the internet

* The basic tools that you need and must have in order to 'Start your own decorating / home maintenance business

* We will discuss lots of creative ways to get our youth involved in the process of rebuilding our community and young peoples lives at the same time.