<p>Make sure you have them say in the agreement that paint will not be thinned. I had a painter once say that the paint would not be thinned and I caught him thinning it. I insisted that the paint be thrown out and re-purchased-- and he did since it was on the contract. If I had not been home and heard running water at the time, I would not have known. IF you DO hear running water, make sure they are ONLY cleaning up their supplies.</p>
<p>Another thing to add to the contract… make sure they leave you EXCESS paint. I ask for 2 gallons of body paint and 1 gallon (each) of trim paint. If you don’t want to store a 5 gallon tub of leftover paint, ask them to purchase empty 1 gallon cans and pour the extra paint into them.</p>
<p>Make sure your formulas are also CLEARLY labeled on each can and not covered up by paint!</p>