Sherwin-Williams
joins in labor of love paintings
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Jim Phillips of Excel Painting and
Wallcoverings sprays a rooftop flag in Rock Island while
Kevin Herrick of Sherwin-Williams holds the hoses
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Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington,
D. C., Americans have shown their patriotism by flying the
Stars and Stripes - at home, at work, in cars and on their
clothing. Three of the most impressive displays were painted
in Pennsylvania, Illinois and New Mexico
ROCK ISLAND, ILL. - A flag with 10-foot stars, 12-foot-wide
stripes, overall dimensions of 274 feet by 156 feet, and a
total area of 42,744 square feet adorns the roof of the Thomas
Proestler Co. food distribution warehouse in the Quad Cities.
Visible only from the air, the intent was to show support
for pilots and help restore confidence in the airline industry.
"We hope that people will see the flag and it will remind
them of their pride in this country and each other,"
said Dan Rockwell, the TPC district sales manager who spearheaded
the project.
Sherwin-Williams provided the 150 gallons of paint needed
to complete the flag. Bruce Allen of Allen Signs volunteered
to do a computer layout of the flag and provide templates.
Jim Phillips, owner of Excel Painting and Wall coverings in
nearby Davenport, Iowa, donated more than 100 hours of labor
to the project.
Sherwin-Williams store manager Kevin Herrick and sales rep
Tom Cutlip also donated their time to help the Excel crew
paint the roof.
The roof surface was covered with one and-a-half-inch river
rock, and Herrick recommended Sherwin-Williams Setfast Acrylic
Latex Traffic Marking Paint for the red and white areas, and
Sherwin-Williams Metalatex Semi-Gloss Coating for the blue.
Metalatex was the best low-sheen coating with a deep enough
base for the blue color needed that would also hold up outdoors,
Herrick says. Setfast was chosen in part for its quick dry
time.
"We could walk on the rocks within two hours," he
says. "That turned out to be important because there
was a downpour not long after we applied the paint, and the
rain didn't faze it."
Paint for the Pentagon
Sherwin-Williams donated 10,000 gallons of paint for the restoration
of sections of the Pentagon damaged by the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks.
The idea for the donation came from a Sherwin-Williams employee,
computer programmer/analyst Kim Falk. In a letter to Secretary
of' Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Sherwin-Williams CEO Christopher
Connor told the Pentagon the firm wanted to honor all Americans
who lost their lives in the attacks and support the government
in its restoration of the building.
"It is thoughtful of them to think of us, and we welcome
the donation," said Defense Department spokesman Glenn
Flood.
The donated paint is valued at $200,000.
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