Fall and winter is a great time to refinish patio furniture to ensure you have it looking good to enjoy all summer long. Fresh Start Custom Coatings specializes in patio furniture refinishing and other home repair projects.

The business is a custom powder coating and sand- blasting shop that was established in 2007 out of a two-car garage in Rolling Meadows, growing and developing into what it is today. Now located in a nice industrial area in Palatine, still close to its original location and easily located right off Route 53, Fresh Start Custom Coatings works on refinishing projects such as mailboxes, outdoor and indoor railings, fencing, light fixtures and house radiators.

Other items that may need a new finish include door knobs and hinges, antique items, dining tables and chairs, dog crates and lawn and garden decor items.

Much of the work done at Fresh Start Custom Coatings involves car refinishing and powder coating of truck and motorcycle parts, tractor parts, automotive wheels, chassis components, bicycle and motorcycle frames and auto parts.

As long as your pieces are made of a metal, Fresh Start Custom Coatings can refinish it. It has refinished items like cappuccino machines, large statues and computer cases. It also has refinished bathroom items such as towel bars and water fixtures.

Fresh Start Custom Coatings does all of its own sandblasting, which it offers as a separate service from powder coating for people who simply want to have their pieces fully cleaned before doing their own painting work. However, it has created custom colors on items such as house vents and door frames.

“With the ability to sandblast our own items in house, we are able to control the level and quality of the blasting on a given piece. Having this ability also gives us control over the level and depth of the etch we develop on the substrate,” the company said. “By controlling this etch, we are able to control the outcome of the finish and durability of the coating.”

Fresh Start Custom Coatings offers more than 1,000 finish colors and effects to really give your piece a complete change or a factory look. From solid colors and textures to hammer tones, wrinkles and vein finishes, this large variety is sure to produce a custom finish to satisfy you and your taste.

If you are looking for a full patio furniture restoration or have another home repair project in mind, Fresh Start Custom Coatings will provide you with a coating that not only looks good, but will be durable and long lasting.

Call (847) 485-7779 or email Freshstartcustoms@att.net about your project and find out what it can do for you. For information, visit www. feshstartcustomcoatings.com.