2006-07-09 13:20:54 · 8 answers · asked by ejbower7 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
It's a tradition. It started when painters used mostly white paint.
2006-07-09 13:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by ralph.cramdon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AlphaFemale is right. I used to be a residential painter (interior & exterior) and my boss told me to wear a white T-shirt, white painter's pants & a baseball cap to work. The less paint I wore, the more skilled I was perceived to be.
2006-07-09 20:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by oaksterdamhippiechick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be a matter of pride to be able to paint a house and leave with the pants still white. It showed skill at the job.
2006-07-09 20:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by AlphaFemale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the paint they use is white, so it doesn't show as much.
2006-07-09 20:23:02 · answer #4 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they can see what colors are splasing on their pants
2006-07-09 20:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so the white paint doesnt stain them
2006-07-09 20:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by sammy0623 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if they don't get any paint on their uniforms, then the boss can accuse them of not working.
2006-07-09 20:23:09 · answer #7 · answered by Michael L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason we feel the need to put on retarded looking overrals when we paint. were dumb.
2006-07-09 20:24:08 · answer #8 · answered by sunnnyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋