S teve Lentz is what you might call a ‘don’t-show-me’ kind of guy. With 680 units spread over seven apartment complexes in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, he spends a lot of money and a lot of time on paint. “Every time someone moves out, we give the unit a fresh coat of paint,” says Lentz. For just the 167-unit Cranston Hall complex in Wilmington, Delaware alone, Lentz was going through 1,000 gallons of paint per year. If that sounds like a lot of paint, you’re right. “The problem was, we had a lot of bleed through,” says Lentz. “If we painted an apartment with tobacco stains or crayon marks on the wall, it would continually come through. We’d have to paint, paint, and paint again.” Frustrated with the lack of coverage, Lentz began looking for an alternative

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