The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in Wiscon, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your Go-To House Painting Company in Wiscon, FL
Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More

Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.

Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in Wiscon, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More

The Premier Commercial Painting Company in Wiscon, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses

We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:

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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.


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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.


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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
Florida's Most Trusted Painting Contractor
Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

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A passenger makes an emergency airplane landing in Florida
Becky Sullivanhttps://www.wpr.org/passenger-makes-emergency-airplane-landing-florida
Just after noon on Tuesday, the air traffic control tower at Florida's Treasure Coast airport in Fort Pierce got an unusual call."I've got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. And I have no idea how to fly the airplane," said the man, according to recordings of the air traffic control call.Thirty frantic minutes later — with the help of multiple air traffic controllers around West Palm Beach, Fla. — the plane and its passengers were safely on the ground in a remarkable and unusual emerge...
Just after noon on Tuesday, the air traffic control tower at Florida's Treasure Coast airport in Fort Pierce got an unusual call.
"I've got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. And I have no idea how to fly the airplane," said the man, according to recordings of the air traffic control call.
Thirty frantic minutes later — with the help of multiple air traffic controllers around West Palm Beach, Fla. — the plane and its passengers were safely on the ground in a remarkable and unusual emergency landing.
The passenger who made the landing has not been publicly identified. In the recordings, he says several times that he does not know how to operate the Cessna Caravan aircraft, although his conversations with controllers indicate some familiarity with technical aviation terms.
"Luckily the passenger flying has been around aviation a little bit. But he wasn't a pilot and didn't really have any flying experience," said Robert Morgan, the Palm Beach International air traffic controller who helped him land the single-engine turboprop, in an interview with local TV station CBS 12.
The plane departed from the Bahamas just before 11 a.m. for what should have been a short and uneventful flight to Treasure Coast.
But with about 70 miles to go, flight logs show the plane beginning to deviate from its steady altitude and speed. Then, the plane takes a hard left turn, flying south parallel to the Florida coast, gently lifting back above 9,000 feet. The first call to air traffic control came afterward.
Asked what his location was, the passenger responded: "I have no idea. I see the coast of Florida in front of me, and I have no idea."
"Try to hold the wings level and see if you can start descending for me. Push forward on the controls and descend at a very slow rate," the controller said. "Just try to follow the coast either north- or southbound. We're trying to locate you."
As the plane headed toward the coast near Boca Raton, air traffic control at Palm Beach cleared the runways.
And Morgan – who also has experience as a flight instructor – was called in from his break to help the passenger land safely, he said. He had never flown the Cessna, but used a picture of the cockpit to help coach the passenger through the landing.
"Before I knew it, he said, 'I'm on the ground, how do I turn this thing off?'" Morgan said, speaking to WPBF, another local station. "He told me that he couldn't wait to get home and hug his pregnant wife."
The plane landed just after 12:30 p.m. local time. Video shows a bumpy but safe landing.
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Salado students take science projects on zero-gravity flights
Rosemond Crownhttps://www.kwtx.com/2022/05/15/salado-students-take-science-projects-zero-gravity-flights/
SALADO, Texas (KWTX) - A group of Salado 6th graders got to complete the ultimate science project by having their projects fly in a zero-gravity aircraft.The students’ teacher, Laura Tomlin, said they’ve been working on two major projects since October.One project is designed to investigate how water movement in the soil on the moon and Mars is affected by the different gravity levels on those bodies.The other looks at how lon...
SALADO, Texas (KWTX) - A group of Salado 6th graders got to complete the ultimate science project by having their projects fly in a zero-gravity aircraft.
The students’ teacher, Laura Tomlin, said they’ve been working on two major projects since October.
One project is designed to investigate how water movement in the soil on the moon and Mars is affected by the different gravity levels on those bodies.
The other looks at how long-term space flights could lead to liver damage because the microgravity environment may suppress enzyme function.
Tomlin was one of four teachers nationwide chosen to be embedded with the Carthage College Microgravity Team and take these students’ project on the zero-gravity aircraft called Zero-G G-Force One in Florida.
The opportunity comes through a partnership with the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, The National Space Society, and the Zero Gravity Corporation.
Each teacher was able to experience eleven minutes of weightlessness.
Tomlin said she hopes taking these projects out of the classroom will inspire the students to embrace careers in STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math.
“I think space exploration is a really good way to get kids excited about science. You know, it takes science fiction and makes it reality,” Tomlin said. “Because there is so much going on in the space programs right now and these kids need to be prepared for that.”
Most of the students who were involved in the projects told KWTX they are interested in careers in STEM after being exposed to complex science projects in class.
“All I would’ve thought that we would do is elephant toothpaste and chemistry stuff,” said Caedmon Flynn, one of the many 6th graders participating in the projects.
“But then Ms. Tomlin started talking about space shuttles and right when that unit ended, I was like ‘you know what, I’m committing to this.’ And it is so great, it’s paid off a lot.”
Once Tomlin returns to Salado from Florida, students will compare their initial results from class with the results from the zero-gravity aircraft.
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Yes, Aaron Rodgers Is A Hall Of Fame QB. Also Yes, He Is Terrible Playing In Florida
JoeBucsFan.comhttps://www.joebucsfan.com/2022/05/yes-aaron-rodgers-is-a-hall-of-fame-qb-also-yes-he-is-terrible-playing-in-florida/
Joe is worried about the gauntlet that is the Bucs’ first four games of the season.At the Cowboys, at the slimy Saints, hosting the Packers and Chiefs … well, “this Joe” hopes the Bucs are no worse than 2-2 to start the season (the other Joe will throw up on himself if the Bucs are anything less than 3-1).One win the Joe ping this here story has already chalked up is the game against the Packers on Sept. 25. Why is Joe so confident? Well, aside from Packers drama queen quarterback Aaron Rodgers being a ...
Joe is worried about the gauntlet that is the Bucs’ first four games of the season.
At the Cowboys, at the slimy Saints, hosting the Packers and Chiefs … well, “this Joe” hopes the Bucs are no worse than 2-2 to start the season (the other Joe will throw up on himself if the Bucs are anything less than 3-1).
One win the Joe ping this here story has already chalked up is the game against the Packers on Sept. 25. Why is Joe so confident? Well, aside from Packers drama queen quarterback Aaron Rodgers being a choke artist in the playoffs, Rodgers is also awful in warm-weather games.
And in particular, Rodgers blows chunks in Florida. Joe is guessing Rodgers, the California boy who works in northeastern Wisconsin, doesn’t handle humidity well.
How awful is Rodgers in Florida? Well, he and the Packers got their tails kicked in between the legs to open the season last year in Jacksonville. That’s when Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, and the slimy Saints seal-clubbed them 38-3.
And remember two years ago when Rodgers and the Packers came to the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway and Ndamukong Suh and Jamel Dean and Tom Brady rag-dolled them? Yup, that was a warm-weather game, too.
Shoot, Joe remembers in his very first NFL start, leaky, sleepy Josh Freeman beat Rodgers wearing the creamsicles 38-28 during Freeman’s rookie season.
In Rodgers’ last win over the Bucs in Tampa in 2014, lousy Lovie Smith’s defense held the mighty Packers and Rodgers to 20 points. Rodgers also hurt his right foot and whined for the rest of the season that the Bucs had the worst turf in the NFL and blamed the turf for his tender little paw. Aw.
So not only are humidity and Suh in Rodgers’ head, so too is the turf in Tampa. Add it all up and it spells out Rodgers mentally shutting down the second the Bucs take a lead in the game.
Aaron Rodgers & @packers will play at @Buccaneers this season…
Rodgers in Florida : – 3-5 career record (2+ INT in 4 of 8 games)
– 4 INT in 2 games in FL since 2020 (5 INT in other 30 games)
– Lost 38-3 in JAX (vs Saints) in Week 1, 2021 & Lost 38-10 at TB in Week 6, 2020 pic.twitter.com/7mMIexcFPJ
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) May 12, 2022
Suzy Fleming Leonard: Yes, summer's heat is coming, but complaining won't make it better
Suzy Fleming Leonardhttps://www.floridatoday.com/story/life/style/suzy-leonard/2022/05/14/sunshine-state-why-folks-surprised-heat/9702276002/
Want to read our e-Edition? Here are some tips for getting the best experience. It's been one of those rare, idyllic springs in Florida.Temperatures have yet to creep much further than the low 80s, and I've even worn a jacket a few days this month.Mornings and early evenings on the lanai are esp...
Want to read our e-Edition? Here are some tips for getting the best experience.
It's been one of those rare, idyllic springs in Florida.
Temperatures have yet to creep much further than the low 80s, and I've even worn a jacket a few days this month.
Mornings and early evenings on the lanai are especially blissful, turning al fresco breakfasts into brunch and a glass of wine and snacks into movie night that stretches on for hours.
Yes, gale-force winds continue to spread pollen and blow palm boots around the yard, terrifying the dog. Otherwise, the past couple of months have been undeniably pleasant.
It's coming, my exercise buddies and I tell one another. This is the last weekend we'll walk without ending up soaked to the skin by the swelter of summer. This is the last round of burpees and pushups we'll suffer through without the added insult of sweat stinging our eyes.
Then somehow, we get another gorgeous weekend. Then another.
It's like playing a weeks-long game of Jenga, when the blocks stack higher and higher. It teeters and shimmies, but it keeps growing. Eventually, it will fall. We know that. It's inevitable. So instead of enjoying the tower while we can, we brace for the crash, when everything comes tumbling down.
Like that crash, we know the heat and humidity won't hold off forever.
It won't be long before we're scorching our hands on red-hot steering wheels and melting under a blanket of humidity.
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So right now, while it's still lovely out, why are so many people already complaining? It's going to be sooooooooo hot!
Well, yes. Yes, it is. This is Florida. Did you not know about the heat before you came here? I mean, was the "Sunshine State" moniker not a hint?
Sure, summers here can be a bit much. They're sticky and heavy and uncomfortable.
But right now, it's snowing in Idaho and Oregon. Friends in Wisconsin are lighting fires to stay warm.
Meanwhile, I spent the weekend in my pool.
Doesn't the joy of wearing shorts on New Year's Day make up for a little sweat in August?
Soon, the Jenga tower of spring will topple, splashing the molten lava of summer all over us.
Let's all enjoy today's mild temps while we have them. And when they're gone? We can enjoy the air conditioning.
After all, the heat won't last forever, either. Summers always go by too quickly. Another year will pass. Another season gone.
We'll bundle up and wear long pants and socks for a few weeks.
But at least we won't have to shovel snow.
Suzy Fleming Leonard is a features journalist with more than three decades of experience. Reach her at sleonard@floridatoday.com. Find on Facebook: @SuzyFlemingLeonard or on Instagram: @SuzyLeonard
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Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon
Rina Torchinskyhttps://www.wpr.org/scientists-successfully-grow-plants-soil-moon
In a NASA-funded study, scientists at the University of Florida grew plants in soil collected from the moon, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Communications Biology.The study is paramount to NASA's long-term goals in human space exploration, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in a ...
In a NASA-funded study, scientists at the University of Florida grew plants in soil collected from the moon, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Communications Biology.
The study is paramount to NASA's long-term goals in human space exploration, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release. The research could also have implications for plants growing in harsh conditions on Earth, he added.
"We'll need to use resources found on the Moon and Mars to develop food sources for future astronauts living and operating in deep space," Nelson said.
In the study, researchers planted the seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana — a plant related to mustard greens, as well as other cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli and cauliflower — in lunar soil, which was sampled directly from the moon from missions Apollo 11, 12 and 17.
To compare, researchers also planted the seeds in a lunar simulant, designed to closely mimic real lunar soil.
Anna-Lisa Paul, a research professor in the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida and the study's lead author, described the samples from the moon as "fine" and "powdery." It also "sticks to everything," Paul added.
The seeds started to sprout within days of planting.
"We planted them, walked away for a couple of days and then when we first went back in to take a look, it was amazing to see that every plant group, all the seedlings germinated," said Paul, who is also the director for the University of Florida's Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research.
Although all of the seeds sprouted, the ones that grew in lunar soil did not grow as "robust" as those in the control, according to the release. Some of the plants grown in the lunar soil samples had "stunted" roots and leaves, as well as some "reddish pigmentation," the release said.
After the plants had grown for 20 days, researchers harvested the plants and prepared to study the plant RNA. The expressed gene patterns matched the way in which researchers had seen Arabidopsis react to stress before in other harsh environments, such as when soil carries excess salt or heavy metals, according to the release.
"Now that we have lunar soil that have been in contact with biology, we can begin to ask the question: how would you and how hard would it be to mitigate any of the adverse reactions that we saw?" said Robert Ferl, assistant vice president for research at the University of Florida and an author on the study.
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