Our Story

Built on Hard Work, Family, and Nearly Four Decades of Painting Experience

My name is Chris Cubillos, and my story in the painting business began back in 1987.

What started as a way to work hard, earn a living, and build a future eventually became something much bigger. Painting became a trade that I learned through years of hands-on experience, and over time it became part of my life, my family, and the values I wanted to pass on to the next generation.

When I first started painting in 1987, the industry was very different from what it is today. There were no smartphones, internet reviews, online estimates, or social media pages to help build a business. Your reputation was built one customer and one job at a time.

If you wanted the next customer, you had to earn that customer.

That meant showing up, working hard, treating people with respect, doing quality work, and hoping that when the next person asked, “Do you know a good painter?” your customer would remember your name.

Those early years taught me lessons that I still believe in today.

Learning the Trade From the Ground Up

I didn't learn painting by sitting behind a desk. I learned it by doing the work.

Over the years, I gained experience with residential and commercial painting, working on projects of different sizes and learning that preparation is just as important as the paint itself.

I learned about surfaces, primers, coatings, application methods, repairs, finishes, color selection, and the importance of properly preparing a surface before the first coat of paint ever goes on.

Every project taught me something.

Every difficult job made me better.

Every satisfied customer helped build my reputation.

And every mistake became a lesson that helped me improve the next project.

After decades in this business, you begin to understand that professional painting isn't simply about changing a wall from one color to another.

It's about knowing how to approach the entire project.

It's knowing what needs to be protected.

It's knowing what needs to be repaired.

It's understanding how different surfaces react to different products.

It's knowing when something needs additional preparation instead of simply covering it with another coat of paint.

Most importantly, it's understanding that you're working on someone's home, business, or investment.

Residential Painting Became Personal to Me

When you paint someone's home, you're entering a very personal space.

You're working in the place where families eat dinner together, children grow up, birthdays are celebrated, holidays are enjoyed, and memories are created.

That's something I have never taken lightly.

Whether we're painting a single room or an entire home, I believe the customer deserves the same respect and attention.

Sometimes a homeowner simply wants a fresh coat of paint.

Other times they're preparing their house for sale.

Maybe they just purchased a home and want to make it their own.

Maybe the exterior has been exposed to years of Florida sun, heat, humidity, and rain and needs to be brought back to life.

Whatever the reason, I still enjoy seeing the transformation.

There is something very satisfying about looking at a property before the work begins and then standing back when the project is complete and seeing how much it has changed.

Commercial Painting Taught Me Another Side of the Business

Commercial work brought different challenges.

Businesses often have schedules, deadlines, employees, customers, equipment, and operations that need to continue while work is being completed.

That requires organization, communication, and efficiency.

Over the years, working in both residential and commercial environments taught me how important it is to understand what each customer actually needs.

A homeowner and a business owner may both need painting, but their priorities can be very different.

That's why I believe listening to the customer is one of the most important parts of the job.

But My Greatest Motivation Was Always My Family

Painting provided me with more than a career.

It helped me build a life and support my family.

Like many parents, one of my biggest goals was to give my children opportunities and encourage them to pursue their education and build successful lives of their own.

There were long days when work started early and ended late.

There were times when I was tired.

There were difficult projects.

There were sacrifices.

But when you're working for your family, those sacrifices have a purpose.

I wanted my children to understand that success doesn't simply appear. It is built through discipline, responsibility, education, persistence, and years of showing up even when the work isn't easy.

Being able to work hard and help my children pursue college and their own futures is something that means far more to me than any individual painting project.

The business helped support the family, but the family also gave me the reason to keep building the business.

From 1987 to Today

A lot has changed since I first picked up a paintbrush professionally in 1987.

Paint products have improved.

Equipment has improved.

Technology has changed how customers find contractors.

Customers can now research companies, compare projects, look at photographs, read reviews, and request estimates from their phones.

But there are certain things I don't believe should ever change.

Your word should mean something.

Show up when you say you're going to show up.

Treat customers with respect.

Take pride in your work.

Don't cut corners just because nobody is watching.

Stand behind what you do.

Those principles were important in 1987, and they remain important to me today.

CB Custom Pro Painting

Today, those decades of experience are part of what I bring to CB Custom Pro Painting.

When customers call us, I don't want them to feel like they're simply calling another painting company.

I want them to know there are years of real-world experience behind the name.

We understand that customers are trusting us with their homes, businesses, and properties.

Our goal is to provide professional painting services while keeping the process straightforward and comfortable for the customer.

We believe good communication matters.

We believe preparation matters.

We believe cleanliness matters.

We believe details matter.

And we believe the job isn't truly finished until the customer can look at the completed work and feel good about the decision they made.

Residential & Commercial Experience

Our experience includes both residential and commercial painting, allowing us to approach many different types of projects.

From refreshing individual rooms to transforming entire homes, exterior painting, commercial spaces, rental properties, investment properties, new construction, renovations, and other painting needs, every project receives the same fundamental approach:

Prepare it correctly. Paint it professionally. Respect the property. Deliver a result we can be proud to put our name on.

No project should be treated as unimportant simply because it is smaller than another.

Sometimes the smallest painting project can make a tremendous difference to a homeowner.

More Than Paint

After doing this for so many years, I've learned that people remember more than the finished walls.

They remember whether you answered their call.

They remember whether you showed up.

They remember whether you respected their home.

They remember how you treated their family.

They remember whether you kept your promises.

And they remember how they felt when they saw the finished project.

That's the reputation I want CB Custom Pro Painting to continue building.

Not simply a company known for putting paint on walls, but a company people feel comfortable recommending to their neighbors, friends, children, parents, and other business owners.

A Family Legacy Built Through Hard Work

When I look back to 1987, I realize that painting became part of a much larger story.

It was about earning a living.

Then it became about supporting a family.

It became about helping provide opportunities for my children.

It became about passing down the importance of hard work.

And today, it is about taking decades of knowledge and experience and continuing to build something that represents those values.

I'm proud of where the journey started, I'm grateful for the people who trusted me with their properties along the way, and I'm excited about where we're going next.

There may be newer companies.

There may be bigger companies.

But experience cannot be manufactured overnight.

It comes from years of early mornings, long days, challenging projects, satisfied customers, lessons learned, and thousands of hours spent practicing your trade.

I've been learning, working, painting, and improving since 1987.

And after all these years, one thing hasn't changed:

I still believe a job worth doing is worth doing right.

That's the foundation behind CB Custom Pro Painting.

Our Promise

When you invite us into your home or business, we'll treat your property with the respect we'd want someone to show our own.

We'll listen to what you want.

We'll communicate with you.

We'll take pride in the details.

And we'll work to deliver a finished project that both you and our family can be proud of.

Because to us, this isn't just painting.

It's a trade built over decades.
It's a reputation built one customer at a time.
It's a family story that started in 1987.
And we're still building it today.

CB CUSTOM PRO PAINTING
Residential • Commercial • Quality Workmanship • Decades of Experience

Serving our customers with pride since 1987.