Copper Star Condominiums

Abeyta Painting, a Hispanic owned business, enjoys a tremendous number of referrals from locals, and the company has been counted on time and again to enhance hundreds of commercial and residential buildings in the Old Pueblo since opening its doors 20 years ago. So, when the contractors recently had the opportunity to give a face-lift to a popular Tucson gated condominium complex, they proudly seized it. Copper Star Condominiums was built in 1986 and because of its close proximity to the university, local eateries and shopping, it has remained a popular home for university staff and students.

The community is now in need of a complete exterior repaint of its 12 buildings and common areas. The project had numerous challenging substrates —several structures suffered from old, failing paint and even delamination of some vertical stucco surfaces and patio overhangs. “These surfaces really needed serious repair. Some, we’re guessing, may not have even been painted in 20 years,” Garret Abeyta said. The troubled substrates would first require tremendous prep work; some areas needing several days’ worth of scraping and cleaning before a primer coat could be applied.