Painted timber column and beam joint with a clean hand-cut line against stucco, detail work by Sun Up Painting
About / Sun Up Painting

25 Years of House Painting, From Maui to Naples, Florida

Sun Up Painting is me, Daniel Del Rio. One owner, one standard, and a quarter century of interior and exterior work behind every estimate I write in Collier County.

  • 25 years in the trade
  • Owner operated
  • Naples & all of Collier County
  • Trained in Maui, Napa & Vail
The Owner / 01

Daniel Del Rio

Painting is our family tradition. I learned the trade in Maui, working for my father's painting company, and what he taught me still runs the business: flawless work and honest service are the foundation of every great job.

I spent the next two decades sharpening that in three of the most demanding markets in the country. Maui taught me coastal finishes, where salt air and humidity punish anything applied over a shortcut. Napa taught me luxury estate painting, where a line between wall and trim either reads razor sharp or it reads wrong. Vail taught me high altitude exterior work above 8,000 feet, operating boom lifts and running ladders on steep mountain grades in weather that gives you a narrow window to get it right.

Family brought us to Southwest Florida, and I brought all three of those educations with me. Today I paint homes and businesses across Naples and Collier County, and I am the one on site doing the work. You will not meet me at the estimate and then never see me again.

Daniel Del Rio sanding failing paint off lap siding by hand before priming, prep work on an exterior painting job
Sanding failing paint back to sound wood before primer.
The Road Here / 02

Four places, one standard

  • Maui, Hawaii

    Coastal finishes

    I started at my father's company as a teenager. Salt air, constant humidity and relentless sun mean a coastal finish either gets done properly or it fails inside two seasons. The same conditions Naples deals with every summer.

  • Napa, California

    Luxury estate work

    Years spent on high-end estate homes where the finish standard is absolute. Razor sharp lines, flawless walls, and clients who look closely. It set the bar for what I consider acceptable on any job, at any price.

  • Vail, Colorado

    High altitude exteriors

    Mountain exteriors above 8,000 feet on steep grades, boom lift operation, and ladder work most painters will not take on. Also the source of much of the cabinet, commercial and municipal work in the gallery on this site.

  • Naples, Florida

    Home

    Our family relocated to Southwest Florida, including my father, who now runs fishing charters out of Marco Island. We serve Naples and every community in Collier County.

Timber beam and column joint painted a soft grey with a clean cut line where it meets the soffit and stucco
Timber, stucco and metal meeting in one corner. Three surfaces, three products, one clean line.
How It Goes / 03

What to expect when you call

No pressure, no phone quote, no crew you have never met showing up in the driveway.

  • 01

    A walkthrough, in person

    I come out and look at the actual surfaces. Wall condition, stucco cracks, failing caulk, the things that change the number.

  • 02

    A written estimate

    Line by line, listing what is included and what is not. If something should be repaired before paint, it is on there, not discovered later.

  • 03

    The groundwork first

    Washing, patching, caulking, masking and priming, so the finish has something sound to hold onto.

  • 04

    A walk at the end

    You walk the job with me before it is called done. Anything that needs another pass gets another pass.

Next Step / 04

Ready to talk about your project?

Call me directly, or send the details and I will get back to you to set up a walkthrough. We serve Naples, Marco Island and all of Collier County. See the full list of communities on the Collier County service area page.