A little of the trim, a little of the main color. Then the house.

On a two-story exterior this February, Harry Cota put up a little of the trim and the main color and made sure the owners liked them before going on. He has owned California painting license 921212 since the day it was issued in 2008.

Call (805) 714-5864 Monday to Friday, 7 to 3:30

One job, start to finish

A two-story exterior in February 2026, told in order by the homeowner. Every line below is hers.

Prep“preparing and painting the exterior of our two story home”
Try the colors“Harry even put a little of the trim paint on to make sure we liked it and the main color before proceeding.”
Paint and stain“They not only painted but also stained the underside of a balcony and overhang.”
Keep it clean“They kept things very clean and were well organized.”

I highly recommend Cota’s painting. Harry Cota, Jose, and Sebastian did a beautiful job preparing and painting the exterior of our two story home. They not only painted but also stained the underside of a balcony and overhang. Harry even put a little of the trim paint on to make sure we liked it and the main color before proceeding. They kept things very clean and were well organized. Wonderful job done at a good price. Thank you Harry.

★★★★★ Teresa Field, on Google, February 2026

Inside and out

Exteriors

Two-story houses included: prep, the trim, the body, and the parts people forget, like the underside of a balcony.

Interiors

It is half the name on the listing: Cota’s Painting, Interiors and Exteriors.

Stain

Not only paint. On the job above, the balcony underside and the overhang were stained.

The license, as the state has it

Read off the Contractors State License Board register on September 26, 2026. Anyone can check it with the number.

License number: 921212
Status: This license is current and active
Classification: C‑33 · Painting and Decorating
Entity: Sole ownership
Owner: Harry Luis Cota Jr., since August 22, 2008
Issued: August 22, 2008
Expires: August 31, 2028

Why this page exists

Harry, you don’t know me. I’m Matthew, and I build websites for contractors on the Central Coast. I built this one before asking, because it is easier to look at a real page than to listen to a pitch.

Here is what I noticed. You have held your painting license for 18 years, and a customer wrote you exactly the kind of review people look for: the crew by name, the trim tried first, a clean site. But your Google listing has not been claimed, and there is no website on it, so there is nowhere for that review and your license to sit together.

Everything on this page is already yours. The review word for word, your phone number and hours from your listing, and the license details from the state register. The colors are the one thing I chose, because there was no logo or truck to take them from. Nothing is invented. If a detail is wrong, it is wrong because I read it wrong, and I’d want to know.

One free fix. Claim your listing. It is free, it takes a few minutes plus Google’s verification, and then you can put up photos of your own jobs, a before and an after or two. People hiring a painter want to see the work. I left photos off this page because I only use a business’s own, and I couldn’t find any of yours.

$950 flat if you want it, live in about a week on a domain in your name, and you own everything: the domain, the files, all of it. If it is not for you I will take it down, no hard feelings.

Matthew
(805) 457-3562