Four review platforms. Not one below five stars. When we last reviewed this company, Allegiant held a perfect 5.0 across more than 175 Google reviews, a 4.97 rating across nearly 40 BBB reviews, and 100% recommended on Facebook.
The Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis shows the same story wherever you look, ratings that hold steady across every site that carries them. That kind of consistency is hard to manufacture, and it's a big part of why the company earned a Chooz Score of 91.8%, one of the highest we've measured.
"The Allegiant team was terrific every step of the way! We moved from California to a newly built home in Wonder Lake , IL. The Allegiant team worked with us long distance to provide a whole house estimate. They were able to complete everything before we moved in." - Carol S., Google Review
What backs up the reviews is a stack of credentials most painters can't claim. Allegiant is a member of the Painting Contractors Association and earned the PCA's 2024 Humanitarian Award, along with Best of Fox recognition in 2024 and 2025. The company has been Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2023 and is registered with the Illinois Secretary of State as IL Business Entity No. 07400977.
The Chooz Score's business authority component confirmed that the registration and those affiliations are all in order. Reviewers feel the professionalism too, from office manager Stacy fielding the first call to the painters handling prep and clean-up.
"I cant stress enough the professionalism of the entire Allegiant Painting crew, office staff and painters. I appreciated their attention to detail from prep work, painting to clean-up. From start to finish, I was very impressed." - Marcia B., BBB Review
When a beloved Fox Lake landmark needed saving, Allegiant got the call. The town's giant pirate statue, known locally as Ole Peg Leg, got a full restoration, with office manager Stacy taking an interest, project manager Gloria running the job, and co-owner Taylor treating the statue like their own.
The same care shows up on bigger jobs. Allegiant is the painter of choice for the Whispering Oaks Senior Community, where close to 160 owners have to be kept happy, and the company rounds out its footprint with a long list of local charitable partnerships. This is a business rooted in the place it serves.
"Gloria (our Project Manager) and Taylor (Co-Owner), were totally into this and treated our Pirate like he was their own. Excellent care in patching and painting, suggesting changes, getting our input, etc. Both their work and their communication was top notch!" - Mike J., Google Review
100% Recommended (17 Reviews)
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Get StartedFREE SERVICEOne hundred and fourteen Google reviews. Not one sits below five stars. The last time we ran our Chooz Score analysis, Campos held a flat 5.0-star rating across over 100 Google reviews, and the pace hasn't slowed, with fresh five-star write-ups landing month after month rather than tapering off.
What holds that number up is consistency. The owner replies to roughly nine of every ten reviews that come in, and the Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis found the same ratings echoing across the review sites where Campos appears rather than one strong platform propping up the rest. All of it adds up to a Chooz Score of 88.0%, carried by review quality, steady recent activity, and a verified business record.
"The best of the best! Campos painting is the best professional painting company we've used." - Erica I., Google Review
Hire Campos and you don't get a rotating cast of subcontractors. You get the same faces. Pedro Campos runs the crew on site, his wife Lily handles scheduling and quoting, Matt walks homeowners through estimates, and Alex works alongside the rest. Those names turn up again and again across the reviews, which is exactly what the Chooz Score's in-house crews component looks for, the same people showing up job after job instead of a new subcontractor each time.
That continuity shows in the work itself. On cedar-sided homes, which are common around the Fox Valley and unforgiving if rushed, the crew tends to slow down, repairing rotted boards and trim before a drop of paint goes on.
"We recently had Pedro and his team paint our house and stain our deck, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Our home has cedar siding, and they took the time to do some much-needed wood repair before beginning the painting process." - Robby V., Google Review
Longevity in a small market is its own kind of endorsement. Registered in Illinois since 2013 and accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2024, Campos has grown into one of those companies neighbors simply name when a friend asks who to call.
Nextdoor voted the company a Neighborhood Favorite in both 2022 and 2023, and the reviews are thick with word-of-mouth. People hired Campos because they spotted the crew working a house down the block, or because a family member passed along the name. Deb Flores found them the low-tech way, after a string of no-shows from other painters.
"We drove by Pedro and his crew working on another house down the street. He came right over and we had a quote the next day." - Deb F., Google Review
Campos advertises a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and most reviews describe the crew coming back to make small things right. One unresolved Yelp review runs the other way, describing paint that started peeling with calls that went unreturned, and it drew no public reply. It isn't the pattern here, but it's a fair reason to get the guarantee pinned down before work starts. Ask them directly: "What exactly does your satisfaction guarantee cover, how long does it last, and how do I reach you if I spot a problem later?"
"Paint has begun peeling off my home. They have refused to stand by their warranty. Will not return calls." - Mike V., Yelp Review (no owner reply)
100% Recommended (7 Reviews)
What sets Rhino Shield apart from a standard paint job is the one thing customers keep circling back to. It isn’t paint. It’s a ceramic coating system carrying a 25 year transferable warranty, and for homeowner after homeowner, that warranty is the reason they signed. People call it a "one and done" fix, the last time they’ll think about their exterior for decades, and because the coverage transfers, it follows the house to the next owner.
The coating earns that promise on tough surfaces, not just clean ones. One homeowner's Dry-Vit stucco was cracking all over, with open holes and birds nesting in the gaps, and Rhino Shield sealed the house tight against the weather and the wildlife alike. Read through the reviews and you'll find the same relief again and again, homeowners glad they won't be back on a ladder for years.
"Rhino Shield completely transformed our “stucco” house! The Dry-Vit (aka stucco) was cracking ALL OVER with multiple holes and birds building nests in the cracks. Our home is beautiful and sealed to the weather (and critters) now. The entire Rhino Shield team was great to work with, and the 25 year warranty means I don’t have to think about this again for a LONG time." - Erin G., Google Review
Some of these reviews describe a coating that went on twenty years ago and still looks new, which tells you the reputation here isn’t a recent thing. When we last reviewed the company, Rhino Shield of Chicagoland carried over 100 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, plus more than a dozen five-star reviews on the Better Business Bureau, where the company is accredited.
The Chooz Score’s cross-platform analysis flags that kind of consistency across the sites where a company shows up, and new reviews were still landing in the months before our analysis rather than tapering off. It’s a registered Illinois business, Entity No. 03482677, that has been in business since 2006, close to two decades serving Cook, DuPage, and the surrounding counties. All told, the company earned a Chooz Score of 88%.
"Had this done 20yrs ago and still looks like new! Would recommend Rhino Shield to anyone as it really works." - Nicholas G., Google Review
One company in Illinois is authorized to apply Rhino Shield. This is it. As the state's exclusive factory-authorized dealer, Rhino Shield of Chicagoland runs crews trained in the manufacturer's installation process, and the company points to a Gold Quality Award earned every year for more than fifteen years. The Chooz Score's business authority review confirmed the company's registration and coverage were in order, which matters when you're trusting a crew with a coating meant to last decades.
The training shows in the prep, which is where a coating like this succeeds or fails. On one home the crew worked masking around long windows, the Chicago corners, and a wrap-around porch, replacing soggy cedar as they went before any coating touched the walls. That's not a spray-and-go outfit. That's a process.
"Our paint team did a stellar job of masking, replacing soggy cedar, and caulking! There was a lot of masking on our house, with the long windows, Chicago corners, and the wrap-around porch!" - I Pery, Google Review
What separates Red Sky from a lot of painters is what happens after the crew packs up. Completed work comes with a two-year written warranty, and exterior metal jobs are guaranteed against rust for the same two years. That's a real program, not a handshake.
The company carries full liability insurance up to $2 million and provides certificates on request, and it holds EPA Lead-Safe certification for work on older homes. It operates as a registered Illinois business, entity No. 12030231. The paperwork is there and current.
"Dominick at Red Sky was the most reasonable by far. They did quality work and guaranteed against rust for two years." - Paul S., Google Review
If you're the type who reads every review before hiring anyone, Red Sky gives you plenty to go on. The last time we ran our Chooz Score analysis, the company held a 4.9-star rating across over 60 Google reviews, 4.8 stars on Yelp from more than 100 reviews, and 4.8 stars on Angi from more than 200 reviews.
The Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis looks for exactly this, the same high rating holding up whether customers found the company on Google, Yelp, or Angi. Add an overall Chooz Score of 87.1% and a service map that runs from Park Ridge through Evanston, Wilmette, and Winnetka, and the picture stays consistent.
"When looking to hire a painter, it can be hard to find someone that you trust, is highly skilled, has flexibility in their schedule, and is a good value. We were lucky enough to find Red Sky Painting." - Kristen P., Google Review
Some of these customers go back years. One reviewer has had Dominik paint four separate projects, from metal stairs to interiors to exteriors. Another has used the crew since 2022 across two different houses. A third just wrapped their third project.
Taken together, the repeat mentions form a clear pattern. People don't try Red Sky once, they hand them the next job, and the one after that. The Chooz Score's customer retention indicators land in the top band, with repeat business showing up in about a fifth of the reviews we analyzed, a strong sign the work holds up over time.
"Dominic and the crew have been painting our home since 2022 - 2 houses now and multiple jobs! They have a lot of experience, attention to detail, and are very efficient." - Katelyn M., Google Review
Nearly all of Red Sky's reviews are glowing, but one customer felt an exterior job got squeezed into poor conditions, and paint from an overhead metal roof dripped onto the decking and railings below when it rained. The owner replied and offered to inspect and make it right, though the customer's concern about the stained railings was not confirmed as resolved. It is a fair thing to raise up front. Ask them directly: "If rain or cold is in the forecast, how do you decide whether to paint, and what is the plan if weather affects the finish?"
"When it rained, white paint dripped onto the composite decking and wooden railings. I feel like they rushed my job and tried to fit it in in bad weather." - Chris D., Google Review
As of our August 2026 Chooz Score analysis, Always Perfect Painters held over 40 Google reviews with a 5.0-star rating, along with 5.0 stars on Yelp and 100% recommended on Facebook across more than a dozen reviews. A 5.0 rating that holds across every platform where the company maintains a profile is uncommon; most companies show at least one weaker rating.
The company earned a Chooz Score of 85%. It has operated as a St. Charles painting company since 1998 and is family-run, with Ryan and Patti Trcka as owners. The crew is in-house rather than subcontracted, and the company serves St. Charles and the surrounding Tri-Cities area.
The reviews we analyzed show a consistent owner-involvement pattern. Ryan Trcka is named in at least twenty of them, described as pricing the work personally and painting alongside the crew rather than sending a separate team, and the owner replies individually rather than with copy-paste responses. We found at least ten reviewers describing second, third, or fourth projects, and interior work is the project type that comes up most often. None of the reviews we analyzed carried a rating below 5.0, so there were no written complaints to evaluate.
"Bonus is that Ryan estimates the job and shows up to back up the work as a painter himself - this was a huge plus for us!" - Brett & Alex R., Google Review
Every painter listed on this page has been evaluated using the Chooz multi-step quality process. We combine data analysis with human review to identify companies that consistently deliver strong results for property owners in Barrington, IL.
The Chooz Score is a 100-point rating built on platform reviews, review quality and engagement, website and digital presence, and business authority and operations. We use the same scoring framework nationwide while evaluating each contractor's performance specifically within Barrington, IL.
