David Lano and the Prime Star Painting crew have served Crystal Lake and the surrounding Chicago suburbs from their home base in Bull Valley since 2014. Homeowners return to Prime Star years later for new projects. Stephen White hired the team for a full interior in 2018 and called them back in 2025 for the entire exterior, describing honest pricing, thorough prep, and a crew that treats the property as their own.
The company handles interior and exterior residential work, kitchen cabinet refinishing, drywall repair, deck and fence restoration, pressure washing, and commercial painting for offices and property management firms. Customers name Dave and his crew directly in nearly every review, noting same-day responsiveness, detailed written estimates at no charge, and a willingness to repaint at no extra cost when a color choice does not work out. The Five-Star Satisfaction Guarantee and veteran-owned identity reinforce a hands-on approach backed by more than a decade of field experience across McHenry County, Lake County, and the Fox River Valley.
Updated: 06-02-2026
Reviewers describe a hands-on owner who stays involved from estimate through final walkthrough. Ted Morrison noted the team was "professional, punctual, and incredibly detail-oriented" from start to finish. Teresa Koeppen valued the detailed written quote and said Dave was "a great resource for ideas and advice regarding your project." Marty Duffy reported that the estimate-to-completion timeline came in under one week, with Dave staying responsive throughout.
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Several homeowners have hired the company more than once. Stephen White used Prime Star for a full interior in 2018 and returned in 2025 for the entire exterior, praising "honest quotation to final job cost" and a crew that treats the property as if it were their own. Chris Murray hired them after a first-floor remodel, brought them back for all upstairs bedrooms, and plans to call again for future bathroom work. B Lawrence simply stated "will be using them again for future projects."
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Kim Howard described choosing hot pink for her daughter's room, then realizing the color did not work. The Prime Star crew "REPAINTED it all a beautiful light pink that turned our daughters room into a peaceful sanctuary" without charging extra. The exterior painting page also notes that the team will assist with color selection at no additional fee, suggesting flexibility is built into the standard process.
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Darrell Walsh hired Prime Star to paint the inside and outside of Mechanical Equipment, Inc. and noted the crew was "very accommodating to our business hours and work spaces." The website features testimonials from Grid 7 Properties, a property management company praising Dave as "always a reliable option" for quick turnaround, and from AccuPro's general manager, who calls Prime Star his "first and last call" for any painting project.
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Reviewers consistently highlight prep quality. Stephen White praised "thorough prep work" and "precision finish work" on a complex exterior project. Stephen G Samaras noted Dave "prepared the surface properly, painted two coats" even on a small job. The exterior painting page describes protecting landscaping and walkways with canvas drop cloths, filling cracks, patching damaged areas, and priming before paint application.
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Martina Mathisen hired Prime Star for a log home requiring special treatment and wrote that David Lano "treated my house as his own." She had full confidence in his two-person crew and praised their attention to detail. Laura Maicke described a renovation of old buildings into "a fresh new look" where every detail was covered. Kathleen Weinshenker noted the crew took extra care on projects a previous contractor had neglected.
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PRIME STAR PAINTING, LLC (File No. 04993039) was organized in Illinois on 9-24-2014 as a domestic LLC. The Illinois Secretary of State currently shows the entity with an INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION status dated 3-14-2025, indicating the annual report was not filed. Illinois does not require a state-level painting license, and Crystal Lake does not appear to require a municipal contractor license for painters.
-Verification Sources: Illinois Secretary of State Business Entity Search, Illinois DFPR License Lookup
Updated: 06-02-2026