MENLO PARK, Calif. — PaintLine has hired Alan Baker as its national sales representative. Baker comes to PaintLine with an extensive background in sales management and dealer service experience in the paint, coating, finishing, and millwork industries. Baker is now managing and developing national business, distributor, and dealer accounts as well as building and serving key partnerships in the Dallas area where he is based.

Baker most recently worked at Axalta Coatings/Valspar, and previously worked for Wurth Louis and Company, Central Hardwoods, and Hardware Imaginations-Tech. About his new role at PaintLine, Baker said that “I’m thrilled to join PaintLine and contribute to growing and serving its already impressive dealer network.”

Kyle Robinson, PaintLine CEO, said, “Hiring someone like Alan, who brings a wealth of relevant industry experience, is key for us, and we’re all looking forward to building new relationships and improving dealer services with him on board.”

PaintLine provides innovative, practical, and economical drying rack, spray stand, spray booth and other process-oriented product solutions for commercial painters, cabinet makers, remodelers, millwork shops, and DIYers. Its products are sold through a growing number of retailers as well as direct-to-consumer. PaintLine products include:

Portable Jobsite Spray Booth - a precision-manufactured, fully collapsible, aluminum frame that uses disposable plastic liners to protect the jobsite while spraying non-flammable, non-combustible finishes. This walk-in, open-faced booth sets up in minutes without tools, and packs into one carry bag for easy transport.

ProDryingRack - a 50-shelf drying rack that rolls on casters, with removable shelves that can hold 25 LBS per shelf and up to 50 cabinet doors in 6-1/2 square feet of space. Assembles and disassembles easily with just 4 bolts.

ProDryingRack TT - a tabletop drying rack that can hold 20 cabinet doors up to 25 LBS each, stores flat to help manage space and features “brains optional” assembly with just 4 wing nuts.

ProDryingRack EX - a heavy-duty and yet highly mobile rack that easily expands from 20” to 60” with a quick release clamping handle that locks in the desired width. The PDREX has 15 shelves/levels, expands from 20” to 60” and has a weight capacity of 900 LBS. Includes heavy duty casters.

ProDryingRack EX Plus Series uses PaintLine’s two-towered, expandable PDREX as the base rack configuration for the series.

• PDREX3: Adds one tower, stabilizers and shelves for 120” or 10’ of horizontal rack space and 1,350 LBS. of weight capacity.
• PDREX 4: Adds two towers, stabilizers and shelves for 180” or 15’ of horizontal rack space and 1,800 LBS. of weight capacity.
• ProDryingRack SD - an integrated system designed for painting and drying cabinet doors in a vertical orientation with the least amount of effort and space. Parts hang for spraying of all sides in one step. Eighteen feet of drying line can accommodate up to 50 cabinet doors.

SprayTwirly - a rotating spray stand with three, retractable metal arms and integrated, adjustable paint pyramids for securely holding cabinet doors. Enables the operator to stand in one spot to spray the edges and top surface before transferring to a drying rack.
ProCart - a customizable material handling cart for transporting items around the shop or jobsite. Weight capacity of 2,000 LBS.