Business finance
Business Loans For Painters
Working capital, equipment, and growth finance for painters — matched to your revenue and time trading, not a generic credit score.
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How it works
Matched to the right lender in minutes
Tell us what you need
A few details about your business and what the finance is for. Takes under a minute.
We match you
We line you up with the right vetted lender for painters and your situation — no guesswork.
Get funded
Your lender takes it from there — approval and funds, sorted.
What you get
Built around your business
- Finance for tools, vehicles, and equipment without draining your working cash.
- Cash-flow cover for the gap between quoting a job and getting paid.
- One application a broker runs across lenders that fund trades — no chasing paperwork.
How it works
Simple next steps
- 1Tell us what you need to buy or fund and how long you have been trading.
- 2We match it to lenders who understand callout-and-quote cash flow.
- 3You compare offers and proceed only if one fits.
Important note
Good to know
No lock-in and no obligation. We only connect you with a partner if it genuinely helps — you decide whether to proceed.
Business finance
Financing for Painters
Painting runs on gear that earns its keep — airless spray rigs, compressors, sanders, scaffold or a knuckle boom for high work, and a reliable ute or van to carry it all. When a sprayer fails mid-job or you land a contract that needs more access gear, buying it out of cash flow is tough when so much money is tied up in paint and unpaid invoices.
Most painting crews look at finance in the ~$70,000 ballpark to add or replace equipment, buy a second setup for an extra crew, or carry paint and wages through a busy run before invoices land. Cockatoo helps match you to a lender who understands trade equipment and the stop-start cash flow of weather-dependent work.
Common questions
Painters — business loan questions
Can I finance spray gear, scaffold or a work ute?
Yes. Airless rigs, compressors, scaffold and vehicles suit equipment finance well, with the asset itself often supporting the loan. Cockatoo helps match you to a lender comfortable with painting and trade gear so you can take on bigger jobs without draining your cash.
How much finance does a painting business usually need?
It varies with the work, but many crews look at around the ~$70,000 mark to buy equipment or cover paint and wages between progress payments. Keeping an equipment loan separate from a working-capital line keeps both repayments manageable.
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