 Daly's History In the early 1930's Walter J. Daly arrived in Seattle from Texas. He worked as a designer, painter and wood finisher. 
In the mid 30's he was asked to make a wood bleaching system to use in the restoration of Seattle's historic Olympic Hotel. Soon, contractors in the area were pressing Walter to make the Bleaching System for their own work. The product line expanded, and a store was opened on Stone Way in Seattle. It was about that time that their nephew Herb Paulson started working at Daly's. Today, Herb is one of our co-owners and can often be found in the lab cooking up new concoctions. Walter kept his sons, Jim and Bill busy collecting the empty juice bottles that he filled with wood finishing potions. The store and the factory flourished but it became evident that the contracting business would have to go. Sadly, Walter died on his final scheduled contract job - painting the Sand Point Naval Base. His young wife Ethel was faced with raising her sons and running Daly's. She handled both with creativity and style. By the mid 50's Daly's incorporated, added wallpaper and Ethel started teaching classes in the back room. This was the beginning of Daly's reputation as being THE place to come for expert information. With the help of her sons and nephew Herb, Daly's expanded the retail operations into Bellevue in the 60's. Today, Daly's Wood Finishing Products are still manufactured locally and can be found in 16 states across the US. Daly's is now in its third generation of ownership with Jim's daughter Robin Daly following in the family footsteps along with partner Herb. Daly's continues to evolve but the goal remains the same - provide only the highest quality products, increase customer satisfaction and share our expertise and knowledge.   Daly's is proud to have made donations to the following groups and organizations in the last year:
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