Meet the team
Matt Edgar — Manager, Paint Department (Lake Worth)
18 years of learning, problem-solving, and helping customers get paint right.
About Matt
From starting out to becoming the go-to guy
Matt Edgar didn't start his career as a paint expert.
He started part-time at a hardware store doing cleaning work, with no background in paint or hardware. Eighteen years later, after learning from experienced managers and paint professionals and spending years solving real customer problems, Matt has worked his way into a management role and built a deep understanding of paint, color, products, tools, and troubleshooting.
Today, he's one of the people customers can turn to when they're not quite sure why something isn't working — or when they need a color match that has to be right.
By working alongside experienced managers and paint experts, asking questions, gaining hands-on experience, and helping customers solve thousands of everyday project challenges, Matt gradually built the knowledge that led him to his current management role. That experience also shaped the way he helps customers today: he doesn't expect everyone who walks into the store to know exactly what product they need or what went wrong with their last attempt. Figuring that out is part of the job.
What Matt does at Hessler
Products, color guidance, and the questions that come up mid-project
On a typical day, Matt helps customers determine the right paint products, tools, and supplies for their projects. He also provides guidance on color choices and helps troubleshoot the questions and unexpected issues that tend to come up once a project gets underway.
Sometimes the answer is straightforward. Other times, it's a color that doesn't quite look right, a sheen that needs to be matched, a surface that's causing problems, or a customer who has already tried several solutions without success. Those are the challenges Matt especially enjoys.
Bring Matt the hard-to-match colors
Color matching is one of Matt's specialties
Matt has developed a particularly good eye for recognizing the subtle tones within a color. That becomes especially valuable when a customer needs to match an existing color rather than simply choose a new one.
He has successfully helped customers match both colors and sheens, including situations where they had difficulty getting the match they wanted somewhere else. Whether you're working from an existing painted surface, trying to recreate a previous color, or looking at two colors that seem almost identical but somehow don't look right, Matt enjoys working through the details.
Ask Matt about
- Matching an existing paint color
- Identifying undertones in a color
- Matching the correct sheen
- Choosing between similar colors
- Finding the right paint product for a project
- Selecting the tools needed for the job
- Troubleshooting a paint or surface problem
- Finding a solution when something you've already tried isn't working
Stuck on a paint problem? That's the part Matt likes.
Matt genuinely enjoys problem-solving. Some of his favorite customer interactions start with: "I've tried everything and I can't figure this out."
Whether the problem involves color, the condition of the surface, choosing the right product, or figuring out the best way to approach a project, Matt enjoys digging into the issue and finding an answer. For him, it's satisfying to take a problem that's been frustrating someone and help turn it into a workable solution.
Why Matt enjoys Hessler
For Matt, one of the best parts of working at Hessler is the people he works alongside every day. He appreciates having coworkers he gets along with naturally and a team that works well together.
That chemistry helps everything run more smoothly — and ultimately makes it easier for the entire team to take care of customers.
"If you ever need help with expert paint knowledge and color matching, come see me. I'd be happy to help!"
Beyond the paint counter
Proudly a little nerdy
When he's not at Hessler, you'll often find Matt playing PC video games with friends. He and his wife also enjoy collecting trading cards, including Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering.
So if your trip to Hessler starts with a paint question and somehow ends in a conversation about Pokémon cards, you've probably found Matt.
Can't get the color match right?
Bring Matt your paint challenge
Bring Matt what you're trying to match and tell him what's been giving you trouble. Whether it's the color, undertone, sheen, product, or surface, he'll help you work through the problem and find the best next step. You don't need to know the answer before you walk into the store.