Saturday, February 27, 2010

Whic paint brand would you recommend?

i'm on a budget and need to paint a fairly large room. i have narrowed it down to the following brands: dutch boy, sear's easy living, behr, glidden, olympic.


has anyone had any expirience with any of these brands? would you recommend one over the other and why?


serious answers only please. thanks!Whic paint brand would you recommend?
I like both Behr and Olympic simply because they cover so well and do not fade so touch ups blend back into the original paint later so you cannot tell where you touched up. I have orange peel walls, too, so I need a heavy bodied paint. Often you can paint my walls with a thinner paint and come back after it is dried and see little tiny pin holes of the previous color poking back through. Both the Olympic and Behr are heavy bodied enough to give very good coverage on orange peel walls.Whic paint brand would you recommend?
If those are the only brands you are considering, I would use Easy Living. It's cheaper then Behr, but covers as well, if not better. For a few dollars more than Behr, though, you can get Benjamin Moore Super Spec. It's designed for pros, so it doesn't have the fancy label like their Regal line. It covers much better than any of the paints you have listed, and costs about $8 or so more than Behr. Hope this helps.
I would go with the Benjamin Moore Super Spec-- it's their middle of the road line and is the best value for the budget. Spending a little more on paint now will help you avoid redoing it in 6 months!





The also have a great color visualizer--





http://www.benjaminmoore.com/
Glidden paint, or Behr or Olympic are all good paints...just stick to the mid range price point and you will have a decent paint...I know many are suggesting Benjamin Moore paints, but I do not like them..they are overpriced and some of their lines are awful (experience).

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