Will the Best Paint Brand Please Stand Up!
Ok
let me start with the high quality paints. I love the Sherwin Williams promar
200 series latex paint. This is a super paint it covers so good it is unbelievable.
Now Sherwin Williams have other series, the promar 400 and 700, which are lower
quality paints that still can still give you a bang for your buck you may have
to work a little harder, but they cover. However the 200 covers dark colors in
two coats, when in a lot of cases can take up to three or four coats to cover.
What other paints are good? I love Glidden premium it covers super as well, especially
their red paint. And those that know red is one of the hardest colors to cover.
I have used other brands and had to put at least 4 coats with a primer. But the
Glidden premium red covers so well until it is almost unbelievable. And I say
that because most homeowners do not understand the full spectrum of painting.
It is more than someone with a roller and brush applying paint. There are all
kind of techniques a good painter must know to make the job a smooth
transition.
So
what I do is I use the best paints from various brands. For example I love
using the semi gloss promar 200 from Sherwin Williams for doors and trim, or if
money is a little tight I will use the Valspar 4000, instead of the promar 200
they both cover well and touches up well in most home 10 years old or newer.
A
lot of homeowners love Behr paints and they have some excellent paints, as a matter
of fact, this is the first paint I started suggesting to homeowners when I
started out on my own, however from my experiences, there is no one good brand.
All brands make quality paints and low quality paint.
What is the worst paint you ever use? The worst paint I ever use is the valspar cover and
go, even the flat covers inferior. And flat is the easiest paint to cover walls
and ceiling, every time I use this paint it causes some type problems. It
covers like with a choppy looking texture, like a bad touch up paint job. I
think they took it off the shelf and re labelled it. Cheap is not always good,
if your want an affordable paint the covers well, the Valspar 2000 and 4000. I
used the 4000 in rental properties most of the time.
What about Olympic paints? Yes I love the Olympic one paint with the primer.
There was a time when this is all I would use. I still use it but for certain
colors I use certain brands. Like I said I use the Glidden Paint when it time
to paint a room red.
Red
is one of the hardest colors to cover walls; however the Glidden is two coat
action this is something I know. It also
has primer in it as well; I will say it again this is a super paint. Valspar
signature is good as well. I mean I could go on and on. This is a blog , so let
me save some for the next postings….
