"The Duke of Prunes" wrote in message
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crackerjack writes:

As for paint brands, don't buy paint from big box stores, they generally
carry "consumer" grade paints that are 80% marketing and 20% paint.

That might be an accurate statement and it might not. Like
it or not, Home Depot's Behr paint and Gliddon are
top-rated paints.

I don't like Behr because it does not
flow out the way that I want it to. It's still a great paint.

Most important is the preparation of the surface rather than
the great lines of paint.

Actually that's nonsense. There is no such thing as "Behr" paint or
"Glidden" paint or "Sherwin Williams paint". There are only specific paints
from each manufacturer. Next time you're in Sherwin Williams, look at their
paint charts. Each paint is rated 1 star to 5 stars in different
categories, 1 being pretty much junk, and 5 being excellent. They give 1
star to their Style Perfect for categories such as hiding or lack of
splatter, and 5 stars to their Super Paint, which is pretty much on the
money. Buy Style Perfect and you'll think Sherwin Williams is crap. Buy
Super Paint and you'll realize that people who say you can't cover new
colors with only 1 coat don't really know what they're talking about,
they're just used to using cheap paint.

So don't even bother talking about paint by brand, it's a complete waste of
time. Most paint manufacturers make good paint and bad paint. Take the
time to figure it out and stop this "he said she said" stuff about Benjamin
Moore is great, Sherwin Williams sucks, etc.

Glidden is not a "top rated" paint by the way. They sell good paint (if you
count ICI Dulux) and they sell crap paint.