kansascats wrote:
On Dec 2, 12:46 pm, "Bill" wrote:
Walk into ANY home, look at the walls, then tell me what brand and quality
of paint was used!

I used Walmart paint in my house and it looks the same as all other houses
to me.

Yeah.. that's kinda what I'm after. On the interior it comes down to
one-coat coverage. I don't like to paint, and so want the least
amount of labor to get a good job.

For the exterior -- again assuming I don't like to paint (and prep
properly), if I hire it done, I want maximum lifespan.


Ahhh....this is the crux of the matter. I absolutely HATE the prep for
any kind of painting, but I am obsessive about doing it right because I
don't want to do it again for a long time. I used Sears paint many
years ago...my first interior paint job...and it was awful. Sears had
several price ranges for interior latex, and I used a better one. I
probably selected Ben Moore for my next paint job because the only local
paint store carried it. Been a Ben Moore fan ever since. My present
kitchen was painted with B.M. alkyd semi-gloss about 6 years ago. Alkyd
is all that I use for kitchen, bath or for wood trim. I had reason to
write a message on the kitchen wall couple of years ago with a Sharpie
permanent marker...to make a very definite point )....hubby was able
to remove it with elbow grease and a 3M scrubber. Can't see that it was
ever there )

One kitchen I painted with B.M. looked just fine after 13 years, in
spite of rough cleaning...smoky, no exhaust fan. Unless you repaint
every couple of years just to change color, then good paint is well
worth the price, IMO. But when a paint job fails, 99% of the time it is
probably due to external damage or poor prep. Cheap paint is more
difficult to cover with, more difficult to apply.

I've read that for exterior appl. to wood, the wood should be painted on
all sides and ends .. I'm sure it is rarely done, but sealing up end
grain would probably avoid most peeling problems for exterior paint.
Caulk joints after priming to avoid intrusion and moisture getting to
end grain or unpainted surface.