On Jun 30, 11:11*am, LdB wrote:
On 6/29/2010 1:21 PM, Jules Richardson wrote:



OK, so what's the downside of barn paint? Does it not last as long as
"better" exterior paints - or is it just cheaper because it's only
available in a very small range of colors?

I bought 5 gallons of white self-priming yesterday, figuring I'd do our
garage with it (which I'm hoping to tear down in a couple of years and
rebuild anyway) - cost me $60, and would have been around $300 for
equivalent "good" Behr* top-coat and primer.

There's gotta be a catch somewhere :-)

cheers

Jules

I used to buy CIL piant by the 5 gal pail. The paint store ( not box
store) simply called it industrial paint. They would mix in any color
you wanted. It was cheap and of good quality. *It was a no frills
product. Only available in 5 gal pails in paint stores, not advertised
with minimal distribution costs. *Those savings were passed on to the
consumer.

You *believe Behr is a good quality paint. Is that from experience or
marketing? Getting people like you to believe Behr is a good product
isn't *cheap.

Behr don't care because you are paying for your own brainwashing when
you buy their product. You also pay for the small cans and all the
distribution costs associated with them.

I have no Idea what sort of quality Behr *products are and don't
particularly care. *I do regularly see products advertised that I know
are virtually useless but they are advertised and people buy them.

There is a catch. Marketing people are driving around in BMW's that
you paid for.

LdB

Behr has usually gotten good Consumer Reports ratings