On May 27, 10:49*am, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
I would urge you to burn $35 - $40 and buy the best enamel you can get

Kelly Moore? This is the only local store I can think of. I am pretty
much a big box store guy for anything they carry... except wood.

Honestly, I have shot their latex out of my airless and rolled out
some walls from time to time, but never shot any of their products
from an HVLP. They probably have a good product to use, but I
couldn't say for sure.

My first shot would be Sherwin Williams. They are the guys that have
a product for everything, and their paint goes from pretty good, to
excellent. They have many products geared toward the professional,
and in my experience have excellent customer support. When the tech
guy isn't around here locally, I just call their toll free line and
they get me lined out. I don't know how big your city is, but you may
be lucky enough to have a trained specialist there and they can get
you with the right product.

I have used their "Pro Classic Alkyd Something Something" Latex before
in semi gloss and it is great. So is their "Super Paint" line. I
have used a couple of other top end products they make in their latex
lines, but their names escape me. It is important that you contact a
**knowledgeable** sales person (ask for a commercial rep if you can as
they have more training) since SW has different products formulated
for different areas. Some of the stuff I buy isn't on their website
or product list, but I can get it easily. I just call Eddie and I am
set, as he looks it up on my account.

If applied properly on a new, dent free, properly primed surface, the
Pro Classic stuff will look sprayed if brushed; if sprayed it will
look like glass. The upper end lines also carry stern warnings about
not thinning their product, and if you have to, not more than 10%. I
can tell you I have personally shot their deep color enamels reduced
by 20% (!) and had no problems with color degradation.

Benjamin Moore also makes some excellent products, and not but a bit
of difference in the upper end products between BM and SW. I have
used their Impervo line a lot, and it shoots quite well. They make a
lot of different lines, and I have had good luck shooting all of
them.

The only reason I go to SW over BM is that SW has a large warehouse
here, and if I need a specialty product they will get it pronto. I am
EXTREMELY fond of one of their super fast dry/high build enamels. It
is impossible to beat for a kitchen paint. But it dries in 15
minutes, so it isn't for the faint of heart. They special order it
for me. As with any chain, the local stores have their own flavor,
and SW is much more contractor friendly, and they keep better records
of what I use. Also, if I can catch their sales, they are even
cheaper than HD as they will have products at 30 - 40% off.

Personally, I don't have any problems at all with HD BEHR paint. When
rolling and brushing, it works fine. Their enamel is a bit too sticky
for my taste when brushing, but still gives an acceptable end
product. I use it from time to time as my customers find colors they
like on the weekends down there and bring me the paint chips from HD.
Their wall paint and enamels shoot very well out of an airless, too.
Not much luck with the HVLP.

I don't like Valspar paint at all (Lowe's house brand), so after a
couple of unsuccessful goes with it, I don't use for anything and if
asked by a client to do so I color match to HD or SW. But, no more
Valspar for me.

Robert