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On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:18:01 -0700, Bill wrote:
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Not to start a war on which interior paint is better, but which brand do
you like best? *Looking @ wall paints & trim paints. Would like something
washable, maybe a pearl like paint (semi-gloss?).

Walk into rooms in various houses or businesses and tell me what brand
of paint was used to paint that room. Was it Walmart paint or an
expensive name brand paint?

I can't tell the difference *after* it is painted.

There are many ways to tell cheap paint from the good stuff. *How well does it
wash? *Does water wet the surface or sit on top. *How easily does it scuff?
There is a big difference between "pure" latex paint and paint that has
fillers (clay). *Then there are differences you can't see once it dries. Well,
you can if there are paint splatters all over the place. *;-)

That's what struck me about the Benjamin Moore Regal
I recently used. I haven't painted a ceiling in decades.
So, maybe most paints have improved a lot. But this is
the first paint I used where I didn't have a single spatter
from the roller. I did the ceilings in 3 rooms, wearing
glasses, and I did not have a single spot on my glasses.
It's ability to cover and leave a perfect finish was also
superior to any paint I've used.

Yep. I've been using BMoore for a couple of decades. It's well worth the
extra money just in ease of application. It takes me a few hours to go
through a gallon of paint. The extra $5 or $10 is cheap. Every time I try a
different brand I kick myself (which I'll probably do again tomorrow - going
to give the Behr self-priming a try in the garage).