On 09/05/2012 01:29 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:46:42 +0000, nestork
wrote:

And, this is the reason why the in-house paints sold by the big chain
stores in the USA like Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, Sears, etc.
typically get high ratings from Consumer Reports.

That doesn't mean they're the best paints you can get, it means they're
better than one would expect FOR WHAT THEY COST.

And, now you know why.


Those same stores will never tell the customer that 90% of a pant job
is preparation. Painting is the easy part. They sell what the
customer wants in a hurried up fashion. Even with some preparation,
less expensive paint can look good if done properly when getting ready
to paint, depending on the demand of what looks good.

We don't know what the OP did in his case or how he approached his
task.

When I consider the amount of labor that goes into doing a paint job,
buying a high-quality paint doesn't seem so expensive any more.

I guess if a person is a landlord, and needs to repaint frequently, a
cheaper paint might be a better overall bargain, but not on my house.

Jon