replying to finite.guy , Albert wrote:
finite.guy wrote:

I spent a fortune on Home depot topof the line Latex. I primed the bare
wood
with primer and the it basically too 3 or 4 coats to cover. The color is
white.
I don't know what's wrong with Latex paint these days. I remember when
Latex
fist came out in the early 1960's. My father bought Dupont Lucite Latex and
he
never had a coverage problem. The crap they have today is like water.



White is a helluva color to get to cover properly . Last spring I used
three different high- end whites on one interior job trying to get
coverage in 2 coats -Behr ( Home Depot ), Private Estates from General
paints , and a Benjamin Moore product ( not Aura ) ...two of them WITH a
white latex primer first . In every case , including the primed walls , it
took 3-4 coats of product . I knew it would be an issue ...but didn't
expect it to be this much of one . Luckily I charged by the hour and
didn't quote first.


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