I'm thinking about painting the poured concrete walls in the basement shop
to get it looking a little brighter. What is a good color, brand, and type
of paint to use? Is a glossy or matte finish better? Is selaer needed or
can the walls just be painted as is? The walls are 12 years old and we
never have any water leaks - the sump pump has never come on.

Home Depot, Menard's, Lowes are all nearby as is a J.C. Licht paint store.

An archive search didn't reveal too much from rcm, but Boris Beizer seems to
like a really bright yellow in acrylic. Some seem to think that pure white
is not a good color

More lighting would also help but there are too many air handling ducts in
the way to do a better job of that and the ceiling is way too short to
consider a drop ceiling.

Mike