Interior Latex Paint Preferences

[whirlcool]

For the past 10 years or so we have used mainly Pratt & Lambert Accolade. Wen we moved into this house, we used Accolade on the living room walls, and Pratt & Lambert's Red Seal on the ceilings.
Accolade paint is very tough. It's more of a semi flat. It's not shiny at all, just gives the walls a bit of "luminescense". It is also scrubbale for cleaning.
In our bedroom we used Home Depots Glidden for the ceiling. It was ok, kind of drippy. We used Home Depot's "Everlast" on the walls. What a crappy drippy paint. But it looked good when done. It is not cleanable. It comes off when you wash it.
On one wall in the living room we used Lowe's American Tradition paint and it was easy to work with, not very drippy and looked great once applied.
In this part of the country there are only a few Pratt & Lambert paint dealers, always independents, but they offer great service so you pay a little more, but you end up painting a lot less! We are definitely sold on it.

 

[toggleswitch]

HI LOUIS

My understanding is that Sherwin-Williams makes the Colorplace paint sold at Wal-Mart; but not Kilz or Dutchboy,

Hmmm no one has raved about how wonderful Dutch Boy is.

Well I dont know about the paint (or the outfit of that boy on the can) but the OTHER is fabulous!

*HUGS*

http://www.dutchboy.com/

 

[toggleswitch]

See, Dutch Boy just FULL of good information....

http://www.dutchboy.com/painting/index.asp

 

[58limited]

sikiguya

I haven't done my bathrooms yet to try the look, but I painted the ceilings in the bedrooms and living room 2 shades lighter than the wall color - great effect. In a small room like a bathroom, painting the ceiling the wall color would probably look good too. When I do my bathrooms, I'll try the 2 shades lighter paint first. If I don't like it, I'll try the wall color.

 

[oxydolfan1]

Wow, so many replies!

Okay, few indies in my neighborhood, any more....and the few that are aren't knowledgeable, and don't keep their stock replenished (I've been waiting for California "2000" ceramic paint for my banisters for two months)....

I LOVED P & L Accolade for flat finishes....but I only use semigloss for everything anymore, and the Accolade enamels tend to yield uneven gloss levels. I definitely agree about the resiliency, though.

I've never heard of Diamond Vogel but will keep an eye out for it, if it's really a cut above....I'm restoring an old gas meter for use in a concept piece, and that just might fit the bill!

The praise for the American Tradition finishes backs up what I've heard from other sources. My niece works at Lowe's, so maybe I'll have her bring in a can so I can test.

I've NEVER used a Sherwin-Williams branded paint (for no particular reason) but I have a store nearby so I really should go in there and speak to the proprietor....

When I cut in the ceiling, trim, wainscoting, etc., I generally use masking tape, but I'm no longer retentive about perfect straight edges because 1) I eff it up when I hyperfocus and b)it ultimately doesn't come out any cleaner and sharper when I do.

I do use the Chinese brushes-much cheaper-AND Sears Weatherbeater corner brushes, which are worth the extra money. I've never heard of the Greek rollers....can you get them in Astoria?

Sorry this is so rushed, but I'm trying to pull dinner together...thanks a million, and keep 'em coming!

Like everything else, the market's changing, and we've come a long way from Pergament and Martin (It Ain't Just...Paint!)

lol, peace everyone!

 

[polkanut]

We have a Sherwin-Williams company store here in Wausau, and the staff is very helpful. They stock all the necessary supplies, and also primers as well as undercoats like KILZ.

 

[veg-o-matic]

I've found you "cant go wrong" with Ben Moore, Behr (painted most of my condo with it and it was great), and American Tradition (used it in a bathroom and the kitchen.) I will never use that Dutch Boy crap from WalMart again. Painted the other bathroom with it and it had a hard time covering WHITE! Ended up looking streaky and awful. And that plastic can with the pouring lip it comes in isn't as good as it seems

veg

 

[oxydolfan1]

Interesting, the positive feedback I'm seeing on Behr here.

I wonder, could they have improved it since I used it?

Bummer about the plastic cans....Kilz has 'em as well.

Perhaps revealing, no one seems to buy the Dutch Boy products at my local Walmart....but a fair amount of the Kilz and a lot of the ColorPlace seems to move.

Does Benjamin Moore manufacture paint for any premium private-label brands?

 

[Cybrvanr]

Here's my opinion on this: You can't go wrong with Benjamin Moore paint. The stuff is thick, and keeps a good finish for a long time! That's what I have used around my home, and have really enjoyed it's performance.

The house was originally painted with Lowe's paint, which ended up getting chalky in only 5 years time. I started painting with Behr paint, but the stuff was so watery and thin that I ended up going with the Benjamin Moore paint for the rest of the job, and ultimately re-coated the Behr stuff.

Behr paint makes good primer!!! I found out! The stuff really has a hard time covering a previous layer, but it goes on particularly smooth. I found it does a good job as a primer with B-M paint on top of it. The B-M paint is so thick that it's hard to get brush strokes out of it. You gotta use a good brush becasue a coarse brush will leave way too much of a texture.

I've also had good luck with the Sherwinn-Wiliamms paint and Glidden paints too, although the Home-Depot variety of Glidden seems to be thinner than the stuff you buy at the independant paint shops and hardware stores.

Speaking of human hair brushes, is there how can I make my OWN brushes out of my own hair. I've got lots of very fine, silky hair that make many women envious...I bet it would be excellent for painting with!

 

[peterh770]

Mind the blue tape!

My brother in law went to paint my niece's room in a stripe pattern. He got the stripes taped and painted, and when he removed the blue tape, the paint through to the drywall paper came off! He took the tape back to the store, and the girl there showed him that there are 3 different "strengths" of blue tape. He had picked the strongest, and now has alot more work to do.

I thought blue tape was blue tape! Who'da thunk?

 

[gansky1]

I'd do the Dutch Boy!

I worked at Sears in the paint department through high school and part of college and used their paints exclusively - dented cans and mis-matched gallons were $3 - but after I left Sears, I switched to Dutch Boy and that's been my preference ever since. I've used Lucite, Pittsburgh and others, but keep going back to 'da Boy.

Having sat through many seminars and classes on painting and paint products, I'm rather picky about consistency, finish and the ingredients in whatever I buy. I like paint that isn't too heavy-bodied and levels well to hide roller and brush marks. I have painted too many walls, trims and woodwork - usually changing colors - to fool myself that one coat is rarely acceptable except, sometimes, when painting the exact same color for a "freshening" coat.