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Re: Should You Pay More for Paint?

Jewel — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:04:02 -0000

If smelling noxious fume matters to you I suggest to go with a better quality paint. Recently I repainted inside my house and after opening the lesser priced can of paint I decided to use the more expensive brand because of the minimal fume. I found that painting indoors this past Christmas Eve of all days was totally possible because the fume was manageable for me as I tend to be a "Canary in the coal mine". Also, the higher priced paint has great coverage, rolled really nice, and super easy to clean up. Four good reasons why not to use a lesser priced paint in a living area. Now an outdoor shed might be a different matter...
PS - the paint I liked and will use again is Ben Moore

Re: Should You Pay More for Paint?

Charles & Hudson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:59:23 -0000

Was one coat the recommended amount? Did you use primer? Saving on time and materials has to work out better.

Re: Should You Pay More for Paint?

Rachel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:27:34 -0000

I had the same experience with Yolo, a non-voc paint. It was twice as much as regular paint but it only required one coat.

Re: Should You Pay More for Paint?

dean — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:46:26 -0000

I just had the inside of my house painted and paid more for quality paint, I used Benjamin Moore Aura, which meant paying less on labor. The paint goes on very thick so that you can do one coat instead of 2.