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12-18-2008, 06:18 AM
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Any body use the Ben Moore Aura yet????
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12-18-2008, 10:03 AM
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little fish
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over priced
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12-18-2008, 03:52 PM
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$50.00 a gallon. It does cover in one coat on most colors. We did a blood red color over a white block wall in one coat. Plus touch up. after that I was sold. We have done 6 jobs in the last 2 weeks with aura. All were one and done except a yellow over a dark beige, that was a two coater. talk about a time saver. Worth every penny. 
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12-18-2008, 04:15 PM
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A bit abrasive.
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Used 5 gallons when it first arrived on the scene.
About a year later I revisited the house I used it in, I saw no reason to further waste my clients time...or money.
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12-18-2008, 04:33 PM
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not workin for the man...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WisePainter
Used 5 gallons when it first arrived on the scene.
About a year later I revisited the house I used it in, I saw no reason to further waste my clients time...or money.
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care to elaborate? 
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12-18-2008, 04:36 PM
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if it's anything like duration i will never use it again.
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12-18-2008, 04:51 PM
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[quote=WisePainter;559520]Used 5 gallons when it first arrived on the scene.
About a year later I revisited the house I used it in, I saw no reason to further waste my clients time...or money.[/quot
what type of problem did you have????
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12-18-2008, 06:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WisePainter
Used 5 gallons when it first arrived on the scene.
About a year later I revisited the house I used it in, I saw no reason to further waste my clients time...or money.
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Why even say that if your not going to go into detail
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12-18-2008, 06:19 PM
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A bit abrasive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBuildingFirm
if it's anything like duration i will never use it again.
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LOL @ Duration interior.
Sherwin Williams is known for repackaging their products and jacking the price.
Duration is no better than Super Paint, however it does offer a "matte" finish.
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12-18-2008, 06:21 PM
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A bit abrasive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hoya
what type of problem did you have????
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$60.00 per gallon.
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12-18-2008, 06:24 PM
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A bit abrasive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by capital city
Why even say that if your not going to go into detail
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i hope you can forgive my shortcomings...
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12-18-2008, 06:36 PM
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yes the product is expensive. My question was how you liked it or did not like it??????
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12-18-2008, 07:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WisePainter
i hope you can forgive my shortcomings...
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just interested, havent used it myself as there is not a local Ben Moore here but have wanted too and thought you could share more info since you have experience with it. Is the $60 price the only bad part. Most people think Duration is high here, but I think it has helped me make alot of money by doing less labor. Is Aura better.
Also I think Cashmere is more like Duration then Superpaint but your right about SW repackaging everything, the managers will tell you that everytime they get a new product its really just such and such.
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12-18-2008, 08:07 PM
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MMC73
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I tried it, at home first. Had no issues with it. I covered a deep olive color...painted by previous owner, one coat, frostine. I thought it saved time. If you are paying$60.oo per gallon that seems high; if I am not mistaken I think it was $52.00 not a huge difference but would definately add up over a year.
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12-18-2008, 09:06 PM
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little fish
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if you want a good waterborne get mauralo ultra for $30
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12-18-2008, 09:35 PM
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Matthew Sargent
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I use Duration Home matte on all jobs
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12-18-2008, 09:41 PM
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Super Genius
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My problem with Aura is the price, I refuse to spend that much $$$$ on a wall paint. I wonder how many unopened cans of wall paint are currently sitting in my bone yard; throw in a couple of 60.00 gallons and I just may go nuclear 
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12-18-2008, 10:12 PM
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little fish
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if you think 60 a gal. is alot... wait til you get a client that requests using fine paints of europe!! it's $95 for about 2.5qts so that's about $170 for a gal!!!
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12-18-2008, 11:21 PM
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A bit abrasive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by world llc
if you think 60 a gal. is alot... wait til you get a client that requests using fine paints of europe!! it's $95 for about 2.5qts so that's about $170 for a gal!!!
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Pantone carries their products, I would LOVE to find a customer that could afford to paint the entire interior with that "liquid gold".
Anywho it isn't that the paint was bad, I just cannot justify the cost if the Aura line does not apply itself and clean my brush and rollers afterwards.
I can think of 5 other products that offer the same if not better results for a price that won't get my bid tossed into the waste basket before I even get to my van...
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12-19-2008, 05:27 AM
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Re-painting is all I do. Lets take a light yellow color over a beige color. If I spend 60.00 for a product that will cover in one coat. One and done cya. If I had to apply 2 coats of the same color with a different product and buy 2 gallons at 30.00 that still equals 60.00 plus I don't pay for the second coat. More time and labor. If I were doing a new construction job, than I probably would avoid using Aura.
I was just looking for some input on how painters like it. I know it is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Thanks Guys
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