Behr Is No Longer #1

Originally Posted by BuildersII

Since I do a lot of repair and handyman work, I'm typically painting with whatever the homeowner has in their garage. Personally I think Behr is alright. I really don't mind it being thin as I usually count on two-coating any paint job. It's a two-coat paint, but I've yet to see a paint be a one-coat (unless you use a tinted primer, which is still two coats imo).

Now mind you, I'm no master painter. I can cut in very well, and I've probably painted over 300 hours of my life away in some form or another, but 9/10 times the homeowner wants to save money by painting themselves after we're done with the main remodel. Therfore I've never gotten to be too discerning about my brand choice.

I recently used SW "Pro Classic" trim and door paint, and I found myself chasing down runs. I didn't have these problems with the Cashmere however. Either way, it turns out I was using the wrong technique for that paint, and had to apply less paint and brush it out more. For this reason, I actually did not prefer SW to Behr because I still had to apply two coats, I was chasing down runs that formed 20 minutes after the paint had been applied and I had to work my paint out more.

I actually would love to hear a response from a painter on tips for these kinds of paint, and why that happens. I'm assuming because pro classic is supposed to remove brush marks by being self leveling, it has a slower drying time to allow it's high viscosity time to level itself out.

Originally Posted by angus242

But who determines what better coverage is? Someone who uses 100's of gallons per year or some lab coat geek who has used 5 gallons....ever?
If the majority of professional painters tell me SW is better than Behr, who do you think I'm gonna believe?

Originally Posted by slickshift

Behr has always been a big, stinky, #2 in my book

Originally Posted by Builtmany

Pro Classic is a tricky paint to get used to. Cashmere is my favorite semi gloss. I either re-prime or coat with flat first and 1 coat Cashmere white is perfect. The exact opposite IMO of Pro Classic is the new Glidden at Depot it dries fast and drags like glue 30 seconds later so there is not time for runs. The Glidden does cover well and that's a plus.

The more you paint you will realize how bad Behr is. The only decent paint in the Depot is Glidden & Zinsser primers. There was a post on another forum on how a red Behr paint & primer in one took 5 coats to equal the coverage of what another paint almost did in 1 coat.

Originally Posted by Jeffrey Watson

So your saying they lied

Originally Posted by Duckwarrior

Some of these posts are amusing taking into consideration that under the Masco umbrella Behr has been formulating kilz for sometime now. Kilz paint is basically a scaled down version of PP. etc. etc. More than a few of the chemists responsible for Behr as you see it today came from BM.

Originally Posted by Dolly07

Well said... who the $#@! (in terms of any serious contractor) buys paint based on Consumer Reports opinion anyways?

Originally Posted by BuildersII

For this reason I actually do not prefer SW to Behr because I still had to apply two coats, I was chasing down runs that formed 20 minutes after the paint had been applied and I had to work my paint out more.

Originally Posted by CarrPainting

Why anyone would go to Home Depot and talk to the 20 year old kid behind the counter about painting is beyond me.