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Old 10-15-2006, 08:53 PM   #1
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Im looking for any advise on some high quality brands of paint. I would also like to know whats the average and low end as well.

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Old 10-15-2006, 08:55 PM   #2
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Re: Paint

Prolly be eaiser to just do a search here in the forums, there has been about 50 posts on paints in the last month or so.
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Im looking for any advise on some high quality brands of paint. I would also like to know whats the average and low end as well.

Here's a few I've used...

Top quality- Sherwin, Ben Moore, Pitts, Zinsser, Cabot
Low quality- Behr, Glidden, (hardware store brand), Olympic

I dont rate paint on "average"...it's either good or bad

The top quality brands will cost (typically) between $25-50/gal.
Lower ones will (usually) cost $10-25/gal.

The pricing is not necessarily an end all to the paint's quality, BUT it is somewhat of an indicator now isnt it

*this is a very general answer, there could be exceptions, but hope this helped...
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Im looking for any advise on some high quality brands of paint. I would also like to know whats the average and low end as well.

BEHR is great.

just kidding
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Here's a few I've used...

Top quality- Sherwin, Ben Moore, Pitts, Zinsser, Cabot
Low quality- Behr, Glidden, (hardware store brand), Olympic

I dont rate paint on "average"...it's either good or bad

The top quality brands will cost (typically) between $25-50/gal.
Lower ones will (usually) cost $10-25/gal.

The pricing is not necessarily an end all to the paint's quality, BUT it is somewhat of an indicator now isnt it

*this is a very general answer, there could be exceptions, but hope this helped...

Sure,
Olympic is a line of Pittsburgh
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Olympic is a line of Pittsburgh
yep it is....a line of lesser quality
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lets not forget California..... execelent!
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yep it is....a line of lesser quality
take care
Not of lesser quality than most of their Speed(?) lines.

It's not the brand but the line within it.

Wallmart's Sh. Williams
Home Depot's ICI
PPG Lower Speed lines
B. Moore 4th line
All these are not very good.

Why do we all love these discussions?
How much to paint a house? a room...
How much a square foot...
You like Quaker state, Castrol, Valvoline....
Ford, GM, Chrysler...
Pointless really.

Folow these steps:

1)Go to a Paint store
2)Buy their top line(second line too)

You get good paint
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Not of lesser quality than most of their Speed(?) lines.

It's not the brand but the line within it.

Wallmart's Sh. Williams
Home Depot's ICI
PPG Lower Speed lines
B. Moore 4th line
All these are not very good.

Why do we all love these discussions?
How much to paint a house? a room...
How much a square foot...
You like Quaker state, Castrol, Valvoline....
Ford, GM, Chrysler...
Pointless really.

Folow these steps:

1)Go to a Paint store
2)Buy their top line(second line too)

You get good paint

Must.... answer....... que...stions.....

Because.
2800 to 50k, 120 to 3200.
.90 cents to 4.25.
Havoline.
Ford!

What do I win?
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Not of lesser quality than most of their Speed(?) lines.

....You like Quaker state, Castrol, Valvoline....
Pennzoil
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Must.... answer....... que...stions.....

Because.
2800 to 50k, 120 to 3200.
.90 cents to 4.25.
Havoline.
Ford!

What do I win?
Nothing
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I like BM's 319 product, levels nicely.
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