Best brand of paint - DPChallenge Forums

04/27/2013 07:57:56 PM · #1

Being disabled, I can't paint the outside of my house and will hire someone to do it. Good news, is that a tree fell on our house last month and the insurance company gave us a nice budget to paint it. It was a neighbors dead tree that fell, and were not home so nobody got hurt.
I think a lot of members here have great color sense and most likely paint your homes yourself. What brand of paint do you favor? I'm leaning towards Behr as they have a new paint called Marquee, goes for about $45 a gallon. Other neighbor used Bengamin Moore and it looks great, that's more like $65 a gallon.
I'll post a photo of the house later, maybe someone can help me out with colors also.
Thanks in advance,

Frank

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

04/27/2013 08:23:22 PM · #2

Here's some colors I've picked out so far

and here is the tree that did the damage

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

04/27/2013 08:31:55 PM · #3

I think I'd prefer a deep green to what you've chosen for trim. Or a slate blue. Both seem more indigenous to where you live...

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

04/27/2013 09:31:37 PM · #4

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

I think I'd prefer a deep green to what you've chosen for trim. Or a slate blue. Both seem more indigenous to where you live...

In any case, keep the red door. Beautiful home Caba.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/27/2013 10:46:59 PM · #5

Cheap paint is usually a bad investment. Most of the cost of a decent paint job is is labor. Mobilization, prep, strip, masking, undercoat patch, 2 layers of color coat, cleanup, de-mobilization. That means that the labor cost is between 4 and 6 times the cost of your paint when the cost is the usual $65/ gallon. Check out standard pricing for your area here.

Some crews will blow in, drop some cloths over the bushes pressure wash your house, do a speed mask and spray on one coat of color and be done. It might last a few years, but it will be done at a low price. Others will handscrape and heat strip down to something solid, patch in to get a constant substrate, do a base coat and a double color coat and hand cut all the edges with brushes, ect, ect. If you go the first path, don't worry about the quality of the paint, any paint will outlast the application. If you go the slower path, they will have a paint they like to work with. Since they will stand behind the job, let them chose the brand.

Behr has a great price point, about half the price of most paints. Yet it does pretty well on Consumer Reports ratings. Why this is is a much spoken about mystery in the world of paint. most people who paint for a living go with the motto "I would rather have bare walls than paint with Behr." I find Behr difficult to work with, it feels plasticy, and need modifiers like flotrol to coat well. Behr tends to require more work to get it to look decent, and has a worse reputation in terms of longevity.

The same things go into every can of paint, regardless of brand. This is stuff like resins/adhesives, colorant (the liquid pigment), etc. The thing with more expensive brands is the quality and amount of those ingredients. The difference comes down to the long-term: How long before it fades? How is the water-resistance? If you try to clean it, will you end up with a faded spot? How soon will you need to repaint? Will it chip? Will it crumble? Think of a designer dress versus its knock-off counterpart. They may look exactly the same next to each other, but the knock-off probably has crappier material (which will wear out sooner), thinner thread, cheaper buttons, etc.

I tend to use ICI, mostly because I have a good relationship with the local dealers. They match well and stand behind what they sell me. But I use Fuller O'Brein's high gloss interior because I like it better than ICI's.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

04/28/2013 01:20:31 AM · #6

Thanks Brennan, That's some great advice.

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

04/28/2013 09:32:36 AM · #7

In addition to the great advice provided by Brennan, you really need to make sure as to what type of paint is currently on the outside surfaces, oil or acrylics. Mind you, most painting today is probably acrylic, but you might get a very unpleasant surprise if you paint acrylic over oil unless you prime the surface first.

Regarding the interior, I personally would never go with high gloss paints since it has a tendency to show the most minute of flaws on even surfaces. Maybe the quality of home building is much better where Brennan lives.

Definitely go with quality paint and take your time finding a good contractor.

Ray

Message edited by author 2013-04-28 09:35:52.