Behr Paint

[James Repetski]

What do you think of the Behr Paint Products. Consumer Reports listed it as Best Buy in terms of quality.

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[Stu Pittasso]

I use Behr paint a lot and have had good luck with it. Steer clear from Home Depot's red-headed, demon stepchild paint, Glidden. Worst crap I ever used. Lori

[Alan Smithee]

Totally agree. The Behr seems to have a good tooth for coating. I prefer to use a roller which isn't too heavy as the Behr paint tends to starch up thicker rollers faster.

[m Ransley]

for what? exterior or high quality trim finish . Be specific

[D. Gerasimatos]

"Best Buy" generally means that it is a good value, not that it is necessarily a good product. Which was the actual highest-rated paint and how much more did it cost?

Dimitri

[Duane Bozarth]

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I've used a lot of Glidden over the years and found it quite serviceable...don't know about the particular HD ones, however.

Two different managers at two different HDs steered me to the Glidden oil-based primer and Behr top coat. I did some other checking w/ an independent contractor here in town and he didn't have a different opinion.

We put about 30 gal primer and 50 gal (so far) top coat on the barn. Went on and covered well, looks good over the first of winter so far. Top coat was best Behr high-gloss enamel. Hasn't been warm enough since mid-November consistently enough to paint since.

Cost essentially equivalent to others although only actual paint distributor in town is Sherwin-Williams which I have been pleased with from what was done by Dad before returned to the place so reluctantly went to Garden and HD. Gave about 15% off list for a total order of 120 gal (40 primer/80 finish). Made cost about 10% less than S-W would have been.

First batch of 5-gal buckets of finish all had skimmed over on the top that made straining for spraying a pita. Gave up after first couple hours and drove all the way back to Garden to get replacement. Checked all 16 buckets and they were fine. No explanation, date code on first was actually earlier by a month or so than the substituted....just took a whole day to do the exchange w/ travel time and all...

More than you wanted to know, I'm sure... :)

[m Ransley]

Comparing paint, is as, and more so to comparing to who Puts It On. For an everyday job sure all is Ok . But U can make trim look sprayed on It is what is in your wallet and house that answers that. There is a reason Benjamin Moore sells 30 $ a gallon made to be sandedl primer and 35 - 40 $ gal paint plus Penetrol and 80$ brushes. They work , but need a pro to apply them

[Sexytom976]

I used to use Behr. I found it to be too liquidy (thin)

Since then I switched to Benj. Moore. More expensive, but MUCH thicker.

What happens? I dont have to apply two coats for adequate coverage. It sucks having to do the walls twice. If I try to do a heavy coat with Behr, I end up having half of it dripping on the floor. No fun.

Tom

James Repetski wrote:

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[Roger T.]

CU did tests in 2004. For exterior paints, 3 year test, Glidden took 4 of the top 6 paints. Top two were brands California (?), and Pratt and Lambert. In a new test of a great many brands, first year results put Behr Premium Plus at best quality, not best buy ( it came in first place, regardless of price.)

For interior paints, also tested last year, Behr is pretty much a sweep. For flat paints, Behr prem. plus rated no. 1, low lustre as well as flat category, and Behr rated no. 2 in the semigloss interior category.

We've had good luck, inside and outside, with both benjamin moore, and behr, but dont go for anything less than the premium plus quality level.

[jeffc]

As always on a.h.r, people talk in terms of brand rather than actual product. Comments such as "Benjamine Moore is great" or "Sherwin Williams sucks" are idiotic and worthless. This is equivalent to saying "Chevrolets are great" or "Chevrolets suck" and it turns out one guy is talking about a Chevette and the other is talking about a Corvette. Ridiculous. Most paint companies make good paint and cheap paint. Any discussion without referring to the actual product, not the brand, is a total waste of time.

[Duane Bozarth]

To a certain extent, I'll agree....but I've been disappointed w/ S-W "top quality" exterior paints to a far greater extent than other brands over the last 5-6 years, however. We put the new "forever" warranty on the church this last summer (>$30/gal, though) but it's still far too soon to tell how it will do...w/o the generous insurance settlement after the major hailstorm I'm sure we wouldn't have had the resources for that...don't know what we would have ended up w/ but doubt it would have been a S-W product.

There's something going on w/ it to have as many installations as I'm aware of all have significant problems far earlier than they should... :(

[rosie readandpost]

we've had great results with behr.

[Bob Bowles]

[Liz]

Interesting topic, to me at least as we're having our LR, DR and kitchen painted first week of March. The painter called yesterday to inquire about colors and told me to go to check out the color chips at any store but Home Depot because he does not like to use Behr or Glidden paints.

Liz

[Ed]

I have had my house painted 5 times. I swear by Behr products. I use it inside and out. The last time I had the house painted the contractor used Benjamin Moore. It was good but didn't last nearly as long as the Behr. I used Behr Stain Plus . When I had the house painted last time I painted one small area with the Behr while the rest was done with BM. The area I painted still looks new. The BM is peeling and cracking in some areas on all sides of the house. You know what I'll be doing this spring.

[Squanklin]

I've really had good luck and a good experience with Behr interior paints - no experience with their exterior lines, however.

[Matt]

Being buried by your family, if there is a God.

[jeffc]

Well that's fine - even if you don't know what product "top quality" is, at least you're talking about a specific paint, and not a company. Some people will tell you for example that paint will not cover in 1 coat. Of course Sherwin Williams Style Perfect will not, but Super Paint will. Sherwin Williams will tell you the same thing.

some people buy Style Perfect and then run around telling everyone that Sherwin Williams is cheap paint. There is no such thing as Sherwin Williams paint. There is only SW Style Perfect paint, SW Super Paint, etc.

[jeffc]

Of course not. He has an account with some other company from whom he gets a discount. Glidden is owned by ICI Dulux, by the way.

[jeffc]

There is no such thing as Benjamin Moore paint. That's a company, not a paint. What kind of BM paint didn't work well?