Comments on: Paint Worth the Price? Valspar, Duron, Behr, and Ralph Lauren Review

By: Tracy in Kansas

Tracy in Kansas — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:44:08 +0000

I have always been a Sherwin Williams customer, but with a kitchen remodel threatening to break the bank I cheaped out on the ceiling paint and bought Behr Premium Plus interior flat ceiling paint at $24.98 for 2 gallons. Its thin. It drips badly. I am waiting to see if I am going to have to do two coats. I saved 75% on the cost over Sherwin Williams ceiling paint but I paid for it in labor and time. I feel like I broke even. I value both labor and time too much to buy this brand again.

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:43:51 +0000

sam - you’ll find that everyone has a different opinion on paint, so the “right” one can be hard to find. We’ve done numerous paint tests here and have found Ralph Lauren to far outperform any of their competitors for paint. Jocie recently did a comparison of primers and found Behr’s primer to be the best at covering over red paint. That said, it seems like almost everyone has something they really like, or really *don’t* like.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:18:40 +0000

As a first-time homebuyer, I used Behr from ceiling to baseboards in every room in the house, and I loved it. I had to cover a room with Notre Dame navy and gold everywhere–even the windowsill, ceiling, and door–and the Behr covered it all right up. I also painted my dining room a deep red wine color, and with the tinted primer, it took no time. How many coats depends on the color and how stingy you are in application. Definitely use good lighting. In addition, H.D. allowed us to return unused gallons of paint with a full refund! They also gave me a 10% discount when I purchased all the paint at once. We just bought a new home this month, and we are considering Olympic b/c it is low-fume, etc, but I’m nervous to stray away from Behr…it has served us very well from top to bottom!!

By: sam

sam — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:43:25 +0000

hey everybody
i have got a question for somebody to answer what would be the best paint to use on a house i am starting to build and i have some up grades and we are going to paint the house some different colors and i know one of the colors is a deep red and most of the others are like a deep brown and some gray this is the first time to really get into this and i need some help finding the right paint for my house im just coming back from iraq and my wife is at home doing the picking and choosing and i really dont want the builder to give her a scam by getting the most expensive kind to not look very well and flake at the end thanks for all the inputs

By: Jocie

Jocie — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:11:47 +0000

Hi Leslie,
I have never tried scrubbing my Behr walls, but we have scrubbed Duron walls and found similar experiences. The color came off!!! I’m going to be repainting some of my Duron walls in a few weeks.
-Jocie

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:13:05 +0000

I used Behr in my kitchen and when I had spatters and scrubbed them, I found the paint came off, but not the grease. It was so terrible, I had to repaint my kitchen. I used Ralph Lauren paint, which went on really well and is very scrubbable. I would never use Behr again on anything.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:46:13 +0000

We’ve had good luck with Behr… did our RED kitchen in almost one coat using no primer over Ultra Bright White… we did the second coat more because we had heard we were supposed to.

By: Jocie

Jocie — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:41:22 +0000

Hey Josh,
Thanks for your feedback. I will post pix next time - just didn’t get my act together fast enough. I believe the home office will be featured as a before/after in the near future, so check back.

That’s interesting that Behr came off the walls, even after months. I will keep an eye out for that.

Please let me know if you try out Ralph Lauren and what your results were. I plan on trying Benjamin Moore for my next project. Is there any specific type of BM paint you recommend?

THANKS!

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:19:32 +0000

My experience with Behr paint hasn’t been as positive as your review. I find it tears off the walls when removing tape if a piece of furniture is placed against the wall– even months after the paint has dried.

I’ve never tried Ralph Lauren and may give that a shot next time, though I’m leaning more toward Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore.

As a suggestion, it would be great to have pictures along with your review to see the differences in one coat coverage between the brands. Maybe next time?

By: southsideandy

southsideandy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:01:03 +0000

No matter what paint I use, I’m stingy with what goes on the brush and roller, so I end up having to put on many coats. But I feel better about not having “wasted” paint and being thorough.