Comments on: Ralph Lauren Paint - Worth Price Charged

By: Ethan

Ethan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:55:00 +0000

Consumer Report rated paints broken down by finish. Kilz was highest for low-luster (and one coat coverage), Ben. Moore for flat, and Valspar for semi-gloss. Interestingly, Behr was in the top five for each of these categories, including one coat coverage.

By: Amalie

Amalie — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:45:00 +0000

Something I recently noticed…We bought Valspar Signature Eddie Bauer paint at Lowe’s and the Sherwin Williams Classic 99 (their cheaper line) to paint living and dining rooms. The Valspar, while cheaper than the SW, was way thicker and smoother. SW was really, really, splotchy. So it’s also relative– even the “good stuff” has a low-end line, while the “cheap” stuff may have a more quality version. That said, neither of those is really “good.” My dad was a contractor and always bought Pittsburgh Paint– and $30 brushes. Never used a roller. Don’t dismiss the power of a great brush/roller. Price goes a long way there, too.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:39:00 +0000

Yeah, I don’t know why…we used eggshell or flat in our living room at the condo and the same thing happened…might be the finish, I’m not sure. I know it’s not the painters (me, my bro and his wife), because we know what we’re doing.

I was just amazed, in both instances, I mean it didn’t take all the paint off (mostly because I stopped rubbing when I saw green on the rag), but had I sat there and rubbed and rubbed, it might have. I don’t know.

Maybe it’s just green paint.

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:45:00 +0000

andy: That’s real strange. I’ve used BM for all my walls. I use flat for non-bathrooms and eggshell for bathrooms and kitchen. I’ve wiped away stains, pencil marks, and grease from my walls and I’ve never gotten the paint on my rags, just what I intended to rub off.

By: Mary@notbefore7

Mary@notbefore7 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:19:00 +0000

We have gotten hooked on Sherwin Williams (same as Duron) and love it.

We used Ralph Lauren for the house the first itme around and it was well worth it.

I don't like the cheap stuff - it just isn't as good in our experience.

Is there a benjamin moore store around us?

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Andy - wow! I’ll bring this up with the friend at work (who turns out to be Victor who already commented on this post). I’m very surprised to hear that BM just came right off the wall.

Good tip though - do you think it had to do with the paint being the pearlized kind?

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:31:00 +0000

I’m late to the party, but I’ll add this factoid (sorry it’s long), which is actually pretty appropriate for this conversation. My wife swears by BM, because her parents swear by it too. We put a Pearl finish lime green on the nursery walls, completed months ago (2 coats primer, 2 coats paint, all BM brand). My dad and I were hanging a shelf on Saturday. Used a pencil to mark the wall. I dampened a washcloth to wipe the pencil marks off. Pencil marks remained, “high-quality” BM paint came off onto washcloth. Same thing happened at our condo when I tried to wash some dirt off the walls in our LR. Sooooo…after screaming holy hell at my wife, I think I made my point. We won’t buy BM again unless we go with a gloss finish (and no guarantees that’ll solve the problem). I grew up on “low-class” paint, and that worked just fine for me.

Draw your own conclusions, of course, but, to each his/her own.

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:12:00 +0000

Jennifer - I’m going to look into a Habitat Store. Before I started blogging, I’d never heard of it before — now I’ve seen it on a few sites. Very cool tip, and I know Habitat is active in Baltimore City near us.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:57:00 +0000

Salvaged paint: The stuff that is at Habitat for Humanity Restore from other people’s old projects (they have almost any color imaginable in almost any sheen)…

I do use mistints, too.

Devine is supposed to be rich and creamy and yogurt-like. I’ll have to run a review on it. I have no idea how much it costs per gallon, though…

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:08:00 +0000

We are in: Good quote. I guess I’d have to agree that it’s words to live by.

Jennifer: I haven’t heard of devine-I’ll have to look around. Where did you buy it? When you say salvage paint, do you mean mis-mixed paints at stores; or paint other people are giving away/selling?

Jen: You’re the second vote for BM. BM will likely be my next endeavor!

Victor: All you have to do is invite me.