What is your preference and why? ?

Question

I am looking to paint a bedroom. However, I really do not know what brand of paint to use. I would like to go with Valspar Paint.

Do you recommend Valspar Paint? Why? If not which other brand do you recommend?

Answer 1

In my opinion paint is paint. I like Valspar because my Lowe's carries it and it is one of the more inexpensive ones.  

Answer 2

I've used Valspar and it was fine, and a lot better to work with and to live with than Behr. The only problem I had with Valspar was unrelated to the paint itself (really shady supplier in my old location).

I'm not too impressed with Behr. I painted the master bedroom in my last house with dark red Behr eggshell paint, and it just didn't live up to my expectations. Even a year after I painted, every time I brushed an elbow or a foot against the wall I'd leave a whitish mark and some pigment would come off.

Personally, I prefer Benjamin Moore paint. I've just used Benjamin Moore Aura to paint the interiors in my new house; it's expensive but it's also very low-smell, dries quickly, seems to be relatively hard-wearing (although after two months that's difficult to gauge), and the colours are much richer than with other paints. I also only needed two coats without primer to go from white to dark red, something I have never seen before. (My new house also has a lot of textured wallpaper on the walls; Aura seems to stick to it better than other paints do.) Its main drawback is price.

Answer 3

I use Behr paints from Home Depot for latex jobs in my contracting business. I choose this because it has the best one coat cover and hide than any of the other brands I  have used. For oil based, I use sherwin Williams. As for Valspar, I only use exterior stains for it's longevity.  

Answer 4

    Valspar, formally Minnesota Paints, I worked for them through school many years ago in Minneapolis, my father retired through them They make an excellent paint.

     You can get a cheap paint, if that's you choice. I have painted many homes in a large Southwestern city, I had my own construction company. I used what's called a contractors paint, usually it's a cheaper grade of paint.

     Valspar is good, Bahr is good so are about twenty other brands. Most painters can tell by picking them up, the weight, what's in them.

Answer 5

go with bher

Answer 6

I'm a big fan of Valspar Paints. Like most companies, they offer a large pallet of colors and a number of grades to fit your budget and application. The biggest reason I like Valspar is that they are made right here in Garland, Texas. Sherwin Williams has a plant here as well, but they tend to be a bit pricey.

Answer 7

Dunn Edwards is the best and most painters use it. It is more expensive and since you are using it inside it would not make that much difference. I read a comparison between Valspar (Lowes) and Behr (Home Depot) the results were close but Behr won out by a small margin.