Thank you! The newest version of ColorSnap ® Visualizer for mobile integrates a cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) experience called Instant Paint.This feature provides a fast, seamless way to visualize any of our 1,700 colors on walls—in real time. Behr is the worst paint ever for that. Also, does anyone know if the Regal Classic had primer in it? Having worked for a paint company once upon a time, I can answer this fairly succinctly: 1. Both can be used on multiple types of surfaces. Question: Exterior Paint - SW which is best? Sherwin-Williams has a new tool to streamline paint color selection! The acrylic interior enamels, ie trim paint, like pro classic, are terrible in comparison to advanced from bm. Not only that, you can receive up to 20% off at Home Depot on Behr paint if your are a contractor so that price gets even better. If you're looking for a specific color, most paint stores can make a match. We used SW on the exterior of our home and just love it. But thanks for validating! Matt G. (author) from United States on October 15, 2019: I've only used Behr wall paint. It totally, 100% depends on the color. I seem to get my best color performance compared to the advertised sample with the Ultra and the Timeless. Sherwin-Williams automotive paint is made with the same high quality materials and attention to durability as the Sherwin-Williams home paints. Question: What kind of finish would you recommend for white exterior paint? For the new drywall, I use a PVA primer called Drywall Primer from Sherwin Williams. We flip homes for a living, plus my father was a paint contractor when I was younger and I worked for him for 10 years. Required fields are marked *. If I were to recommend paint, I recommend regal from hirshfields, it's really hard to beat that paint in any aspect for a client. The paint, peeled right off with the tape. How many coats of Behr does it take to equal the coverage of the Sherwin Williams product? It looks like you will be working on a painting project soon. ... Others called on Behr Paint … You cannot be a paint dabber. After that experience, I went back to Home Depot and felt luck that there happened to be a Behr representative there. One more most important note: the paint is not the decider of the look, the preparation and the application decide the look!!! This factor determines how many coats of paint will be required to produce an acceptable result. Not loving the overhead work, I made the decision not to use the Behr paint I'd already paid for but to use Sherwin William's ceiling paint. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Behr brand. Answer: Knowing the age of your home, I would be very concerned about layers of lead paint underneath. I had to wash the paint out of my hair and I tarped fastidiously and finished the ceiling with less than satisfactory outcome. I think paint is one of those things that you get what you pay for. Sher scrub, a clay base contractor grade cheap paint, runs, roughly 23bucks a gallon, a 100 ext paint also very cheap .. but I will say, cover pretty well for the money, and are fairly washable. I figured I could tolerate working with this paint just long enough to get the job finished so I could be done and get back to living in a home that doesn't feel like a Dexter crime scene. ColorSnap Match is a low-cost mobile color scanning system. Yes, there are electric paint removers that will sand off the layers, but that's not going to be easy. Easily create custom palettes, save colors, try different color options and share results in a variety of ways. For some people, this ends the discussion of value  –  but this is really just the start of the conversation. None of the colors are really close. I don't think so and for a novice painter like me, it was the perfect consistency. Can Sherwin Williams really color match Benjamin Moore Paint colors? You can use flat if you don't want the surface to be shiny, but the dull surface makes it harder to wash dirt off. A contractor can get their top of the line products at really good discount prices. I figured out that you have to work at lightning speed with this paint or it will begin to form up and cause all sorts of trouble. Answer: Duration Home, or Harmony, both from Sherwin Williams, are good washable paints to use on the stairway walls. I know Sherwin Williams has Benjamin Moore colors. The Behr Ultra is my ideal paint, not too thick and covers beautifully. In this article, I'll share my thoughts on which paint brand works better for me, based on my needs as a painter who works with paint all the time. Servicing Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Northern Connecticut, and Southern New Hampshire, Fluid Applied Roofing Systems In New England. We talked about paint and I enjoyed the fact that he seemed to "know his stuff". I've also used Lowe's Valspar and, in the past, Behr. What are your thoughts on Valspar diamond paint? I lived with all furniture removed from my living room and everything tarped off for a couple of months and I'm just now getting back to it. I've been painting for many years now. Use the form below to match your color data (RGBs, XYZ etc.) I know for a fact that if I had such a horrible, rotten, terrible, no good time with this paint, the average DIYer will be in sheer hell. Some reviewers claim that Behr’s coverage on sheet metal is so poor that a coating of Sherwin Williams’ product was required in order to cover the job completely. From Sherwin Williams, I've used their latex PrepRite ProBlock primer and Multi-Purpose primer (latex) many times with good results. It sprays nice. Unfortunately, Sherwin-Williams' Duration Home interior paints weren't as impressive in our tests. FYI, Sherwin Williams Store says that Lowe’s doesn’t sell the same paint that they sell, it is a different formula. I've only used Duration and Super Paint with good results. Paint the walls with a durable and washable anti-mildew bathroom paint. You could tear the old walls out and replace them with new drywall, but that will be a big project too. Valspar should have the color info in their computer. Each does something a little better/worse than the other. Auto paint matching is not an exact science but more like tinting the color the best you. Every time we pull up to our home, we both just are awed at how beautiful it looks. Classic meets modern with a timeless appeal.Did. I like the satin finish. Flat paint is most often used for ceilings and semi-gloss paint is used for trim. PRESS RELEASE – Movac and Sherwin–Williams Automotive – A New Paint Match!. Inside, we used Behr, and had to use several coats of paint, though we purchased primer & paint in one. Value is determined by a number of factors; for example, coverage.