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ChadTower:


--- Quote from: javeryh on May 11, 2007, 12:26:09 pm ---For even more data and to be fair, I've never used Sherwin-Williams so I really can't compare the Behr paint jobs to anything... maybe everything in my house looks horrible and I just don't know it!

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Well, in the end, it didn't look horrible... it just took Behr 7 painful coats, on long and winding trim, to get full coverage.  After 4 coats you could still see through to the freakin' primer.

The other room, same trim, the SW paint did it in two.

Jeff AMN:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 12:34:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on May 11, 2007, 12:26:09 pm ---For even more data and to be fair, I've never used Sherwin-Williams so I really can't compare the Behr paint jobs to anything... maybe everything in my house looks horrible and I just don't know it!

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Well, in the end, it didn't look horrible... it just took Behr 7 painful coats, on long and winding trim, to get full coverage.  After 4 coats you could still see through to the freakin' primer.

The other room, same trim, the SW paint did it in two.

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Huh, I've never had any issues with Behr. On my cab, the Behr paint looked a million times better than the original cab's paint after only two coats. I went with three, but two would have been just fine.

Organic Jerk:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 11:27:28 am ---I wouldn't paint a cab with canned spray paint.  Stenciling, maybe, but never a base coat. 

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Why not?  I've been seeing approvals for spraying around (even over smooth roller)...

What would you suggest for someone on a budget?

TOK:

Instead of a brand, I recommend using an oil based enamel. A satin black enamel is a pretty tough finish, and a close match for what was on many original games.


bleargh:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 12:34:15 pm ---Well, in the end, it didn't look horrible... it just took Behr 7 painful coats, on long and winding trim, to get full coverage.  After 4 coats you could still see through to the freakin' primer.

The other room, same trim, the SW paint did it in two.

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Had similar problems when painting the bathroom when we moved in.... stupid  :censored: at HD sold us deep red Behr paint using the base for lighter coloured paint.  Five coats on (and two days later), and I could still see through the damned paint.

Went back to HD and yelled at the person behind the counter about it being crap paint and he looked at it and said "no wonder, what dumb-ass sold you that? that's for light colours".  Uh, the other dork in your department...  Gave us a new can of the same tint but using the base for deep colours.  One coat covered everything up.  Used the same deep base can in another room and only needed two coats to get it a nice and rich colour.

So... if you're putting on any sort of deep/dark/rich colour, be sure that they tint it using the right base can.

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