House Painting Question....

Consumer Reports rates paints.

I have found their tests in the past to be pretty accurate.

Sherwin-Williams is the parent company of other brands such as Duron, M.A.B. Paints, Minwax, Krylon, Purdy, Bestt Liebco, Thompson's, H&C, Cuprinol, Pratt & Lambert, Martin-Senour, Dutch Boy, and Columbia Paint & Coatings.

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Anyone used Glidden lately? I've used Glidden in the past with great results. Our local lumber yard is a Glidden dealer so it's convenient so I hope it's still as good as it was. We painted over 10 years ago and aside from some fading it's held up great.

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Ah, yes....I started this thread over a year ago and I'm STILL PAINTING! (With Sherwing-Williams!)

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I use SW paints also. Just made a purchase last Wednesday. I use the water soluble paints (paint with oils that mix with water and not to be confused with latex) solely. Not for just the easy cleanup nor for the environment but for the superiority of the paint. I had the opportunity a few years back on an industrial project to see some lab results of various paints and one thing I learned remained with me. This finding was mainly with painting metal that was exposed and never cared for. The lab finding was that with the moisture/humidity that is on the surface of metal and when using oil base paints the moisture was trapped. Rust resulted that caused premature failure. Whereas, on metal that was coated with water soluble paints absorbed the moisture into the paint and became an integral part of the cure. This resulted in a better adhesion and longer protection of the exterior exposed metal. No primer was used with this task and single thick coat was applied. I was skeptical at first but it worked so well that the process was extended to the entire line up of industrial outdoor equipment manufactured by the company.

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