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Benjamin Moore vs Sherwin-Wiliams Primer

billya
14 years ago

I have run into a real enigma regarding interior primer. BM's best primer is about $10/gal, while S-W's best is close to $40/gal (both purchased in 5 gal buckets). All other primers that I looked at are around $10/gal.

Does this make sense to anyone? Is S-W primer really that much better than the others?

I did use S-W primer and paint (Duration) on the exterior (certainteed siding) and it is beautiful, but $30/gal difference, and I need about 80 Gals of primer.

Another question is whether I should use 2 coats of primer and 1 coat of finish paint over drywall, or 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of finish?

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