snookums2: I used BM's satin impervo oil-based for the cabinets (once I switched from SW). I'm in California, and had read that it was no longer available, but not true! My BM guys that I've worked with for years swear that it's still the best, along with cabinet coat (couldn't use in my application because I neede a dark base) and a couple of high-end brands. I had concerns about the VOCs around my kiddos, but we decided to open every window and keep them at the grandparents' for a couple of days, so I felt ok about using it. As a side note, I used far less paint with the oil; actually the entire can, so maybe it balanced out from an environmental perspective?:) I agree that when comparing paint lines, you must do an "apples to apples " comparison. Still, I have successfully used BM's lowest grade "ultraspec" and have been thrilled every time. Totally my opinion, but I think BM covers better than SW and has better consistency. I have also used Aura in a few rooms, and for me it was streaky, dried waaaay too quickly to get even coverage, and was over priced. Frankly, I find it over-hyped, but again, just my opinion.

I just had a bathroom and bedroom remodeled in my house. My contractors told me to go to Sherwin Williams to pick out a color, so I went to the local SW showroom and picked a color called High Reflective White and told them I wanted it in semigloss for the walls. They tried to talk me into flat or eggshell, but I insisted on semigloss because I like the way it looks and everything else in my house is painted in semigloss and I've NEVER had a problem with semigloss paint. The owner/foreman of the contractor company said to me "you shouldn't use semigloss, it's going to peel right off the walls" - I thought he was joking. The day that the contractor's workers did painting, they brought in a 5 Gallon bucket of Promar200 paint - I wasn't expecting Promar, I was expecting one of the other Sherwin Williams brands. So, anyway, the workers started slapping paint on the brand new drywall WITHOUT putting primer on first. They did 2 coats of paint in the bathroom and bedroom on a Friday. I could still see purple wallboard through the paint so I did a third coat in the bathroom over the weekend. I have done a LOT of painting in my 51 years and I've never seen paint go on so poorly. It took forever to dry and it was very thin going on the walls. Since there was more construction to be done, the paint got nicked up in several places and I was absolutely shocked that the nicked paint literally led to THE PAINT PEELING RIGHT OFF THE WALL! I was in utter disbelief. If I tried to fix the edges of the nicks and scrapes, the paint literally started to peel right off the wall in sheets. Mind you, the bathroom was not yet in use at all! In fact, due to poor workmanship throughout the project that I complained about, the contractors that I hired literally ghosted me and walked off the job and I've since had to hire other competent contractors to come in and fix the problems...I haven't had a working bathroom for 12 weeks now, but that's another story...back to the peeling paint... The second contractors that I had to hire had to replace the new window that was installed in the bathroom by the first contractors because it was the wrong type of window (new construction with nail fin, and should have been replacement) and it was installed incorrectly on top of that. Because the new contractors had to cut away drywall around the window to replace it, the paint literally peeled off the wall as the drywall was being removed. I'm now in the process of peeling ALL of the paint off the walls so that I can add a primer coat and use something other than Promar200 which has to be the cheapest and worst paint on the face of the earth. So far, I peeled this much off in about 10 minutes. The smattering of paint that's in the lower left corner of the peeled area is where I tried to use a heat gun to scrape away the paint...that part is now stuck to the wallboard just slightly better than the rest of the paint, but as you can see, it's literally peeling off in sheets.

Just lost a long post to you. Rats. Suggest you contact other vendors. Strongly recommend the alkyd oil based paints, feel that nothing else is acceptable for me. In some of the NEern states, sales are restricted to quarts. That's no biggy. I am brand loyal to PPG Porter Paints. Their Glyptex Alkyd in Eggshell finish is what I've used on my new kitchen cabinets. Believe they have a presence in IL. Also, try Duron. Hope hope you won't have to compromise. I did, just once, and strongly dislike the appearance of the finish done with acrylic latex. Best, Rosie

CHB is my favorite. Eminence is crap. ProMar 400 is also good, though I get more of a dead flat look and less roller marks with CHB. I use Wooster SuperFabs for flats. Sherwin Williams doesn't sell Wooster so I guess if I had to buy roller covers there, I would go with the Purdy White Dove. I use 3/4" nap, but sometimes that is too much for a DIY'er. It's thick but flat paint should be put on thick and then spread out evenly. If 3/4" is too much, then 1/2" would be fine.