Sherwin WIlliams: Duration, Superpaint, Cashmere?
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Comments (41)yikes. I just came across this after having an issue with Sherwin WIlliams Duration Interior in Matte. I purchased mine Fall 2020 and painted one room and I'm usually not bothered by paint smell, but I got lightheaded pretty quickly and donned a respirator. It took a solid month for the smells on the walls to dissipate. I used the same paint, but in another can for a second room. I painted that in May 2021. It is November 2021 and my room still smells and has been unlivable. I'm not sure if it was a bad batch or what– but I tried VOC Charcoal air purifiers, charcoal in bags, plants, vinegar, baking soda, washing the walls with Dawn, and enzyme odor eaters, candles, "cooking" the room with a space heater, lemon-water, carpet cleaning, etc. Nothing– it still smells. It's like I opened the can and never shut it. You can sit in there for 2 hours and will be light headed! I have had it sealed off with the window open for 6 mos! The other room seems OK however, but when I called SW they said, "Oh, wow, this has never happened before!" I went into SW and they said I needed a sales rep to come out and see it (or smell it). No one has called, stopped by or anything. I have repainted that room w/ one coat with Zissner BIN to seal the smell in but I need a second coat bc the smell is that bad. Zissner BIN smells better than SW! I will never buy from SW ever again, esp for the price. I had Benjamin Moore for the rest of the house and no issues. I have been painting for 25 years and never had this problem before....See MoreSherwin Williams Paint Advice Needed - Paint Line and Sheen Questions
Comments (5)ProMar200 Zero is decent paint. I painted my house with the Eggshell (supposed to be Satin?) sheen over Level 5 smooth walls and love the look. This was a remodeled house with all new gypsum board. I have little kids that literally bounce off the walls and the paint is holding up well and touches up very well. The walls have seen dirty little fingers, pencil marks, a bit of blood from nosebleeds, impacts from flying toys,... you name it. It is certainly not top-of-the-line, of course. Cashmere is better quality than ProMar. I would personally do low lustre or pearl everywhere, but that's only assuming your drywaller leaves a perfect substrate. I'm not a fan of "flat" walls. Some SW products have less sheen than stated, but Cashmere is actually higher in sheen. Paint a 2'x2' sample on your wall before committing to a sheen. Good luck....See MoreAny Experience with Sherwin Williams Painters Edge?
Comments (32)true statement: "After the last sub leaves, the whole house damn near needs repainted" That is usually because the paint is cheap or because only one coat of good stuff was used... If you use a good quality wall paint in satin or eggshell, most (non dark) colors will touch up just fine if done properly... true statement: "The painter's house is usually way smaller and nowhere near as nice as the one he just painted for you" true statement: "a large portion of folks are just rude, arrogant and ungrateful" false statement: "SW paint is always consistent" Well on second thought I guess you are correct... There is one thing that is consistent about Sherwin Williams' cheaper product lines such as: "Property Solutions", "Builders Solutions", "Painters Edge", "Sherscrub", "Pro-Mar 400", and "pro-Mar 200" Et Al. and that one thing that is consistent is the amount of trash found in a brand new five gallon bucket of the paint... Anymore it seems like we have to put the freshly opened bucket of paint through a strainer bag before it can be used.. a lazy painter who doesn't care will not have a strain bag on hand and will only pick the largest "boogers" off the wet wall leaving the painted wall riddled with small debris.. I see it happening all the time and it really aggravates me- ("it aint my house" they say)................ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Anyway, I've learned that so many people think that paint for their new house is the obvious part of the construction process to save money... But in the long run they will find that to have been a regrettable decision. (and sometimes they find this out very quickly (like on move in day or even before). Besides having no durability, using a cheap paint will cause noticeable differences between areas that were rolled and those brushed- especially the "halo effect" against the ceiling or crown molding.. In my residence, I used Ben Moore Aura... The walls look awesome, they feel awesome and since the paint is self leveling, areas against doorframes where the trim work was done first and the rolled area meets that brushwork, you cannot tell the difference... It blends so well and I am so happy with how it looks even 8 years later... Lets put it this way... When I worked for a big name nationwide home builder, whenever they would have us do some painting in their model homes/offices, they would have us use SW Durations satin.... Then when we go to paint a homeowners build they would spec "Painters Edge" flat... I really hated that employment because home owners would commonly blame us for the appearance as a workmanship issue... And when it comes to "Painters Edge" and all the other cheap paints- the darker the shade the crappier the end result. Good luck Y'all...See MoreSherwin Williams vs Benjamin Moore Interior Paint
Comments (30)Concerning the Fine Paints of Europe. DO NOT USE !! My painter suggested this for its excellent results. Well, the paint completely failed. It cracked, peeled, faded in less than one year of use. The local paint store refunded me, and many other customers, the cost of the paint and plus additional amounts for labor. FWIW: the paint store closed down & filed for bankruptcy about 5 months ago....See Morerandita
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