Aura change formula: help with colour

2 years ago

I'm sure this was probably discussed here, but I can't search these forums to save my life.

The interior of our whole house (as well as our lake house) is painted BM Steam (AF 15). Obviously, I love this colour. It is a warm, neutral white. The last time we painted was about 6 years ago and I wanted to do a refresh on some trim and walls.

I started yesterday and it is a completely different white. She told me that they had redone the Aura and the colour might be a bit different. Yup. It is a lot different. It is a bright, cool white. Luckily, I only bought a quart to do the trim.

My question is: do I have to have Steam colour matched or will it be like the old version if I have the Steam colour mixed in one of their other lines, Regal, for example, rather than in the Aura line?

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Lori A. Sawaya

2 years ago

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It's more likely that the color on your walls changed. Six years in paint years is a chunk of time.

Having been thru multiple reformulations, multiple brands I can tell you that the target colors never change. The objective is to reformulate to match original colors/samples. If they can't hit it, then the color is discontinued.

I had to unbox my new Benjamin Moore architectural kit to get the new Collections fandeck. It's where they moved the Affinity colors. Affinity used to be its own stand-alone fandeck - which I also have.

Measured Steam in the brand new fandeck and then the old fandeck which is definitely not new.

If there was a change in formula, it's not reflected in the latest color tools. New fandeck is the standard, old fandeck is the sample.

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daisychain Zn3b
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2 years ago
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Thanks so much, lori. That's what I thought at first, too. I figured the other paint has just aged or I thought maybe it's because I moved from a satin finish to a semi-gloss. However, I've painted a lot over the 30 years I've owned homes and this is very different than anything else I've seen. The trim (new paint) looks bright, cool white and the walls (which were actually, just in this one room, painted last year) look cream next to it. As I was painting the trim, the new paint looked nothing like the old paint it was going over.

I have some Advance left over from painting the kitchen cabs at our lake house last year. I think I will go do a sample bit in that and see how it looks. I didn't want to use the leftover Advance for this trim as it takes so long to dry, but if it's a closer match, I will.

I'm most worried about the wall paint. I was going to repaint all the bedrooms, but I'm really not a fan of cool whites and this is just looking ugly to me - esp. for a bedroom.
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daisychain Zn3b
Original Author
2 years ago
Also, what the salesperson at the paint store said was that Aura had been reformulated. I took that to mean that line of paint not the colours and I'm sure she said that the same colours were looking slightly different. I would be okay with slightly different, but this is really off.

There is a better Ben moore dealer further away from my house. I think it might be worth a drive to talk to them in person and get their take on it before I start in on all the walls.
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Lori A. Sawaya
2 years ago
You're right, color can look slightly different product to product and in different sheens. But not by leaps and bounds.

Your vision system evens out those slight variations within 2 to 3 weeks. You eventually forget you even noticed before. That doesn't happen with leaps and bounds differences.

Definitely would ask them to check the color.
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Lori A. Sawaya
2 years ago
Just remembered I saw this recently on FB.
daisychain Zn3b
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2 years ago
Well, that's good to know!
Faron79
2 years ago
Yes-

The AURA Line, Regal-Select Flat, & R-S Semi-gloss have been slightly reformulated. It started last Fall! The "N" Prefix is the designator.

HOWEVER-

Formulas DIDN'T change! I checked a dozen colors at random. Newest COLORx Update too. This update was mostly dedicated to the new Half-pint Jar Samples.

Faron
cat_ky
2 years ago
It could be, that your paint wasnt mixed correctly. Take it back to the store, and if you have a sample of your old paint, take that with you too.
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mariagrazia
2 years ago
About 3 months ago I brought my old can of Aura Chantilly Lace to get a new can. I do that to be sure they give me the same thing. I had already painted one wall of the garage with my original can of paint. The Ben Moore paint guy said I should not use the new paint next to the old paint because they had changed it and it wouldn't match. I painted other walls and ceiling with the new paint - it did not look different to me, but I think I will try them next to each other to see.

What I did notice - the new paint is NOT the nice thick 'pudding' consistency that I like about Ben Moore. I am not happy about that.
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Lori A. Sawaya
2 years ago
Found this too:

September 20, 2021

Aura Interior Premium Paint has Introduced a New and Improved Formula!

Erin Mills Paint, as an authorized retailer of Benjamin Moore paint, is proud and excited to announce the launch of reformulated AURA® Interior. This major release further elevates AURA as the industry’s best ultra premium paint for the high-end residential space.

The enhancements that support “the best just got better” include:
- Unparalleled colour depth and richness, with unbeatable hide, smooth application and finish
- New proprietary acrylic resin—specially designed for AURA Interior--with copolymers that enhance Colour Lock technology and increase film durability
- Long-lasting colour—no rub off; resists burnishing, scuffs and stain
- Low VOC; still eligible for LEED v4 Credit, Emission Certified, and MPI High Performance
https://www.mississaugapaint.ca/blogs/news/aura-interior-premium-paint-has-introduced-a-new-and-improved-formula

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