Painting the Wrap- a- round porch

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I think with paint you get what you pay for, I like Benjamin Moore
Painters always say Ben Moore. Consumer Reports rater Home Depot's Behr paint the highest a few years back , so I have always used it. I had a pro use it on my house and the liked it.
 

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Looks great! I hate painting. Last week I painted some 1x2's for a trellis. I was so proud of myself and thought I had done a fantastic job! Then my husband sees it and said I had done a lousy job. Guess my painting days are over and guess who get's to do all the painting? Serves him right, haha.

Mary
 

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Yes, @catjac1975 is decoration for the porch.

:D

I've used all the paint brands mentioned. Mostly, I have a favorable memory of where I bought them. I'm inclined to go to a paint store when it's something indoors. I mean, indoors -- it will not only be seen coming and going but hours & hours at a time! I can prattle on with the person behind the counter about what I'm doing and, hopefully, be guided in the right direction.

I wish that I'd noted what brand the contactor had the guy use in the bathroom remodel, a few years ago. I stepped in to see how he was doing and was really pleased ... initially. I remember saying that it had "good coverage." He responded, "fair."

The next day, some of the shine had diminished. It had been so bright and glowing! Not for long.

I got out a roller and the remaining paint and went over everything. "There. Done!" Not for long!

Three times I did a lot or a little touch up. I can still see some areas where it failed to cover! It sure fools at first. Dang stuff!

Steve
 

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Yes, @catjac1975 is decoration for the porch.

:D

I've used all the paint brands mentioned. Mostly, I have a favorable memory of where I bought them. I'm inclined to go to a paint store when it's something indoors. I mean, indoors -- it will not only be seen coming and going but hours & hours at a time! I can prattle on with the person behind the counter about what I'm doing and, hopefully, be guided in the right direction.

I wish that I'd noted what brand the contactor had the guy use in the bathroom remodel, a few years ago. I stepped in to see how he was doing and was really pleased ... initially. I remember saying that it had "good coverage." He responded, "fair."

The next day, some of the shine had diminished. It had been so bright and glowing! Not for long.

I got out a roller and the remaining paint and went over everything. "There. Done!" Not for long!

Three times I did a lot or a little touch up. I can still see some areas where it failed to cover! It sure fools at first. Dang stuff!

Steve
Behr has a bathroom paint that has held up for me without any mold. It has been over 10 years and has not needed any redo-color still great.
 

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After I remodeled our master bathroom where we have an area seperated from the master bedroom going to the vanity sink, door going into a large walk-in coloset, and another door going into the shower/ toilet room. My wife purchased a galon of Behr semi gloss very light tan color paint. I First painted the shower room, then the vanity area, followed by the closet. Result... the shower room dryed to be a pink color, while the vanity and closet dryed out to be the very light tan. Same gallon of paint purchased that day after it was shaken at the store and immediatedy painted on that day. :idunno:idunno:idunno After I completely remodeled our kitchen, my wife chose a cream color semi-gloss Behr paint . After it dryed ... the color varies from all white, to cream, to violet to tan depending on morning or evening sunlight when not cloudy, cloudy / raining, or when the lights are on or not... Interseting ! :hu :hu :hu
 
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After I remodeled our master bathroom where we have an area seperated from the master bedroom going to the vanity sink, door going into a large walk-in coloset, and another door going into the shower/ toilet room. My wife purchased a galon of Behr semi gloss very light tan color paint. I First painted the shower room, then the vanity area, followed by the closet. Result... the shower room dryed to be a pink color, while the vanity and closet dryed out to be the very light tan. Same gallon of paint purchased that day after it was shaken at the store and immediatedy painted on that day. :idunno:idunno:idunno After I completely remodeled our kitchen, my wife chose a cream color semi-gloss Behr paint . After it dryed ... the color varies from all white, to cream, to violet to tan depending on morning or evening sunlight when not cloudy, cloudy / raining, or when the lights are on or not... Interseting ! :hu :hu :hu
Weird. Just the lighting? Was everything primed? Though I have been using the self priming paint the last couple of years. The professional painter I used a few years back said all paint can be used as a self primer. The labels still say to prime first with a primer. I think paint technology has really come far the last 3 or so years.
 

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Our dining room, kitchen, and living room are all under a continuous vaulted ceiling and are the open concept, so the kitchen has one tall wall 12' 5" tall at the peak with a range with 2 upper and 2 lower cabinets inset in an alcove, and the other wall has a bank of uper and lower cabinets with a refrigerator on a 7 1/2' tall wall with 3 ft. open on top. so very little wall area . I used 2 coats of self priming semi-gloss paint. To make it more interesting, I used 2 x 6 s on the wall corners from floor to ceiling to simulate wooden 6 x 8 post timbers and 1 x 4" boards ( all bull nosed ) around 2 doors leading to the laundry room and garage. My wife chose a light grey as their color, so I baught Sherwin-Williams semi gloss paint from their outlet store. I put on 3 coats on them with a day's drying time in between . After all was said and done... the dry color was blue, :eek: :rant Then after 3 months, this paint is slowly oxidising to a light grey color. :celebrate Also, on the back side of that 7 1/2' tall wall between the kitchen and dining room, I coverd that wall with the naturally colored aged grey fence boards ( used from our old back yard fence ) then used rough cut 2" x 6" s as a frame on top, bottom, one side and around the end corner as a 6 x 8" corner post. For these 2 x 6 boards, I used a grey stain. Well, after the stain dried ... you guesed it ... the color is blue. :rant :rant :rant I will wait a few more months to see it it turns into a grey or if not, I will have to paint it with the rest of the Sherwin Williams paint or with something else. :caf
 

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Our dining room, kitchen, and living room are all under a continuous vaulted ceiling and are the open concept, so the kitchen has one tall wall 12' 5" tall at the peak with a range with 2 upper and 2 lower cabinets inset in an alcove, and the other wall has a bank of uper and lower cabinets with a refrigerator on a 7 1/2' tall wall with 3 ft. open on top. so very little wall area . I used 2 coats of self priming semi-gloss paint. To make it more interesting, I used 2 x 6 s on the wall corners from floor to ceiling to simulate wooden 6 x 8 post timbers and 1 x 4" boards ( all bull nosed ) around 2 doors leading to the laundry room and garage. My wife chose a light grey as their color, so I baught Sherwin-Williams semi gloss paint from their outlet store. I put on 3 coats on them with a day's drying time in between . After all was said and done... the dry color was blue, :eek: :rant Then after 3 months, this paint is slowly oxidising to a light grey color. :celebrate Also, on the back side of that 7 1/2' tall wall between the kitchen and dining room, I coverd that wall with the naturally colored aged grey fence boards ( used from our old back yard fence ) then used rough cut 2" x 6" s as a frame on top, bottom, one side and around the end corner as a 6 x 8" corner post. For these 2 x 6 boards, I used a grey stain. Well, after the stain dried ... you guesed it ... the color is blue. :rant :rant :rant I will wait a few more months to see it it turns into a grey or if not, I will have to paint it with the rest of the Sherwin Williams paint or with something else. :caf
All very strange.I wonder if it is your climate. Color also appears to change with the colors that surround it.
 
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