Choice in paint brands

[Nighttroll]

Give your thoughts on the different water based available paint brands-berger,sissons,penta,trinity, keildoscope and others like sherwin williams and benjamin moore.
Which ones would not fade after a few years so that you can do touch up. This is for painting external walls of a house. and price.

[minipresident]

Benjamin Moore has been great for us. Used it on or exterior walls and its been going strong for the last 7/8 years. it was very expensive as compared to the locals but it definitely stretched further.

We moved away from the local brands because of the lack of colour choices and the need to repaint too often.

A friend of mine who is a painting contractor says its like the local paint companies realise that the majority of trinis paint over each year for Christmas anyway, so why bother to make quality paints to last for years...

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

had really good experience so far with Glidden from Penta

[S_2NR]

benjamin moore

[X_Factor]

not only the brand, but the type of paint
matte
egg shell
satin/silk sheen

if ur walls have ANY imperfections stick with the matte
the others will show up the slightest crap on ur wall

[rossi]

Berger and Penta.
Got some nice colours mixed last year from Berger and it came out great.

[brams112]

people buy cheap paint and want to get value,this topic got beatout like a ole hoe in villa, plenty times,as i said before buy paint according to application not price,these days people changing colours every so often as they can afford it,i know of people buying benjamin and regret it,people buy trinity interior for outside and cuss when the paint dont last,we painted our house eigtheen years and re painted last year so no more painting for us for another 18,with penta

[cornfused]

had really good experience so far with Glidden from Penta

i recommend latex for outside and glidden is a latex based paint , sherwin is good as well

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

people buy cheap paint and want to get value,this topic got beatout like a ole hoe in villa, plenty times,as i said before buy paint according to application not price,these days people changing colours every so often as they can afford it,i know of people buying benjamin and regret it,people buy trinity interior for outside and cuss when the paint dont last,we painted our house eigtheen years and re painted last year so no more painting for us for another 18,with penta

18 years yuh say yuh know dan! 18 years!
yuh paint the house with chinese lacquer orrr?

[De Dragon]

Benjamin Moore, excellent results with their eggshell and matte finishes.

[Bizzare]

He didn't mention the state after 8 yrs or so.....

[~Vēġó~]

this last set of berger I bought where they mix the colour, went on very well and left the wall with a very smooth finish and seemed to have a kinda coating thingy (kinda like the latex thingy described above)...

[homeboy]

Bought Berger last week, 18 gallons mixed at Gopaul lands outlet Marabella........I did ask a lot of painters what brand to use and it came down to Berger.

[Nighttroll]

cant beat a foreign paint. U could literally wipe sheit off the walls with a sheet of bounty paper and it wont smudge or smear.

Butttt.......

Local paints have stepped up and are now mixing their own paints to foreign standards. And they all cost around the same price. (recently experienced this)

What brand you talking about there?

[rmtuner]

Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams are the best.

[Racegod]

people buy cheap paint and want to get value,this topic got beatout like a ole hoe in villa, plenty times,as i said before buy paint according to application not price,these days people changing colours every so often as they can afford it,i know of people buying benjamin and regret it,people buy trinity interior for outside and cuss when the paint dont last,we painted our house eigtheen years and re painted last year so no more painting for us for another 18,with penta

18 years yuh say yuh know dan! 18 years!
yuh paint the house with chinese lacquer orrr?

[mediahouse]

no kaleido scope fans here?

[rossi]

no kaleido scope fans here?

We talking about painting house...not doghouse.

[SiR8081]

kaleidoscope is the best. custom mixed colours, best quality locally available and good price making it an all round great choice to paint your home. I use nothing else on my home.

why you crying down the paint so for rossi?

[Yorkshirelass]

As a decorator, I recommend Sherwin Williams. Of course the more matte you go, the harder to clean. I always like to use an eggshell finish for inside. They have a great outdoor range, which in my experience, doesn't fade. As a comparison to Benjamin Moore, you get much better coverage with Sherwin Williams. Benjamin Moore is thick like mud!
If you want to use a local paint to support the local market, then I would choose Berger.
Wouldn't touch Kaledescope with a barge pole - just like water.

[S_2NR]

kaleidoscope is the best. custom mixed colours, best quality locally available and good price making it an all round great choice to paint your home. I use nothing else on my home.

why you crying down the paint so for rossi?

[rossi]

kaleidoscope is the best. custom mixed colours, best quality locally available and good price making it an all round great choice to paint your home. I use nothing else on my home.

why you crying down the paint so for rossi?

I'm not crying it down....I was kicksin.
I use Berger and Penta. I have used Kaleidoscope in the past and it started to peel and some places were raised up like bubbles.
The finish isn't anything to talk about either....

[~Vēġó~]

that economy kaliedescope like fkn water.......

[brams112]

yeah bio duane weathersheild,not interior,penta,sounds strange eh rain have to fall like storm to wet our wall on the exterior,long eaves,,,,is the trick

[X_Factor]

Sherwin Williams has a 40% sale till tmr for those who needs paint

[SiR8081]

As a decorator, I recommend Sherwin Williams. Of course the more matte you go, the harder to clean. I always like to use an eggshell finish for inside. They have a great outdoor range, which in my experience, doesn't fade. As a comparison to Benjamin Moore, you get much better coverage with Sherwin Williams. Benjamin Moore is thick like mud!
If you want to use a local paint to support the local market, then I would choose Berger.
Wouldn't touch Kaledescope with a barge pole - just like water.

that economy kaliedescope like fkn water.......

Apparently this was a complaint many people had, but has long since been remedied. I am sure if you purchase a gallon or two, you will see the difference.

kaleidoscope is the best. custom mixed colours, best quality locally available and good price making it an all round great choice to paint your home. I use nothing else on my home.

why you crying down the paint so for rossi?

I do not understand what this is supposed to mean

kaleidoscope is the best. custom mixed colours, best quality locally available and good price making it an all round great choice to paint your home. I use nothing else on my home.

why you crying down the paint so for rossi?

I'm not crying it down....I was kicksin.
I use Berger and Penta. I have used Kaleidoscope in the past and it started to peel and some places were raised up like bubbles.
The finish isn't anything to talk about either....

No problem man, but maybe there is some other reason for the peeling and bubbling than the paint. It usually has to do with the preparation work not being done properly. Did you do the painting yourself or did you hire someone? If you do indeed run into problems, you should call the company and let them have someone come view the problem(s) and make a diagnosis as to what is at fault.

[supercharged turbo]

Anyone know the average price for a gallon of Sherwin Williams mixed paint?

[VexXx Dogg]

Like the glidden as well

[sweeks]

Glidden and Penta .... Have used both .... No regrets.

However recently Ramlaghan increased their Glidden prices from $250 to $385 per gallon .... I don't understand why such a big jump.

[ronsin1]

We use Gliddens and Sherwin Williams and have been satisfied with the application and wear and tear of both paints.

Have used many Locally paint Brands over the years and have not been able to stand up to the quality above