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Exterior Paint/ Behr Premium Plus "Ultra" ? Pelorus 06-04-2007
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Posted by Pelorus on June 4, 2007, 5:56 pm
Does anyone have any experience (or an opinion) with Behr's Premium
Plus "Ultra" exterior paint? The Utra line was recently introduced;
priced between $31 (flat) and $33 (satin). The marketing hype is --
"paint and primer in one", use of nano-technology for better adhesion,
etc. Does anyone have any experience with this new paint? My
application is my old house in Vermont. Since I will be spending the
majority of my time preparing the house for painting, I want to use a
good quality, lasting paint.


Posted by MarkL on June 4, 2007, 6:18 pm
> Does anyone have any experience (or an opinion) with Behr's Premium
> Plus "Ultra" exterior paint? The Utra line was recently introduced;
> priced between $31 (flat) and $33 (satin). The marketing hype is --
> "paint and primer in one", use of nano-technology for better adhesion,
> etc. Does anyone have any experience with this new paint? My
> application is my old house in Vermont. Since I will be spending the
> majority of my time preparing the house for painting, I want to use a
> good quality, lasting paint.

Consumer reports tests paint every few years. I'm always surprised
that the very expensive brands offer little if any advantage over the
generic brands from places like Walmart, Sears, etc. They all perform
about the same but difference in cost is large. The last time I looked
a few years ago I think Walmart had the best rating- I think their
paint is made by Glidden.


Posted by dpb on June 4, 2007, 8:10 pm

MarkL wrote:
...
> a few years ago I think Walmart had the best rating- I think their
> paint is made by Glidden.

A couple of years ago I was told by WalWart employee and iirc the can
backed him up that the paint I bought from Walmart was made by Sherwin-
Williams...not that I don't believe they could well be using different
vendors or have switched...

That's one thing I have against the generics/rebranded -- often you
don't know and don't know that what was rated is what is actually
available.

--


Posted by M Q on June 5, 2007, 2:30 pm
dpb wrote:

> MarkL wrote:
> ...
>
>>a few years ago I think Walmart had the best rating- I think their
>>paint is made by Glidden.
>
>
> A couple of years ago I was told by WalWart employee and iirc the can
> backed him up that the paint I bought from Walmart was made by Sherwin-
> Williams...not that I don't believe they could well be using different
> vendors or have switched...
>
> That's one thing I have against the generics/rebranded -- often you
> don't know and don't know that what was rated is what is actually
> available.
>
> --
>
Probably both Glidden and Sherwin-Williams.
Probably the lots that they screw and don't want their names on.
Or maybe just the lots that they cut corners on to meet the price
demands of Walmart.


Posted by George on June 6, 2007, 9:29 am
dpb wrote:
> MarkL wrote:
> ...
>> a few years ago I think Walmart had the best rating- I think their
>> paint is made by Glidden.
>
> A couple of years ago I was told by WalWart employee and iirc the can
> backed him up that the paint I bought from Walmart was made by Sherwin-
> Williams...not that I don't believe they could well be using different
> vendors or have switched...
>

But that doesn't tell you anything. Lets say you are the dpb bakery and
make good pies. You use quality ingredients and lets say it costs you $3
to make a pie.

I am Walmart and I place an order for "Sams Best" pies. I offer you
$2.33/pie. Its a big order and not an unusual request for a
manufacturer. You choose to accept the order and since you have an
efficient process the only way to meet the price point is to use cheaper
ingredients. So maybe now your pies have 15% less fruit and more
cornstarch and water.

So when someone looks at a pie and says "look these are made by the dpb
bakery" does it mean anything?

> That's one thing I have against the generics/rebranded -- often you
> don't know and don't know that what was rated is what is actually
> available.
>
> --
>

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