Exterior Paint Brands

05-07-2006, 04:55 PM	#1
James M. Guest   Posts: n/a	Exterior Paint Brands Which brand do you think is better, Behr or Sherwin-Williams?

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05-08-2006, 10:29 AM	#2
Rehabber Oldguy     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calif (the left coast) Posts: 498	Exterior Paint Brands Are you kidding? The two can't be compared. Behr = poor. SW = Top Quality __________________ If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you're probably right. ASE certified master auto tech, Retired.

05-08-2006, 02:04 PM	#3
Nathan Member   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,267	Exterior Paint Brands Yea, Behr gets good reviews by consumer groups for some reason but its not good paint. On the other hand it depends on what level of Sherwin Williams your talking about? Duration and Super Paint are both good brands. __________________ Nathan "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

05-08-2006, 02:05 PM	#4
Nathan Member   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,267	Exterior Paint Brands Put it this way... if I was painting my house I would use Sherwin Williams Duration. It costs more but the stuff is good. __________________ Nathan "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

05-08-2006, 05:25 PM	#5
slickshift Tired, Cold, and Damp     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 3,089	Exterior Paint Brands Behr is so tremendously poor it boggles the mind I've not ever used worse stains and paints...ever I won't use them again The best thing I can say about them is, if that is what the average homeowner thinks painting is like, then Behr has definitely got me jobs from DIYers that Behr has scared off (Thanx B.)

05-20-2006, 09:36 PM	#6
747 registered     Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois (kankakee county) Posts: 937	Exterior Paint Brands Quote: Originally Posted by James M. Which brand do you think is better, Behr or Sherwin-Williams? Out of those two SW. But there are guys who like benjamin moore.:D