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   ilemme | Oct 08, 2009 09:13am | #1

   I used some last summer in my home and was very impressed.  Was covering 17 year old original white walls with a deep red.  Started out with a product by the same company but one notch down from the ultra.  After two coats on some walls, it still wasn't hiding all the white.  I went back to HD and said "what the...."  They said... "Oh! You should be using the Ultra!  They should have sold that to you in the first place."  So I got some, and it did the trick, both on the two coats already on the wall, and on the original white (put two coats on).  Not only did it hide well, but it looks great.  It has a richness and deepness that I am very happy with.

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   Muteability | Oct 08, 2009 10:15pm | #3

   I just used some, deep base, for some new fence boards a couple weeks ago. It went on well and covered nicely. At the big Orange box here, the gray haired paint 'specialist' says he's been getting good reviews and they're selling a ton of it.I spoke with a neighbor that sprayed it on his aluminum siding. I don't know how long it will last in that application, but it looks sharp. Much better than the original color, that he described as '#### yellow'. Time will tell.Adam

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   CCI | Oct 08, 2009 10:02pm | #2

   I used it and depending on how much you trust the experts in the paint dept. it is either excellent or not.

   I bought a quart of white to repaint a steel exterior (stanley) door that had been previously painted.  I figured not having to prime would be good.  It covered pretty well but left alot of brush marks - I was not thrilled.

   I was talking to the paint lady @ HD and she said it is great paint if you use a dark color.  The white doesn't flow as well for some reason.  She brought it up, not me, so she wasn't just placating me.  The reason she asked was that I was buying some oil based primer and exterior latex and she suggested the Ultra since it was a dark brown color top coat.  She showed me some deep red panels (plywood) that they painted in store for a display and they looked really nice.

   So, if you are using a dark color I would give it a try.  If you are using white, I would stay away.

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   alwaysoverbudget | Oct 09, 2009 06:08am | #7

   it will be almost a black, exterior.  so it don't get much darker.

   i'll be using a airless,so i hope i can get it thru the tip.........

   the older i get ,

   the more people tick me off

   Edited 10/8/2009 11:08 pm by alwaysoverbudget

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   danski0224 | Oct 09, 2009 12:45am | #4

   I used some.

   It is very thick- a stir stick will stand up in a gallon.

   It dries fast. You gotta work quick. I did not try any additives to lengthen working time.

   It covered well... but not one coat coverage.

   Don't know about durability.

   I would probably use it again.

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   EricPaulson | Oct 09, 2009 12:57am | #5

   I recently used Behr in an interior eggshell finish. Wasabi was the color. I used it over primer because I had done a lot of patching.

   It's not one coat. It goes on nice for the most part, you can draw a pretty long cut before dipping again. I actually think their old formula was better. And i thought the eggshell was a bit too glossy. Eggshell should not have a gloss at all, it should be more like a matte.

   I used some Olympic interior that I picked up at Lowes recently because we had those 10% off coupons. Again eggshell finish............what garbage that was. Had to do two coats and cut in twice as well.

    

    

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   mrfixitusa | Oct 09, 2009 02:29am | #6

   we just painted exterior trim on the entire house with Behr "lifetime warranty" paint

   We used kind of a steel blue (to go with the gray roof) over black trim and it covered in one coat

   It was a better quality paint than the KWAL paint we had used previously

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   Job | Oct 09, 2009 10:41pm | #8

   We are replacing some boards/siding , pine I think, and primed the bare wood with Valspar Ultra Premium Duramax Satin (Lowes), using a roller to spread. Finish looked very thin, had to do another coat to look halfway decent...What was Consumer Reports thinking, giving it a recommendation?. But then, Maybe I was too sparing with the roller/paint...

   Think I go with California brand, using the remaining gallon of Valspar as primer, more heavily applied..

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   WayneL5 | Oct 10, 2009 03:41am | #9

   This summer I painted two rooms with the Valspar Signature from Lowes and one room with the new Ultra from Behr.  Both in eggshell, in similar colors.

   I like both paints and would use either again.  The coverage was excellent with both, and both produced a very nice finish.  The Behr was slightly shinier, almost more than I wanted.  I would say both paints cover in one coat, but have to qualify that.  No matter how carefully paint is applied, the next day there always seems to be a couple of spots that didn't quite get a full thickness of paint and therefore show through.  Also, cutting in looks good from 10 feet away, but from 2 feet away thin spots show.  Additionally I've not found any paint that produces an even sheen with one coat.  Even the best paints that look fine when viewed flat on show variations in sheen where the roller overlapped more or less heavy.  So every paint I've tried needs two coats to produce a really first rate finish.

   I don't know what Behr means by paint with primer, it didn't seem any different than the Valspar, or any other good paint for that matter.

   The Valspar kept the odor quite a bit longer than the Behr.

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   SLOSapo | Oct 10, 2009 03:43am | #10

   Two years ago used Behr Ultra over bare hardiplank. And then again on a pergola over bare doug fir. In each case, no prime and two color coats. Looks great and holding up well so far.