What about wally world paint, for interior walls. A pro painter told me it was made by gliddon.
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Consumer Report listed wally world paint as a good quality/ $$. I used some shortly after reading that report. BS! I did not like the coverage I got out of it. Took three coats to do a two coat job, which to me means there was too much inert extenders, and not enough titanium dioxide in the product. Bottom line, is it cost as much to use it as it would have cost to purchase a premium product from a Sherwin Williams or like source. That is paint cost alone. If you factor in the additional labor, it cost more.
It has been a long time since I formulated paint and many of the film binders have changed, but the basic principles haven't. High hide paints have more TiO2 in them than budget brands. Almost anytime you see a paint marketed as a store brand, it is slipping toward the budget variety. Wally world, Sears, and even some of the designer brands are made by someone else, and that someone may change from year to year, depending who is trying to squeeze the most profit out of it (manufacturer,wholesaler,or retailer).
Dave
Not a Wally World story but a Costco story.
DW decided that it was cheaper at Costco instead of the Family run hardware store I've been using for years. DW asked for a peach color. Kid at Costco mixed the paint and when it dried it was PINK.
Then DW says I gotta go to the hardware store to see if they could fix the color of what was left. That was the only time I ever put my foot down to DW. Sent her instead. DW never questions my paint quality or price anymore.
I dont buy Walmart labeled paint because it is part of what I do for a living. Yes, Im afraid of what people might think. However , I had an account with Glidden for a long time and I found their paint to be less in quality than SW, Pittsburg, and several others. There is not enough binder in it for one thing .{the blue tape pulls it off the wall} I was painting a nursing home , and switched to Kelly Moore in the middle of the job because I couldnt use Glidden . I wouldnt put glidden on any thing anymore .
I remember Sears Weather Beater as a premium paint for the out side. It seemed to me that it might have been the same as Olympic over coat which was also a premium paint.
I have to tell this story. Years ago the Coop feed store handled Lucite house paint. I wasnt able to use it very much because their stock didnt meet my demands. The one thing I remember about it was that it was very hard to clean off my hands . A lot like glue. I always thought that it was the choice for those old homes with the old siding. Sure enough , I gained exellent results. Glidden on the other hand washes off like dry wall mud. I have found what Walmart paint that I have used to be the same. My opinion is that because it is Glidden paint formulated for Walmart doesnt help any , with out the problem of what people might think.
This is the senario of what I see in my mind ;.....
Two ladies talking at the beuty shop. There are 12 women there in all. Now we all know that part of them getting their hair fixed , is there time to hear the latest gossip from around town and the hair dressers are happy to share all theyve heard .
One lady says Tim painted my house and it just looks great ! The price was a little high , but he did great work. [of course this is what I would hope for ] I will surley reccomend him to everyone ! [pr at its best in referals]
Other lady says what color is your house ? answer Yellow, why do you ask?
Answer;
I saw Tim at Walmart having xx number gallons of yellow exterior paint mixed .
Tim Mooney
That reminds me of the time we overheard one gossip tell another, "Well, I better quit talking now, I've already told yopu more than I know"Excellence is its own reward!
Pretty hard selling exellence is its own reward when the walmart paint name is brought up. Im sorry but the public opinion on walmart paint is just as I was hinting.
You also have a point in that old saying . Then the story gets bigger and better of people telling what they dont know.
Tim Mooney
We use Ben Moore and SW.
I've had bad experiences with Gliden and with AceExcellence is its own reward!
Monarch Paint.
http://www.ppg.com/ppgaf/monarch/index.htm is the web site, didn't realize they are only in Texas. Good paint.
Just did the interior of the the house with Glidden. I should've known better... flooring contractor really appreciated my ground cloth... old carpet and flooring (just masked, and painted EVERYTHING!... including the carpet!)
Tom