Each paint manufacturer offers multiple levels of paint to meet your requirements. You will find different paint quality levels available from the lower quality paints all the way up to the ultra premium paints. Each level of paint is designed to perform differently on durability, coverage, performance, and even voc's. Some premium paints are better at resisting stains and mildew. Other premium paints are designed for more elegant finishes to give you smooth long lasting results.
Paint brands contains different amounts of resins and pigments to give you the results for the way that brand or label of paint was designed to perform. One example is Interior eggshell paint is designed not to rub off when you scrub it, and it should resist mildew, stains, and other sources of damage. A premium exterior paint will have the ingredients to perform and outlast lower quality paints in extreme weather conditions.
Pigments and colorant are other ingredients that give paint its color.
Additives give the paint extra properties, such as mildew resistance, longevity, smooth, elegant finishes, and other characteristics.
The quality and amount of all these ingredients and solids will change depending on the quality level of your paint as a whole. Paints with a higher titanium dioxide pigment percentage will give better coverage, for example.
Which Brand is better? Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, Kelly Moore ? Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. It’s more the quality level of the paint you select than it is the manufacturer. Each manufacturer offers very similar high-quality products at a variety of price points. The Quality level of the paint matters more than brand, and each of these 3 top brands offers a variety of quality levels. So be sure to ask your paint contractor or builder what quality level of paint they will they be using on your project?
At Boyd Custom Homes , we believe a quality home deserves a quality paint job. Come see the premium paints we use on our homes. Our homeowners recognize the value this brings to the home and it gives the homeowners a richer look while lowering homeowner maintenance for many years to come.
Questions? We encourage you to talk with one of our paint experts or visit a paint showroom to get all the answers you are looking for.
we offer our clients a very high quality level of paint for our projects, both interior and exterior. This provides you with many more years of peace of mind before you ever have to consider repainting your home. This is one of many critical areas where quality really does matter!
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