garyb1st
Well-known member
It's been a while since I've done any painting and usually I just buy from Home Depot. But after one disastrous result using their Behr's paint and primer in one I decided to just use the old stuff, plain old paint. Unfortunately they don't sell it anymore. So I thought I'd go to Dunn Edwards to see what they suggest. Ouch. $75 - 100 a gallon for paint. And on top of that, they don't have much. Guess there's a shortage of paint. Not sure what's going on but hopefully someone on the forum can save me some time and money. So a couple of questions.
First, when I used the paint and primer in one I didn't put a prime coat over the old stuff. Within months, it began peeling off. I've already primed the two rooms I'll be painting so if that was the problem then I should be OK. My house is 70 years old and some of the paint may be lead based. Don't know how to tell and really am not concerned about it. However if it is, does that require any special prep.
Second, is Dunn Edwards or any of the other pro brands worth the price?
First, when I used the paint and primer in one I didn't put a prime coat over the old stuff. Within months, it began peeling off. I've already primed the two rooms I'll be painting so if that was the problem then I should be OK. My house is 70 years old and some of the paint may be lead based. Don't know how to tell and really am not concerned about it. However if it is, does that require any special prep.
Second, is Dunn Edwards or any of the other pro brands worth the price?