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expired Posted by IAlwaysCall • Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025 12:46 AM
Sherwin Williams: Gallons of Paints and Stains (Various)
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We are actively finishing up a big DIY project in which we are using the top-end Emerald "urethane" based paint ($~100/gallon) for the first time. It's literally been 24 years since I have wasted so much precious time on paint.
We've used several cans of white and a very dark color on huge custom bookshelves and have had so many problems. Needing MANY extra coats, brush stroke issues, and receiving scuffs well past the "cure" time. I'm seriously not joking-- if SW called and said hey come get 12 gallons of the urethane for free in your hoise, I would say no ty.. The eventual finished product looks great, but the trouble with getting the brush application executed perfectly was a disaster and took away the one thing you in life you cannot buy---time.
We've used SW Super Paint as well and had zero problems and I will definitely be buying more of that.
As a note, you can buy SW paint untinted, and bring it back later for tinting. However, you need to know which base and sheen you want - SW won't take returns of gallons to switch for another base/sheen.
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Some people like Duration for exterior - it can be applied in cooler temps although optimally, wait until it's above 50 degrees. Ideally, surface has been dry for a couple of days, and will stay dry for another couple. Price difference might not be much with this deal. I've been very satisfied with SuperPaint and never bothered with Duration.
With both paints, SW says it can get wet sooner, but I don't think that's an ideal scenario.
Of course, proper prep is important - without this, no paint will hold up well over time. I scrub with a brush on a pole and spray with a garden hose (no pressure washer as those can damage siding), usually using TSP-PF (HD sells). If I haven't previously painted the surface (i.e., it's been painted, but not by me), I will generally use a primer like Zinsser 123. That's been my approach to several houses, and it seems to have worked well and held up well.
West and south facing exteriors get more sun and you may need to repaint those sooner. Of course, in your regular annual maintenance checks of the house, assess the paint condition. In the PNW, SuperPaint held up for 10 years on South & West facing sides - the problem was more the sun was causing other maintenance issues that I had to address (and the paint was probably ready for a re-paint).. North & East would have lasted longer, but I repainted those at the same time.
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Edit: Gonna stop by SW today and ask them about Emerald. I've been in my house 30 years now and have always used Duration inside & out. I don't need to do any major painting, just touchup. I usually just take my label in, they scan the bar code and mix me a gallon. I don't know if switching to Emerald will allow me to do touchup easily (if that makes sense.) I've been pleased with Duration. The only rooms that I have had to repaint in those 30 years are the bathrooms and the kitchen. All other rooms are pristine (with an occasional touchup.)
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As many had said, the price is probably similar to Behr or other brands with BOGO.
SW will tint them later if you buy them untinted. I guess also depending on location, they can exchange the base if the tint you want requires a different base from what you had purchased (after the 30 day return window). I also had luck with exchanging for another sheen without extra charge, although it was going from a sheen that cost more to a sheen that cost less. Even though I didn't get a refund for the difference, it was still better since the price originally paid is lower than if I had to return them and buy the other sheen even at their regular 30% off sale.
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