I can paint a door with the BM advanced and it looks like it was sprayed —
Best budget paint
I am looking to paint my 2.5 car garage with 10′ walls, about 1500 sq ft total (walls + ceiling). I am estimating this is going to take 4-5 gallons primer and 8-10 gallons paint for two coats. Was thinking of eggshell, with white for the ceiling and top of walls, medium grey for the lower 4′, and a black stripe between.
Kilz PVA primer is on sale at Home Depot for $40 for a 5 gal bucket. This seems like a deal.
What is a good paint for the rest? Hoping for a good paint under $20/gal.
Last edited: Nov 14, 2017
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tthornto
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Joined Mar 11, 2011 Messages 743
I’m sure plenty of people will disagree with me but I picked up a cheap gallon of Glidden from Walmart to do a wall in the garage and a closet. That cheap Glidden seemed better to me than the more expensive Behr and Valspar we used in the living room and bed rooms.
EOC_Jason
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Joined Jun 25, 2012 Messages 11,388 Location Bentonville, AR
I like the Kilz primer, good stuff.
I’ve used Glidden too for some projects, never had any issues.
If you aren’t *that* picky on a color, you might check HD, Lowes, and Walmart to see if they have a couple 5-gal pails of mis-tinted paint that is a nice color. Usually they are gallon or quart but I have seen 5-gallon ones plenty of times before. Usually they are marked 1/2 price.
Sherwin-Williams®
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Benjamin Moore®
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PPG Paint®
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