Either or, I have Aura on most of my walls, with regal and Regal select on the trim. I've heard people complain that Aura is harder to work with, but from richness in color aspect, I think it has a bit more demension than some other "standard" paint. If i remember consumer reports actually reports on the amount of solids in the paint that create the color and Aura has significnatly more than some others.
I don't think you can go wrong with either. I've painted and researched painting, I think anyone who tells you that almost all paint is the same hasn't done the job.
Some are much better at coverage, easier to work with, and produce better colors. Half the job is the prep work, but the right paint makes the rest both easier and better. Originally Posted by Chrisk I think i'll stick to the regal. The Brits are very fussy about paints , best paint has always been Dulux brand, not sure if its available in the US , visiting my cousin in England few years back I admired his newly painted garage door, he said its Bus Paint , same paint they use to paint the buses, I assumed it was newly painted but it had been done Ten years before , I looked great.
I spent two days painting a hallway that had off white paint on it, with Behr's Premium Plus Ultra. Choosing a Stain Finish Stain opacity levels range from clear to solid, with the amount of pigment in a stain determining its opacity. What is VOC? Aura Interior Paint- Matte Matte Download All. Aura Interior Paint- Eggshell Eggshell Aura Interior Paint- Satin Satin Related Products.
Learn More. DuPont told us his go-to is Regal Select Eggshell. Once our painters made their selections, I painted two rooms with Regal Select and, as someone who has spent a lot of time using low and mid-level paints, was stunned at how easy Regal Select was to work with and how nice the results came out. There was also no splattering on the baseboard, chair rail or floor, a constant frustration with other paints. The end result was fantastic.
A number of resources are provided, including a phone app that will match the color of anything that you photograph, so if you see a flower with just the right yellow, you should be able to get a color match. According to Benjamin Moore, a gallon offers about square feet of one-coat coverage.
For one room in my own project, I painted square feet with two coats and have just under half of a can left. For two coats, that would be under two gallons. Regal Select is a percent acrylic paint with high solids, and a large number of polled professional painters stand behind it and let it represent them and their companies.
The sticker shock may be there, but as our experts were nearly unanimous in telling us, in the long run, a more expensive paint will be worth it. This was the second-most-mentioned paint from our survey of painters, with two of them recommending it above all others. Also, a number of the painters who chose Regal Select mentioned Cashmere as another paint they like and trust. From what our painters told us, Cashmere shares many of the same characteristics as Regal Select. The volume solids statistics of Cashmere and Regal Select are very similar.
Like the Benjamin Moore website, the Sherwin-Williams one is loaded with color selection tools and some other helpful design tips. We also noticed that they have coupons as well.
Sherwin-Williams paints are sold at Sherwin-Williams specialty retail outlets, where there is likely to be a knowledgeable expert behind the counter. They also keep a record of your purchases, so if you need a color match at a later date, they should have the information. The most noticeable difference between Regal Select and Ben is how they cover existing colors. This price likely has to do with the high amount of solids, ranging from 40 percent to almost 48 percent depending on sheen , more than any other paint we looked at.
If you want bright accent colors, that is where Aura is the best bang for your buck. In it, a painter takes a wall from canary yellow to deep purple in about 90 seconds. In that regard, it looks like an excellent paint, but we also heard from a few painters that it does take some getting used to, due to its thickness. Behr is available only at Home Depot, and not specialty paint stores or smaller retailers, where the majority of our experts recommended purchasing paint.
During our research, we noticed that Sherwin-Williams often has coupons at their site. While this is an important piece of the puzzle for determining paint quality, it is also a difficult one to locate. The percent volume solids changes with the sheen of a paint as well. Workability You will have little problems working with BM Arura semi.
Workability Grade 10 out of 10 Evaluating its Touch-up ability I did not paint Arura Semi-gloss on the walls where the light shines in such a way to expose the faintest touch-up spots. Is Ben Moore Aura Worth it?
Washability is an important factor. The washability of the Aura did not do very well compared to other premium paints. We applied: catsup mustard pencil crayon red wine Merlot coffee dark roast and allowed the stains to dry for 24 hours. The soiled areas were cleaned with; Krud Kutter Spray Nine Simple Green Orange Cleaner Bleach and water solution All of the stains came off after a couple of minutes using a micro-fiber cloth.
I do the same test with all the 21 other paints, and only three other products have this issue. Washability Grade: 8 out of 10 Durability The durability of the paint does soften with the cleaning. Durability Grade 9 out of 10 When cleaners are not applied, the finish is hard, smooth durable. Because Arura semi-gloss best quality is its coverage, I would use if: I was selling the house and wanted to try and change the trim color in one coat. I had smooth-finished wood doors not Masonite wood grain doors.
Interior columns and pillars Smooth woodwork surfaces Walls — only if you were trying to get away with one coat. It would have to be a slight color change. When you want the paint to self-level.
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