Ben. Moore v. Behr paints

2bewedin04 Posted: Jan 04, 2004 04:55 PM

Ben. Moore v. Behr paints

Has anyone had positive or negative experiences with either of these they could share? Are either close to the swatches? Is one or the other better for preventing cracking in apts w/ lots of heat?

jennbaby Posted: Jan 04, 2004 05:22 PM

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I found BM to be much better than Behr. Benjamin Moore has always been close to the swatches, but always test a small amt. on your wall before painting to be sure you like it under different lighting conditions.

Diane Posted: Jan 04, 2004 05:27 PM

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I have never used Behr, but i LOVE BM. My brother's friend is a painter, and that is all he uses.

Wendy Posted: Jan 04, 2004 05:29 PM

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We have repainted most of our house in the last year and have only used Benjamin Moore. We primarily used the Matte Satin finish paint because it was advertised as being very easy to clean. I can tell you from recent experience that it lives up to it's advertising. My 4 year old nephew was here last week and decided to write on my stairway wall with black ballpoint pen. I used a sponge and soap and after scrubbing for a few minutes it all came out. I was truly amazed! The colors are true and I would not use anything else.

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 04, 2004 05:51 PM

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Ive heard from many that BM is the best. But since I live close to a Home Depot, I only have experience with Behr and Ralph Lauren. I found that one of teh Behr colors I used was not close to the swatch at all. I picked a taupe and it came out a light beige. The other color I chose was a blue and it too was lighter, but only a few shades.

The Ralph Lauren I used was spot on.

Jenn P Posted: Jan 04, 2004 06:15 PM

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Another vote for Benjamin Moore. I don't know anything about Behr. I know BM is expensive but in my opinion it's worth it. Very true to color.

Jen_n_Dale Posted: Jan 04, 2004 06:23 PM

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We have used behr and I am not crazy about it. It is a thick paint. And yes, I stirred. A lot.

mlp924 Posted: Jan 04, 2004 08:22 PM

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Any painter I've ever used will only use BM.

Diane Posted: Jan 04, 2004 08:24 PM

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anyone try that Eraser sponge by Mr. Clean, it cleans marks, crayons on your painted walls, it is GREAT It just popped into my head when hearing some stories about kids drawing on the walls.

jennbaby Posted: Jan 04, 2004 08:28 PM

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Posted by Diane

anyone try that Eraser sponge by Mr. Clean, it cleans marks, crayons on your painted walls, it is GREAT It just popped into my head when hearing some stories about kids drawing on the walls.

I love this diane! Works great on scuff marks on the floor too!

anna Posted: Jan 04, 2004 08:37 PM

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Posted by Diane

anyone try that Eraser sponge by Mr. Clean, it cleans marks, crayons on your painted walls, it is GREAT It just popped into my head when hearing some stories about kids drawing on the walls.

I just got my free sample this weekend

Nancy Posted: Jan 05, 2004 07:35 AM

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I have never used BM, but I always use Behr. I have never had any problems with the colors that I have picked. As for coverage, I am always pretty happy with the way it covers. This last time, we painted over a mural on our wall (nursery from the last homeowner) and it covered very well! There were only a couple of places we had to go over it twice to get a black cow and something else covered!

DKA1026 Posted: Jan 05, 2004 01:00 PM

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DH is a contractor and will never use anything but BM paint. He swears by it!

Catch22 Posted: Jan 05, 2004 01:26 PM

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We used Behr paints and were relaly diappointed with them.... i would go for the Benjamin Moore i heard from family members its much better quality.

anna Posted: Jan 05, 2004 02:10 PM

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Who sells Benjamin Moore?

We've purchased it at small paint stores when I was in Queens, but last time we painted we used Behrs from Home Depot, and really wanna go back to BM this time..

Does Sears sell BM ?

Samanthas Mom Posted: Jan 05, 2004 02:15 PM

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bm Is supposedly a lot better
my painter said it is better than behr once too

Samanthas Mom Posted: Jan 05, 2004 02:18 PM

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Anna- Janovich chain sells BM and I buy it at a local paint store in n. massapequa
I think its massapequa paint on broadway, they sell it too

we also got it once at Aboff's