Not sure if you misinterpreted the ad or not (I haven't seen it) however Behr's website specifically recommends a topcoat. Most if not all professional painters
recommend two coats regardless of paint brand although I'd heard some brands now tout a single coat, I haven't, personally, seen any that's effective in doing so.
The Behr brand was half the price of the Benjamin Moore paints we used in other rooms and covered just as well. FWIW, Consumer Reports rate
Benjamin Moore (#1) at $66 a gallon (does not include primer) and Behr Premium Plus Ultra (includes primer) at $33 a gallon (#2) with just a one point
difference (85 vs 84 points).
Worse rated were Ace Hardwares Royal and Lowes Valspar paint at 74 points each.
We painted our MB, GB and living rooms with Benjamin Moore and it required two coats and the previous paint was a neutral white and in very good condition
and it cost us a fortune because we had to put on two coats to get everything evened out. I think we ended buying about 8 gallons of Ben.Moore paint...you can
do the math...ugh.
-aki
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan Flood
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 3:48 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Re: Paint & Primer Combo
Have only used the Behrs interior primer/paint. Their ads show one coat of the primer/paint covering a multi-colored striped wall and I was assured it would cover everything in one coat. Not so, still needed two coats to cover. Didn't do as well as using primer prior to painting and ended up being more expensive. Not sure if you could call it false advertising or simply buyer beware. Was the first time I've used their paint - and the last.
On Nov 21, 2012, at 10:39 AM, subprong wrote:
What's the point in marketing this combo stuff if you (the company) are suggesting to lay down primer ahead of time. The strange thing is that I was told that exterior line only comes in the combo format. I'm going to assume that the combo stuff will result in less coverage than a straight paint. So you're basically selling an all-in-one product with less coverage and with the suggestion that you go ahead and buy/use a separate primer despite their marketing that you wouldn't need to.
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