home renovators: which paint should i use?

[rnch]

getting ready to paint the outside of the bywater money pit.

home depot has a behr exterior paint with a built in primer. supposed to last longer, resist peeling, yada yada yada....


i don't want to paint the front of this victorian monster and all the related gingerbread trim any more frequently than i have to...wondering if the paint/primer combo is worth it?

 

[heatherrae]

Behr is pretty good paint. The most expensive of the Sherwin Williams exterior is better, even. I've never used primer and paint combo. Usually, I only use a tinted primer if I'm making a huge color change or a specific purpose primer if I'm painting over something that needs to be primed, like wood, plastic, metal, etc.

 

[PICK3]

The way you boys build levees in N.O. I'd say something waterproof.

 

[rnch]

The way you boys build levees in N.O. I'd say something waterproof.

i'm using latex house paint, not your choice of anal lube....

 

[PICK3]

i'm using latex house paint, not your choice of anal lube....

lmao!

I mean ..................... wtf???

 

[stilleto]

i never tried the combo, and the only thing i have to have painted outside would be the paddock fence.

i would go to sherwin williams, not lowes/home depot. if THEY have a combo, and they reccommend it, then go for it, but for something this important, you don't want to make an error to save a few dollars per gallon.

behr is a good brand, but sherwin williams has a better rep.

 

[rnch]

The way you boys build levees in N.O. I'd say something waterproof.

the federal agency i am employed by, the dept of ag, does not build levees.