I am amused with the comments regarding the paint being uneven or that it streaks.
not concerned with quality. Although if you’re doing a bathroom or other humid area, Aura Bath & Spa is worth the price (which should be the same as Aura, but it has extra mold & mildew protection). Also, if you’re going to do all that prep work and clean up, moving furniture, etc.
I was extremely pleased with the results. Commit to the roll and move on! And please no one tell me duration because we ran that test. My customer said she was going to call me at 11PM when she got home and saw the room to tell me how much she liked it, but was afraid I would get mad because it was so late. We had the same bad experience with Aura as David did. Lots of differing opinions here about Benjamin Moore and the many different paints they sell. Aura is a very good product: Saving you one coat saves material not to mention the coverage is better per gallon. I was the most frustrated with the coverage of this paint. Used the Aura paint with eggshell finish for the walls and Aura semi-gloss white enamel for the trim. I too, LOVE the color selection! I just had a wet rag handy and found 1 or 2 drips to clean. I have 5 other brand gallons sitting next to these and no issues. Let the expensive paint do its job.
I noted the Color Stories full spectrum seemed brighter than the C2 which, in the blues/grays/greens seemed more earth tone color. BM is priced higher than most other paints on the market because (gasp) they use higher quality raw materials in their paint. It’s about $30 -35 a gallon. So, you can save money. roll into the.
There were streaks that I never got when using Benjamin Moore. My brother is older and just a tiny bit smarter and knows his Paints !! Pretty great to see non-painters complaining about a product when 99% of failures are due to incorrect prep or application. There were no complaints from the handy man either. I’m not impressed with “Color Stories.” Because of the many pigments, it’s nearly impossible to get a close, much less perfect, match. Click this rating guide to see the details and how the competition ranked. Great color selections, the paint goes on smoothly and evenly. Thank you, OCDPainter!! i sell aura, the issue is is we tell people that you need to cut it in 1st and roll it out. It kills me when people tell me that Benjamin Moore is too expensive.
Use the eggshell finish. Ask me how I know. The UltraFlat Ceiling paint is what I like for ceilings especially in bedrooms with low ceilings. we are ready to choose paint. First off lets talk about fillers…..90% of other paints have them, B.M does not. Then again I do not have small children sucking my emotional resources. The first coat of Aura looked horrible and paint dried so fast that you couldn’t fix any errors.
So make sure you get the appropriate directions on how to paint with this product. Second the Aura paint is by far the best I have ever used.
I respectfully disagree with Peter Painter. The hype is true, the Aura paint is great, but the price is painful. Guess what paint i will not be using.
Obviously non-flat paints mark less easily, so unless you love scrubbing your walls clean ten times a day, choose a practical sheen over a cosmetic one when necessary. Tried this product in three different rooms all needed 5 coats even used a matching primer. They have a cheap Benjamin Moore but I found it drippy and not as good. I love it, it truly is.
I first then used HVLP sprayer to put it on, and the paint was either slightly rough or satin looking, certainly not high gloss, so I thought it was from HVLP air drying it too fast.
Don’t expect your first coat to unlock the paint’s potential, but do expect it from your second coat. glowing reviews for BM. Keep a wet edge! When you pay for BM you are paying for hefty operating costs…. Once I tried it, I was hooked. Should have used their Ultra Flat Ceiling Paint.
Bring in a piece of tile, an old paint chip, a fine art catalog: Home Depot can analyze and formulate any color you want. When committed to three coats a primer does come in handy because it often drys more quickly than paint. You can even order 1 pint samples online to “try on” a color before making the final purchase. My mom, my father-in-law, and my husband have all painted our house using this paint and they all did a great job even though they are novice painters. We did it all in less than 5 gallons, including re-painting where the drywall guys had to repair where the plumber came back and ripped a hole in a recently-finished room.
Jessica, I’m nodding enthusiastically to everything you’ve said. IF it is your living room …Go Better to Best Benjamin Moore. Aura is the only paint with color lock technology, ask your Ben Moore rep what I’m talking about. The living room is circular, 16 ft. high with four floor-to-ceiling Swiss windows facing all directions.
They offer classic colors to trendy colors.
A lot of people don’t know this yet, but BM has come out with a Full Spectrum line of their own. Totally gorgeous!
You don’t have to use a deep base primer, and that again saves you on paint, and sundry products. For example, though it may look good with one coat, the added thickness of a second layer can mean the difference between being able to and not being able to wash a wall. A premium paint brand that manufactures its own resins and proprietary colorants for a unique, long-lasting product. see below: Best to just let it dry before you resume. (He said to just touch it up – yeah, with 3 kids under 4!) fyi..sherwin williams and all others are going to the new waterborne tinted paints..B.M paints cost more because they were the 1st paint company to have 0 v.o.c colorants and no GLYCOL..which is toxic..wait till spring when S.W comes out with there new W.B tints and watch the prices rise..paints now need to be 150 grams per liter of v.o.c… soon they will be 100 g.p.l then you watch how the reformulations of the other paints reflect on your wallet..dont hate B.M… they are just ahead of all other paint companies.. and the big box paints..its talc clay and water!
The flat has awesome touch up abilities. And there’s no way it’s a ‘one-coat’ paint (not even close). Just keep going. Except for the areas behind the stove and refrigerator, I don’t have a lot of wall space. It’s luxuriously thick, and dry time is short, so you need to have good technique if you don’t want overlap marks.
One of the few paints I can touch up with as opposed to cornering off of a wall. The first coat kicks your butt, but the second coat is much easier, and the depth and richness of the colors are amazing, and touchups are a breeze and flawless. I really want to try “Black Raspberry,” but, alas, I’ve run out of walls. To people of course who believe in quality and are attempting to be somewhat green. Just did one room in 1 coat. You need to cut in the paint sequentially and let the cut in lines dry then
Will a metallic top coat work, that is, hold up to repeated scrubbings? Benjamin Moore has the best product quality and color selection of any other brand. for the more expensive paint. !–and it is absolutely stunning. So for the amount of money I paid for my BM Aura and only had to apply one coat why on earth would I spend the same amount of money on 2 gallons of..say, glidden paint and have to do 3-4 coats and spend more time on a much lesser quality of paint. Back then I would not pay $5/ gallon. Unless you are one that moves or likes to redecorate often, BM is the most economical choice. Had your painters ever used Aura before? Now if I could just make up my mind…. It’s only available in flat, eggshell and semi-gloss sheen, and is designed to attract consumers who balk at the more expensive options. I think you know how this “color story” ends.
It goes on like butter, scrubs off well, and touches up pretty flawlessly. It was rusted? Aura takes one of the top two spots on my list. I have used Aura matte to paint the walls and ceiling of my kitchen and walls of stairs and hallways. I put two coats of the aura matte finish on, 1 coat the first day and the second coat the next day. And because of that you really don’t put that paint on your wall. I have seen the top of the heap go bankrupt mainly because of greed. I use Moore for exterior and though I paint about every 7 years it could easily go another 3.
When cutting in with Aura, I use those long cardboard windshield protectors to keep the woodwork and/or adjoining walls safe. Is Aura worth the money? I’ve done everything to make that paint work and I’ve even come across several painters with 30 plus years experience who will turn down business if that paint is requested by a client. Benjamin Moore Paint is the only paint that we will use.
not concerned with quality. Although if you’re doing a bathroom or other humid area, Aura Bath & Spa is worth the price (which should be the same as Aura, but it has extra mold & mildew protection). Also, if you’re going to do all that prep work and clean up, moving furniture, etc.
I was extremely pleased with the results. Commit to the roll and move on! And please no one tell me duration because we ran that test. My customer said she was going to call me at 11PM when she got home and saw the room to tell me how much she liked it, but was afraid I would get mad because it was so late. We had the same bad experience with Aura as David did. Lots of differing opinions here about Benjamin Moore and the many different paints they sell. Aura is a very good product: Saving you one coat saves material not to mention the coverage is better per gallon. I was the most frustrated with the coverage of this paint. Used the Aura paint with eggshell finish for the walls and Aura semi-gloss white enamel for the trim. I too, LOVE the color selection! I just had a wet rag handy and found 1 or 2 drips to clean. I have 5 other brand gallons sitting next to these and no issues. Let the expensive paint do its job.
I noted the Color Stories full spectrum seemed brighter than the C2 which, in the blues/grays/greens seemed more earth tone color. BM is priced higher than most other paints on the market because (gasp) they use higher quality raw materials in their paint. It’s about $30 -35 a gallon. So, you can save money. roll into the.
There were streaks that I never got when using Benjamin Moore. My brother is older and just a tiny bit smarter and knows his Paints !! Pretty great to see non-painters complaining about a product when 99% of failures are due to incorrect prep or application. There were no complaints from the handy man either. I’m not impressed with “Color Stories.” Because of the many pigments, it’s nearly impossible to get a close, much less perfect, match. Click this rating guide to see the details and how the competition ranked. Great color selections, the paint goes on smoothly and evenly. Thank you, OCDPainter!! i sell aura, the issue is is we tell people that you need to cut it in 1st and roll it out. It kills me when people tell me that Benjamin Moore is too expensive.
Use the eggshell finish. Ask me how I know. The UltraFlat Ceiling paint is what I like for ceilings especially in bedrooms with low ceilings. we are ready to choose paint. First off lets talk about fillers…..90% of other paints have them, B.M does not. Then again I do not have small children sucking my emotional resources. The first coat of Aura looked horrible and paint dried so fast that you couldn’t fix any errors.
So make sure you get the appropriate directions on how to paint with this product. Second the Aura paint is by far the best I have ever used.
I respectfully disagree with Peter Painter. The hype is true, the Aura paint is great, but the price is painful. Guess what paint i will not be using.
Obviously non-flat paints mark less easily, so unless you love scrubbing your walls clean ten times a day, choose a practical sheen over a cosmetic one when necessary. Tried this product in three different rooms all needed 5 coats even used a matching primer. They have a cheap Benjamin Moore but I found it drippy and not as good. I love it, it truly is.
I first then used HVLP sprayer to put it on, and the paint was either slightly rough or satin looking, certainly not high gloss, so I thought it was from HVLP air drying it too fast.
Don’t expect your first coat to unlock the paint’s potential, but do expect it from your second coat. glowing reviews for BM. Keep a wet edge! When you pay for BM you are paying for hefty operating costs…. Once I tried it, I was hooked. Should have used their Ultra Flat Ceiling Paint.
Bring in a piece of tile, an old paint chip, a fine art catalog: Home Depot can analyze and formulate any color you want. When committed to three coats a primer does come in handy because it often drys more quickly than paint. You can even order 1 pint samples online to “try on” a color before making the final purchase. My mom, my father-in-law, and my husband have all painted our house using this paint and they all did a great job even though they are novice painters. We did it all in less than 5 gallons, including re-painting where the drywall guys had to repair where the plumber came back and ripped a hole in a recently-finished room.
Jessica, I’m nodding enthusiastically to everything you’ve said. IF it is your living room …Go Better to Best Benjamin Moore. Aura is the only paint with color lock technology, ask your Ben Moore rep what I’m talking about. The living room is circular, 16 ft. high with four floor-to-ceiling Swiss windows facing all directions.
They offer classic colors to trendy colors.
A lot of people don’t know this yet, but BM has come out with a Full Spectrum line of their own. Totally gorgeous!
You don’t have to use a deep base primer, and that again saves you on paint, and sundry products. For example, though it may look good with one coat, the added thickness of a second layer can mean the difference between being able to and not being able to wash a wall. A premium paint brand that manufactures its own resins and proprietary colorants for a unique, long-lasting product. see below: Best to just let it dry before you resume. (He said to just touch it up – yeah, with 3 kids under 4!) fyi..sherwin williams and all others are going to the new waterborne tinted paints..B.M paints cost more because they were the 1st paint company to have 0 v.o.c colorants and no GLYCOL..which is toxic..wait till spring when S.W comes out with there new W.B tints and watch the prices rise..paints now need to be 150 grams per liter of v.o.c… soon they will be 100 g.p.l then you watch how the reformulations of the other paints reflect on your wallet..dont hate B.M… they are just ahead of all other paint companies.. and the big box paints..its talc clay and water!
The flat has awesome touch up abilities. And there’s no way it’s a ‘one-coat’ paint (not even close). Just keep going. Except for the areas behind the stove and refrigerator, I don’t have a lot of wall space. It’s luxuriously thick, and dry time is short, so you need to have good technique if you don’t want overlap marks.
One of the few paints I can touch up with as opposed to cornering off of a wall. The first coat kicks your butt, but the second coat is much easier, and the depth and richness of the colors are amazing, and touchups are a breeze and flawless. I really want to try “Black Raspberry,” but, alas, I’ve run out of walls. To people of course who believe in quality and are attempting to be somewhat green. Just did one room in 1 coat. You need to cut in the paint sequentially and let the cut in lines dry then
Will a metallic top coat work, that is, hold up to repeated scrubbings? Benjamin Moore has the best product quality and color selection of any other brand. for the more expensive paint. !–and it is absolutely stunning. So for the amount of money I paid for my BM Aura and only had to apply one coat why on earth would I spend the same amount of money on 2 gallons of..say, glidden paint and have to do 3-4 coats and spend more time on a much lesser quality of paint. Back then I would not pay $5/ gallon. Unless you are one that moves or likes to redecorate often, BM is the most economical choice. Had your painters ever used Aura before? Now if I could just make up my mind…. It’s only available in flat, eggshell and semi-gloss sheen, and is designed to attract consumers who balk at the more expensive options. I think you know how this “color story” ends.
It goes on like butter, scrubs off well, and touches up pretty flawlessly. It was rusted? Aura takes one of the top two spots on my list. I have used Aura matte to paint the walls and ceiling of my kitchen and walls of stairs and hallways. I put two coats of the aura matte finish on, 1 coat the first day and the second coat the next day. And because of that you really don’t put that paint on your wall. I have seen the top of the heap go bankrupt mainly because of greed. I use Moore for exterior and though I paint about every 7 years it could easily go another 3.
When cutting in with Aura, I use those long cardboard windshield protectors to keep the woodwork and/or adjoining walls safe. Is Aura worth the money? I’ve done everything to make that paint work and I’ve even come across several painters with 30 plus years experience who will turn down business if that paint is requested by a client. Benjamin Moore Paint is the only paint that we will use.