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#1 ·
Does anybody know when the new alkyd hybrid paint is coming out from Benjamin Moore.
I heard throughthe grapevine that there is a new paint by Benjamin Moore that will dry harder than Advance and dry faster.
Possibly in the Corotech line.
I would be very anxious to try this paint on kitchen cabinets.
 
#84 ·
Hello, I haven't read through all this thread, but here goes: I live in SE Tennessee. I am remodeling my bathroom and wanted my vanity refreshed. My general contractor hired a cabinet painter to repaint it . He used a white BM Command Waterborne Acrylic Urethane in the gloss finish. I am VERY unhappy with it because it shows every little tiny thing. You can barely touch this and it will show a gray mark. If the band of my wedding ring barely, I mean barely, should brush across this, it shows a gray streak. If I take some water and soap on a rag it will come off, but you have to do this every day. I hate it. Perhaps it needs a coat of something else on it to protect it, I don't know. If anyone here can help me out, please feel free!
 
#85 ·
Thanks for the feed back Deanie. That totally sux about the finish marring so easily. Alot of people were looking forward to this product. Most Acrylics have a 30day setup period fyi. However, You could try lightly sanding and applying a clearcoat to add a bit of protection. On the other hand, this site is for professionals and would prefer that you discuss this on our DIY site. Thanks for sharing.
 
#93 ·
In my possession. Going to paint a couple sample doors and then maybe a dresser unit if I like the finish. Stay tuned..Have 1 gal. Stock Black and 1 gal. In a 3x base. Colour BM Van Duesen Blue. Full Gloss.
 

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Picked up a gallon of ultra spec flat yesterday for a ceiling I had to paint. The entire can was plastic, lid and everything except for the handle. The lid actually snaps into place rather than just pressure fitting. Not sure that I like this.

When did this become a thing? Are they going to make this change to all their paint cans or just ultra spec?
 
#109 ·
I was just at my paint supplier and they said the same thing. Material shortages causing metal can shortages. She said the rep told her that BM would be keeping it to specific lines of paint/stains in an attempt to keep the more popular lines in the metal cans. She also said she hates it because she's never 100% sure the cans have completely sealed when she hands them over to the customer. I asked her if she was worried that customers would start complaining when they go to reopen a can to find it's skinned over because of a bad seal on a messy can. She just shook her head muttering. lol. I'm so glad I haven't been in retail since I was in university.
 
#110 · (Edited)
The traditional 1, 2, and 5 gallon pails are made from HDPE (High Density Polyethelene) resin and (I just looked it up) does not get brittle until -70 Centigrade (-94 F.). It is all virgin material as those cans are also used to contain food.

And I just looked up the resin used for the new black 1 gallon paint pails and and that is polypropylene and is recycled plastic (not for food products). It becomes brittle below 0 degrees Centigrade (below 32 degrees F.).

So Masterwork's warning about the black 1 gallon pails is a very valid one. The white 1 gallon, 2 gallon, and 5 gallon pail we've been familiar with are "shippping" containers. That is they are rated to ship with just a label attached. They have to pass several types of destruction tests and they cannot tip over easily.

The black pails have to be placed in cartons in order to ship.

The 1 gallon steel pails are not shipping containers, but the 5 gallon steel pails (with a spout or with a removable lid) are shipping containers.

Years ago I worked in that industry.

As an aside, because the 5 gallon pails are designed to not tip over they become a drowning risk for small children if left unattended and filled with water (like for washing a car). The only data I could find covered the years, 1984 - 1989 during which time 160 infants drowned in buckets.

It is not a major risk, but something to be aware of anyhow.
 
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