From: "SQLit" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house alt.home.repair
Subject: Re: Exterior House Paint
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:23:04 -0700


 wrote in message
news:1103370806.753654.81140@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I am once again in the process of having to paint the exterior a couple
> of 60+ year old houses. I have used Benjamin Moore ( MorFLO ?) and have
> been satisfied but the prices seemed to have skyrocked at the local
> dealers to like $32+/gal "contractor price" . I am looking for an
> alternative . One local painter suggests Sherwin Williams ( Super Paint
> ) which is about $ 26/gallon "contractor price" . What else is out in
> exterior there which comes close the Benjamin Moore quality but costs a
> lot less ? - Thanks
>

My experience with paint, you get what you pay for. If you selling maybe go
with the cheaper paint. If your keeping the homes then your making work for
your self. Something I try not to do.