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Old 08-11-2011, 09:31 PM   #25
Bindair Dundat
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle View Post
Also while on the topic, the builder we went with used Glidden paint. Can I match the same colour using a different brand, or no?
Most of the "common" colors (ie. builder's "standard" colors) will already be in the "match file" of most of the larger paint suppliers. Almost any color can be closely approximated, regardless of variations in paint chemistry.

As for a "match' in another line of paint, where you can "touch up" in the middle of a wall? Nope...not gonna happen.

Glidden/CIL(ICI) makes very good paints, but if you bought a house painted by the builder's contractor...well, you probably got the standard "mid-line" (ie "Walmart") paint. I could never figure this out...the paint is the cheapest part of the job. Why commit reputational suicide, just to save $30-40 a 5'er on paint?

Mind you...the builder takes the heat (and gives you the "it is what it is" line)...still, it's wrong; on so many levels.

Ron
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