Romr123 wrote: ↑January 14th, 2024, 11:43 am
bryceleinan wrote: ↑January 13th, 2024, 9:24 pm
jamcool wrote: ↑January 13th, 2024, 11:21 am
Dunn-Edwards would probably take a lot of those locations. I know a lot of paint contractors prefer D-E paint over other brands.
I was thinking the same thing... Miller Paint was the other possibility.
I know that Kelly-Moore had 4 locations in the Reno/Sparks/Carson area, and were used by quite a few painters here.
However, I will say that Sherwin-Williams was probably eating their lunch too, especially with the Sherwin plant in nearby Fernley.
Paint is pretty expensive to ship--wouldn't be out of the range of possibility to have a paint plant contract-make paint to a specific formula.
Also various states have specific requirements for paint. California formula is completely different and complete nonsense - they basically lowered fumes by 20% by watering down the paint 20%, but that means it always requires a second coat... I'll let you do the math on what that nets to in fumes, but it's about as environmentally effective as the thick plastic grocery bags. I know a lot of people who will plan a paint job and take a vacation trip to Phoenix or Vegas leaving room in the back of their SUV, and buy all the needed paint there so they have the stronger formula that actually "covers in a single coat" as advertised.
Sherwin-Williams paint is discounted aggressively for professionals. The formula that is equivalent to the consumer paint sold at Lowe's under S-W's top line Valspar is $21/gal for contractors at S-W, or $55/gal for consumers at Lowe's for the same paint. My problem with S-W is they use different grades of pigments depending on which paint you buy, and surprisingly their people (and Lowe's people) mess this up. If they use the low end pigment on the high end paint or vice versa you wind up with a product that dries the wrong color. I had this happen and they made it right, replacing 3 cans of "non-returnable" paints, but then I had to repaint the rooms again setting me back several days when I was on a deadline.
Other brands use only one pigment type which simplifies their operations. Benjamin-Moore has proprietary, in house pigments that are supposed to be superior and completely resistant to bleed; I learned this after painting most of my house. If I wipe a deep turquoise focal wall in my house with a clean, dry white rag it still will turn the rag blue nearly 18 months after it was painted with the "best" S-W paint.
However, S-W has what are supposed to be the best quality exterior specialty paints, including Urethane paints which are legal in California and practically bulletproof. I just got my garage door and other high-touch areas of my house repainted this weekend with the Urethane paint and it is absolutely incredible.
Paint is complicated!