We are painting the walls inside of our home. What is the best brand of paint to use?

Also, do we need to prime gloss painted walls?We are painting the walls inside of our home. What is the best brand of paint to use?
This is what Consumer Reports has to say about it: Behr Premium Plus (Home Depo) brand is the top-rated interior paint. It performed best in our overall tests and is great at hiding and resisting stains. And at about $23 a gallon, it's a Consumer Reports Best Buy in flat, low-luster and semi-gloss sheens.





You can ask them at the paint store, but I don't think you would need to prime the gloss painted walls. Either sand the gloss walls to remove some of the shine or use a product from Home Depo called TSP to clean them. As long as they are clean, there shouldn't be a problem, unless they are now painted with an oil based paint and you want to repaint with a latex paint. If that's the case they definately need to be primed with an oil based primer.We are painting the walls inside of our home. What is the best brand of paint to use?
There are a lot of good paints out there. I would just make sure to get a water based paint. Any paint store will help you with your second question and any others.
I have worked for both Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore. Both of these brands are great, however the Ben Moore paint is a bit more expensive. As for priming, if your wall has a shine to it you will need to do one of two things. Either degloss your wall with a deglosser or simply prime it with a latex primer. The primer is the quickest and easiest solution.


If you try to paint the wall without using a primer or deglosser your paint will bead up and not stick to the surface. Believe me I tried taking the short cut before. The paint just came right back off. It is better to be safe than sorry. There is a primer that is great to use called BIX cover stain if you have any stains to cover up. If not just use a regular primer.


Good luck and happy painting.
Depending on where you live I'll use Don Edwards
To prep the walls, wash them with TSP. It will clean them and give the surface a good ';bite'; for the fresh paint.
Pittsburg paints are great because they do well with fungies and last intact for many years
Benjamin Moore. Its the best and they have the best colors to choose from.
Practically any brand will do. I would suggest getting a mid-quality paint, as there isn't much actual difference in ';quality';, so there's no reason to buy the expensive stuff, but it's better than the cheapest paint. (There's nothing wrong with Wal-Mart paint!) The more expensive stuff goes on better, though.





Most paints will adhere fine to other paints. You can even get paint with a primer quality in it. Generally, you only really need to prime if you are painting over or with a dark color. This makes your paint more even and you spend less money on the more expensive pigmented paint as you don't have to use as many coats after priming.





Also remember to use semi-gloss (or gloss if you like) in the kitchen and bathroom as it protects against moisture. The more gloss, the easier it is to clean, also, so I suggest eggshell or semi-gloss for all rooms, but especially the bathroom, kitchen, and hallways.





If you're not sure whether you will really like the color you have picked out or not, just buy a quart and try it out before committing to a few gallons.
It's not necessary to prime any walls. If you prime, I suggest using Kilz brand, either in white base or something tinted close to the color you're going to paint with. My favorite brand is Behr, from Home Depot. You can also go on the Behr website and they have an interactive ';room-painter'; in whatever color you want so you can see what the color will look like when you're done. You should paint with whatever brand you can afford, and whatever brand you like. Obviously, some of the higher priced stuff will be better in that you probably won't have to paint a lot of coats to get the desired results. But you don't have to go to a Paint Store and blow all of your budget, either. That's why I like Home Depot and Behr paint, because it's decent paint, but not at too high a price. Back to the priming, however, if you don't prime, you're probably going to need 2-3 coats of paint. If you DO prime, you'll need 1 coat of primer, and probably 1 coat of paint. So either way, you're not getting out of 2 coats of paint. Hope this helps!
There are huge differences in the quality of paints. Look for a paint that is 100% acrylic with the highest percentage of solids by volume and weight.





The more resins in the paint, the longer it will last and the cleaner it will keep and the easier it will be to clean.





Sherwin Williams Super Paint is good and their Duration is extremely easy to clean and lasts forever.





There are many good brands of paints and even a few coating systems that incorporate ceramics to increase durability and cleaning ease.





I use primers on every wall of every job we do regardless of the underlying colors or gloss for several reasons.





One, primers seal in the oils and dirt and other contaminates that coat your walls from everyday living.





Two, primers provide a chemical adhesion that is better than the paint itself so your paint job will last longer.





Third, primers seal in colors so they don't blead and it takes less paint to cover.





4th, the jobs last MUCH longer with primer and the manufacturers generally REQUIRE primer for the warranty to be kept intact.
I've used Pratt and Lambert and also Sherwin Williams, each with excellent results. Ask at the shop which product to use to prime the gloss painted walls. Perhaps you won't need to prime!
My brother is a painter and he swears by Sherwin Williams. Also he just repainted our bathroom and it had glossy paint on it. All he did was sand it down to make it smooth and repainted it. It looks wonderful. I had bought some TSP removal wipes from Home Depot ($6.50 for a box) because they recommended it to remove the gloss finish and my brother just said take them back.