I am in the process of repainting the LR and my wife wants to go with BJ colors so I will be using Aura. Now a painter is anyone with a van and a few hundred dollars and and internet connection to the you tubes. Coverage All I need to do is put two coats of paint on the walls and it provides such great coverage. I’ll be doing my garage in the spring and the Regal line will get the nod there! Is there any way to take the $65 gallon of BM Impervex latex hi gloss enamel (White Dove) and mix in something to cut the shine if I decide my prep is not satisfactory for hi gloss finish? Awesome stuff. Also, I’ve noticed if one is using a darker color like red, Aura covers better in one coat than any other product in the Benny Moore line. The matte finish does an incredible job of helping to hide minor wall imperfections. We had the same bad experience with Aura as David did. I recently learned from a Benj. When I first began residential painting, I actually found two really great companies that were willing to give me work experience. So I say, GO FOR IT! Just finished the whole house and it looks great. Didn’t do a thing. but as far a good paint go ben moore most jobs we do are over 9,000sq foot and to have a materal that will cover and touch up good thats gonna make us money and keep repuation we stick to ben products. I strolled through the house, looking at the rooms I’ve painted with Aura, and I was newly amazed at their beauty. or read the label. THESE PAINTERS NEED TO FOCUS ON THERE WORKMANSHIP AND BUY BETTER PAINT.. There are many other accounts of this problem online; there was a recall on this paint in July 2010, but my can is from another batch and still had this horrible odor. That way your walls are washable/ scrubable. I just recently bought five gallons for the bedroom and bathroom, Aura online (free shipping) for $61.99/gallon. I’ve been a loyal BM customer for We use Deluxe especially there flat whites. Final Thoughts If you go to the right hardware store, the paint people there have most likely used the Aura paint. The guy at BM was so helpful, told me not to use the base coat that BM recommends, but to pick something very close to the Champagne Dreams color or else I would be frustrated with lap marks. You get what you pay for. It is a covering just like flooring and fabric. You will be surprised! And all I can say about the complaints is that you didn’t deal with a competent retailer. You will spend three times the cost using Ralph Lauren paint because you need that much to do the job. Yes. But my recommendation for the best-performing, widely-available interior paint is Sherwin-Williams’ Duration Home. I have used Aura matte to paint the walls and ceiling of my kitchen and walls of stairs and hallways. I discussed with company rep that I wanted all painting done in accord with mfg specs including incl roller type, time between coats,primer type, etc. Also, if you’re going to do all that prep work and clean up, moving furniture, etc. The living room in Modern Emulsion. Many retailers in our area carry all the Ben Moore lines of paint so availability was not an issue. There you have it folks! I cut in the full wall and paint very fast with an 18″ 1/2 inch nap roller and I do not second guess myself. The Benjamin Moore Paint Company was started by, you guessed it, Benjamin Moore in 1883. I had to do multiple coats in the Regal Select. I know my way around a paint brush and roller. Bottom line is — Benjamin Moore paint is not worth a … I used the Aura once, for a red. The BM retailer made us a new batch and it matched perfectly. BM uses ZERO filler, so their 100% acrylic means every drop in the can is acrylic. (There are other methods – this is just what works for me.) After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I’ve painted for 30 years and never had this problem before. btw…all my interior doors and trim are good as new…still! Just did a big job, 6 gallons, 18ft tall walls and it came out wonderful and I am just a homeowner, not a professional. Wish me luck: the perfectionist in me is reading up and practicing/doing prep already. I HEAR IT ALL DAY… CAN I GET AWAY WITH .. IS THERE QUESTION… OMG.. Again, when I hear folks complain about this paint, my first thought it: read the directions and pay attention. Behr is fine if you are on a budget and especially fine if painting the same color. Aura paint is tough as nails and you don’t have to prime (even over new drywall and mud). I bought a house that had been painted with BM. Our local hardware store sells only Benjamin Moore, so we brought in one of the spare cans of the Valspar. It required less than a teaspoon of touch-up for the texture “craters,” which I dabbed with an eyeliner brush. As it dried, it looked like we had areas that went on too thin, but after it dried, it was flawless. John’s comment about the “high end get what you pay for crowd” was amusing. In my own company there is a division between the Sherwin Williams camp and the Benjamin Moore lineup. Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020. I like to cut in a room and then roll the walls to avoid any issues with rolling over a cut line that is partially dried (lifts the paint and is unsightly). Also had to listen to the guy in the store complain about retail customers who waste his time buying one gallon and it still looked fantastic! I just finished painting my circular living room Cinco de Mayo–one coat! (I’m constantly setting off smoke alarms when I roast chiles or blacken fish.) The best paint brand I ever came across though is Murallo. Although I’ll generally agree that you get what you pay for, I’ll say that I hated the Aura paint. It will last ages. Please advise me. Certainly a primer will save money on new construction, but of course most new construction paint jobs consist of one prime, one flat, which is why they look lousy and are problematic with repaints. Great flow. Will the paint be good to use? After an hour, roll the walls. All I can say is: Magnificent!! This guy knows what he is talking about. The walls are truly gorgeous (we used “Grey Wisp”, which is almost dead-on to Restoration Hardware’s “Silver Sage”). dear david, did you apply aura over cheap builders grade? I neede to repainted a few walls so made the long drive to the BM dealer. Second coat test resulted in half saturated coverage. As I’ve told many customers,” Every company has a good paint and you always have the choice to buy whatever you wish too”. Any comments/suggestions? Why are you priming before you paint? Then a medium gray primer will set up the red topcoat, which will still almost certainly require two coats to look good. I have actually been able to book more jobs per week because the paint dries fast and touches up like nothing else. The most Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014. Red without a gray primer can be a nightmare. Someone mentioned an extender, that could help with my ability to get the paint on and not brush over partially dryed area…. It just depends what level sheen you desire. The first coat over the fresh drywall and mud looked terrible, th second coat dried to a perfect finish. I feel ripped by wasting money on BM. Kid finger/hand marks were immediate and no washing helped. The master bedroom, done in Affinity’s Boreal Forest, Windchime and Amulet, looks like something from House Beautiful. Just keep going. The paint held up as though it had just been painted. We have used the satin sheen in 1 and 2 bases. Don’t beat yourself up too much, sometimes imperfect or uneven faux finishes will give a more dramatic result. No primer. Thanks again! My buyer is still enjoying that dining room today 19 years after it was originally painted! And you can have any color you want. I painted all my exterior woodwork with B.Moore white, oil based paint, Satin finish over 16 years ago. I have heard many good things about BM paint for years and know that I have used it I have to say I can totally see why!! To date, we’ve tested two lines of Benjamin Moore paint and can share over three years of durability results. I am now in the process of repainting our south-side exterior that was painted professionally when new shingles went up ten years ago. Bottom line is — Benjamin Moore paint is not worth a premium price. Paint is fading and also had faded last time it was painted. Best of all P&L color chips always match the paint. Click this rating guide to see the details and how the competition ranked. Another reason I like it is its creamy and rolls on nice. Latex or water borne do not affect 95% of the people I’ve painted for. I agree. The only exception I’ve seen is the top of the line Behr paints: “Top” meaning Ultra Plus Premium and Marquee. I did one flat undercoat (water base) and two top coats and only now am I thinking it might be time to lightly sand the trim down and give them all one coat to freshen up the look. It’s available in the flatter paint and totally washable . If you want to spend 24 hours making sure there are no drips...buy this paint, Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020. Will a metallic top coat work, that is, hold up to repeated scrubbings? Aura is terrible. You literally put the the paint on roll it one once or twice, make sure even coverage, then move on. We have just finished having a proffesional painter paint the inside of our two bedroom home with Aura Matte finish with a like color and what a disappointment. Nine years ago I moved on to SW, switched to deep color tones. MOST HERE ARE FOCUSED ON PRICE..75% OF PAINTERS WANT TO MAKE MONEY ON THE PAINT.. AURA IS PRICEY,,IF THEY MARK IT UP THEY WILL BE ASKED..PAINTERS ARE FOR THE MOST PART SCUMBAGS!!! Actually, contractors in general. My state has outlawed the Satin Impervo for trim, so I either drive over to Kentucky, or give the Advance a try. It performs at a high level and should be one of your first picks whenever you have to paint a challenging color such as a bright yellow or dark blue. Interior paint I prefer BM hands down. BM has offered to repaint my home but I am concerned that their paints won’t hold up well. You also get a lot more coverage per gallon with Aura, and I find it MORE than pays for itself on jobs. I’m sure there are other paints that work just as well in terms of coverage and color, but if you are concerned about VOCs (as I am) your choices are more limited, and this is an excellent option. And I can paint fast. And there was no one that influenced me. I’m not sure the exact differences between Regal and Aura, but I know that Aura paint is the only one Ben Moore sells that is lowest in VOC’s (volatile organice compounds) if not completely VOC free.