shelley748

Hi there- has anyone come across non drip paint in Canada? We cannot seem to find it anywhere, or that PVA stuff that you can put on the walls to stop the walls sucking up paint like blotting paper...

triumphguy

Use an undercoat or primer on the walls. There should be one for drywalling.

There's no drip free paint. Paint's different over here. Different colours, different finishes.

And don't bother looking for wallpaper or anaglypta unless you're willing to spend big bucks.

ann m

Various people will swear by, or swear about several brands of paint.

I'll vote for Benjamin More stuff - we did most of the house in this brand and barely a drip or splatter to be seen. Quite thick, no dribbles, mostly one coat but more pricey.

Not sure about the PVA stuff - I know what you mean. I think a hugely watered down first coat goes some way to helping out ...

Bill_S

What triumphguy said. This question has come up in the USA forum, and a member there used to work for ICI. The non-drip gel paints you're thinking of are not available in North America.

Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams are good paints. Home Depot has PVA drywall primer, so any good paint store should have it as well.

dbd33

Dunno what's "big bucks". This room, 10' 6" by 13' 6" with irregular ceilings, 9' and 13' cost about $400 to wallpaper.

cov-canuck

We used Benjamin Moore paint for our home theatre - we went for their Ultra Matte finish (REALLY flat paint that they use in TV studios to stop reflection), and a really dark colour. We'd already primed the drywall with 2 coats of primer, but the first coat looked AWFUL! We then found that if we opened the paint and poured it out, left it for an hour or 2, it thickened up and went on perfectly. Just something to bear in mind if you think the paint is too thin or weak.

shelley748

Thanks one and all for your replies- will certainly mention about leaving paint out for a couple of hours!!

Purley

The Shopping Bags is a TV show featuring two young women from Vancouver. They test various products themselves and are very entertaining.

This is their page on paint:

http://www.wnetwork.com/tv_shows/sho...=50&View=INTRO

They say that Benjamin Moore worked out the best. Of course, they didn't test every paint on the market, but I think their comments are useful.

triumphguy

That's more expensive than paint - unless you hire Picasso!

+1 on Benjamin Moore