I Found the Best Hybrid Alkyd Paint! Side by Side Test of the Most Popular Brands
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- I tested ALL of the most popular brands that make water-based alkyd paint to find which paints applied and finished the best. Plus, I tested durability with a scratch and scrub test after 24 hours, 30 days and a 90 day cure time.
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Water-based alkyd urethane paints have all the benefits of an oil-based paint in a water-based formular. Alkyd paint is one of the best types of paint for cabinets and furniture because it applies and levels beautifully, cures to a durable finish so there's no need for a topcoat, and best of all, is easy to clean up with water.
Brands tested include: Benjamin Moore Advance, Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel, Insl-x Cabinet Coat, Valspar Cabinet and Furniture Oil-Enriched Enamel, Behr Urethane Alkyd Enamel, Dutch Boy Platinum Plus Cabinet Door and Trim, and ProClassic Acrylic Alkyd.
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Test Overview
04:04 Behr Urethane Alkyd Enamel
05:45 Valspar Cabinet and Furniture Oil-Enriched Enamel
07:54 Dutch Boy Platinum Plus Cabinet Door and Trim
09:05 Insl-x Cabinet Coat
10:25 ProClassic Acrylic Alkyd
12:27 Benjamin Moore Advance
14:32 Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel
16:16 Final Durability Test
16:40 The Best Paints and Why I'll Use Them - Jak na to + styl
Not surprised the SW Emerald line is fantastic in each category. 🐐
Thanks for sharing this very good test of cabinet paints. I was just looking at Benjamin Moore's Advance paint this afternoon. Your review helped me to choose Benjamin Moore Advance paint (high quality product and bonus: their store is near my home!). Thanks again! I'm going to check out some of your other videos on paint supplies.
It really is an amazing paint! I'm glad it was helpful 🙂
Excellent comparison! Thank you.
Thanks!!!
Ive used BM Advance countless times, sprayed, brushed and rolled never had any bubbles? IMO best one out there way more durable than SW Emerald.. Advance levels out fantastic but as stated has a 16 hour recoat that is a pain; however, if painting a cabinet I want durability so will deal with it. I recently painted a door and since Advance is only available in semi gloss for exterior I used Emerald, i will say it sprays nice & levels off fantastic but I am not seeing the durability people say about it at all. After i let the paint cure for 2 days I installed it, left some dirty hand prints on the blue so grabbed a wet paper towel and lightly wiped off to see marks where I wiped it? No matter what I did they never went away and had to touch up area then we have pollen in full swing so the black lockset was covered in that I wanted wiped off in doing so my nearly existent finger nails ever so lightly scratched the paint and left a mark that I had touch up. I had left over paint so used on my plastic shutters had same experience with lack of durability, scratched so easily and found myself touching up constantly. It was so bad that i went Home Depot and had them mix up Premium Plus exterior satin and SW color and used this. I used Emerald white color on my interior trim and doors and that is the only time I will ever use it. I recently sprayed a bathroom cabinet using Advance, looks fantastic cleans up excellent and a very hard finish that has yet yo scratch.
This was exactly what I wanted to know thanks!
So glad to hear it. It was actually super helpful for me too because I used one right after the other. The only way to actually remember!
What roller where you using for this test?
What setting did you use for the sprayer? I have the same one and plan on using Advance.
1/4" mohair roller - that or a high density foam roller I've found are the best for hybrid alkyds. I honestly don't remember the spray setting for Advance. I always test spray on cardboard to get it right. I know it didn't require the highest setting- somewhere midrange I believe.
Which purdy brush did you use? And I also didn't see a link to a primer comparison video? I'm have to repaint cabinets, doors, trim and walls. (Plus I might try my hand at painting over some Ikea MDF furniture) and would be interested to see if there is one primer to rule them all as use for anything before I buy the paint for the various projects. Thank you for this video, I was planning on buying the Behr paint for my cabinets because of the price point, now I'm going to wait until the Emerald goes on sale. Thank you for helping me make a wise decision!
Hi! Yes, 100% wait for SW sale. I'm still working on the primer video. There are a few that worked well, but my top recommendation to use on both cabinets and IKEA mdf or laminate would be BIN synthetic shellac. Available at any home improvement store. BIN shellac primer also works well, but more difficult clean up makes it a hassle. Synthetic shellac is water based but performed as well as shellac in my test!
I’m quite confused on all this terminology… like the concept of different “lines” of paint in the same brand? Is there a paint distinctions 101 video? Advanced and Emerald don’t get what those mean …
Great question! It's amazing all the different types of paint there are out there now. I don't have a video (although I should make one!) but I have a post that explains how the types of paint are different: refreshliving.us/best-paint-furniture/ (All the brands in this video fall into the "water-based alkyd" category)