Was at the furniture bank this morning and the "paint guy" was there working on the tables.   He's a retired paint tech of some sort with PPG.   He was using a "water-borne alkyd & urethane" paint.  Now alkyd is the usual resin in oil-based paint.   He said it's something new and companies that paint over kitchen cabinets are using it.  He was using it to paint over Formica laminate surfaces.  He said it levels out great.  So something new coming down the line.  https://www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-PREMIUM-1-gal-52-White-Urethane-Alkyd-Semi-Gloss-Enamel-Interior-Exterior-Paint-390001/308931364?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D24-024_015_INT_PAINT-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-NA&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D24-024_015_INT_PAINT-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-NA-71700000108183106--&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA6KWvBhAREiwAFPZM7o2agGhrYArudL3elv-lervtQ9AzDOmDKUFzZNC36WRcDSktGWnImhoC3AAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Edited March 8, 20242 yr by kmealy

Thanks!!

This sounds a lot like the Valspar cabinet "oil enriched" paint.  Much better price!

 

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Semi-gloss-Cabinet-Furniture-Paint-Enamel-1-quart/5013031101

Cal, maybe you were comparing a quart price to a gallon price?

23 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Cal, maybe you were comparing a quart price to a gallon price?

 

Yes I was, the gallon of HD was only a bit more than the quart at Big Blue...

3 hours ago, Cal said:

 

Yes I was, the gallon of HD was only a bit more than the quart at Big Blue...

That loud sound was the HD price going through the roof now.  I believe that's called the announcer's curse.