Message from discussion Interior Paint?

From: spa...@phobe.com (Sparky)
Subject: Re: Interior Paint?
Date: 1999/07/04
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In article <377FA794.2...@tartblossom.com>, lady...@tartblossom.com wrote:

> Ralph Lauren does a metallicky silver, shiny, not grey. It's not cheap,
> but it probably *is* what yr looking for. Also, it looks way better if
> applied w/a brush instead of a roller.

Yup, RL has a lovely line of metallics, expensive though. I've used the
Gold on my front hallway (with black over that and then crackled), and the
Silver for the ceiling of my art room. I think RL bright gold looks better
than any other gold I've tried -- it's a rich, true, yellowy gold and not
a greenish, plasticky gold (like Krylon spray paint gold -ugh ). It
covered in one coat, and looks great on picture frames & other small
stuff.

 The RL silver is thinner in consistency and coverage than the gold, so
you probably need more than one coat.  RL metallic *colors* are nice, too,
last I checked they have a silver-blue and an ivy green...I used the
silver-blue on a whole room. You definitely want mix  the paint well and
often, and use a brush if you can -- the glittery metallic bits can
"settle" on the wall as you apply, and you may get very subtle stripes
using a roller. If you must roll, go over the joins with a brush to even
'em out. 

I've had good luck finding the RL line at a discount on the "oops paint"
shelves at Home Depot -- apparently some folks think they want bright gold
or metallic walls and then decide it looks too much like a Wild West
whorehouse. 

Sparky
...really, how could one's house look *too much* like a whorehouse? :P

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