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mis2810

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Is it less expensive to buy interior paint down there or better to buy it up here? Not sure how much, probably three 5 gallon containers. Do they do color matching at Comex? Any recommendations for a painter?

Thanks.
 
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Terry C

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The painters we have had over the years have had us bring it down. It's just not as good as Dunn Edwards or Behr even on interior. There is a Pittsburgh Paints store and a Sherwin-Williams store in RP too. Not sure about cost.
 
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lagrimas85

AKA Carnac
Terry C said:
The painters we have had over the years have had us bring it down. It's just not as good as Dunn Edwards or Behr even on interior. There is a Pittsburgh Paints store and a Sherwin-Williams store in RP too. Not sure about cost.
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lagrimas85

AKA Carnac
Those items listed like matches and the little stuff, pertain to cargo shipments, but I know from experience paint is banned. I dont think they match paint but the Bodega has it cheap, Sherwin Williams for good paint runs around 1200 to 1400 pesos for a 5 gal. pail. Ace, Comex, La Ley (cheap paint) Expo Tile also sell paint.
 
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Terry C

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True, they can take it from you. If you want a paint that will last a couple of years more is all i'm saying.
 
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lagrimas85

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If you want to take paint and like Dunn Edwards, there is a store in south Phoenix on Central ave. that can mix colors, or may even have something you like, it is all overruns, miss matched colors, but they do have the bases to mix also, it is all 35 dllrs. per 5 gal. pail......thats cheap for Dunn Edwards.
 
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Rhino

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mis2810 said:
Don't want to worry about it. I'll buy it down there. Any recommendations for a painter? 2 bedroom condo.
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Poncho Blanco is the best painter I have found. He speaks good English, is honest, neat & clean and does the work on time. His cell number is 638 107 2406. I have always had him supply the paint. He does all kinds of faux as well as standard finishes.
 
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Terrigreen

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WE just painted the whole inside of our house and bought the paint at Sherwin Williams down by Santander. It look fabulous!
 
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AZ Miguel

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lagrimas85 said:
If you want to take paint and like Dunn Edwards, there is a store in south Phoenix on Central ave. that can mix colors, or may even have something you like, it is all overruns, miss matched colors, but they do have the bases to mix also, it is all 35 dllrs. per 5 gal. pail......thats cheap for Dunn Edwards.
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Where on Central and their name? I'm in the 51st ave area and go through a lot of paint.
 
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mis2810

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I think I may have passed that place, if it's where I think, it's on the east side of central, just north of Southern, right? I'll drive by this morning on my way to work.
 
BIG MAC

BIG MAC

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Pick your colors at Sherwin Williams in AZ take the code to Sherwin Williams PP and they can match it. Just painted a 3 Bedroom and it looks great. The interior paint is just a little cheaper in PP. My painter told me that interior paint in Mexico is just as good as in the States but if you are painting the exterior you should buy your paint in the US.

I highly recommend Luis "Pablo" Bustamante (638-113-4594 in PP) or e-mail [email protected]. His work was very professional and he is fluent in english for those of us with limited spanish vocabularies.
 
Landshark

Landshark

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We buy our paint at Dunn Edwards in Phoenix. It is a high-quality product that will provide long lasting results. It also has very good coverage which means less coats/less paint used/less labor/less $$$. We have brought it across the border many times and have never had a problem. Occasionally, we have had too much stuff and pulled over to claim it, including the paint. They look at the receipts for our stuff, including the ones from Dunn Edwards, and there is not a problem. I believe a paint job is only as good as the prep and the quality of paint used.
 
playaperro

playaperro

El Pirata
Hire me, I been painting all my life, If you pay me by the job I use a roller, pay me by the hour and I use a brush, for best results use a contractor that preps, primers, and does a spray semi-gloss finish, all paint shops are dying for jobs and will give you a great price at this time.
 
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mis2810

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playaperro said:
Hire me, I been painting all my life, If you pay me by the job I use a roller, pay me by the hour and I use a brush, for best results use a contractor that preps, primers, and does a spray semi-gloss finish, all paint shops are dying for jobs and will give you a great price at this time.
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I'm liking the idea of the sprayer - uses more paint, but so much faster! I'm going to get a few quotes.
 
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Terry C

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My painter used a sealer after pressure washing and before painting. He said it will help keep the moisture in the block and prevent the paint from blistering and pealing. I had a lot of that going on at the ground level and different places. We shall see.
 
Landshark

Landshark

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mis2810 said:
I'm liking the idea of the sprayer - uses more paint, but so much faster! I'm going to get a few quotes.
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Spraying is good in some cases, however it does have it's drawbacks. Paint overspray is a major concern for me and most of the time the painters don't want to take the time to correctly cover everything to protect it. In a lot of cases, the overspray is impossible to remove when it gets on things like wood cabinets, brick or masonry products, non-glazed/porous tile & grout, etc. Some painters believe in back-rolling the paint with a roller after spraying anyway. Brushing & rolling with no drips, splatters, overspray or messes is hard to beat.
 
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playaperro

El Pirata
Landshark said:
Spraying is good in some cases, however it does have it's drawbacks. Paint overspray is a major concern for me and most of the time the painters don't want to take the time to correctly cover everything to protect it. In a lot of cases, the overspray is impossible to remove when it gets on things like wood cabinets, brick or masonry products, non-glazed/porous tile & grout, etc. Some painters believe in back-rolling the paint with a roller after spraying anyway. Brushing & rolling with no drips, splatters, overspray or messes is hard to beat.
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I was waiting for this! [h=2]
So Krylon's out, too, then... right?[/h]
 
mondone

mondone

Whitecaps
Landshark said:
We buy our paint at Dunn Edwards in Phoenix. It is a high-quality product that will provide long lasting results. It also has very good coverage which means less coats/less paint used/less labor/less $$$. We have brought it across the border many times and have never had a problem. Occasionally, we have had too much stuff and pulled over to claim it, including the paint. They look at the receipts for our stuff, including the ones from Dunn Edwards, and there is not a problem. I believe a paint job is only as good as the prep and the quality of paint used.
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Totally agree. Just used Dunn-Edwards on exterior of my Encanto casa and it looks great. BTW, they looked right at my 5 gallon pails and didn't say a word. I brought one or two down with me each trip. I've used Behr, Olympic and Valspar for interior paint, but I'm sure SW or Pittsburgh stuff in RP would be sufficient on the inside.
 
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