Valspar Reviews

To complete my facia board replacement project, I planned to finish it with Valspar Duramax semi-gloss exterior paint. I painted about $200.00 in new wood in advance of installation. After several days, the paint never completely dried, and to date still remains tacky. The weather has been sunny, low humidity, and in the high 70s. I don't know whether to go ahead and put the boards up or continue to wait. I am very dissatisfied with Valspar, which I am told was bought by Sherwin Williams. I also learned that mine is not an isolated incident with this paint. I will NOT buy any more Valspar paint and WILL discourage others from buying this product!

WARNING! WARNING! DO NOT BUY! I own a high end remodeling company out of New York, we paint a lot! I would not use this brand paint even on my worst enemy's home.... I know what you're thinking, save money by purchasing this gallon for $25 VS Behr for $65. Just don't do it. You'll end up spending WAY more than $65 as a result and the most precious asset of all- TIME. This paint is watered down, drippy, doesn't dry, doesn't cover, streaks, looks like absolute TRASH. Go buy Behr or anything else but this!

Purchased Valspar Door and Trim indoor/outdoor to do my outside window with wood frames. It doesn't cover as nice as cheaper brands. The label states "Swift Dry Ready in 2 Hours"..Uh, NO!! I painted one huge window Trim. I left the window open for at least 5 hours. A week later I noticed a spot close to the bottom sill I missed. Went to open the window in order to reach it and not paint it shut, guess what?, the window wouldn't open... So the paint, after 5 hours was not dry nor was it "ready in 2 hours!". I scraped and wire brushed all the old paint off beforehand, now a week later this paint looks as though it's breaking apart in stripes. This isn't my first rodeo, I've painted for years.. No more Valspar for me!!

Sadly I got cheap and picked up a gallon of Valspar paint for my 1/2 bath project. Well what was a cheap idea turned into being more expensive because I now have to repaint this bathroom. It looks like a disaster, streaking and horrible coverage even after 2 coats.

Several days after painting my 1000 sq ft basement with Valspar concrete paint. I made sure it had dried for over 48 hours I did my first test walk. I quickly found out the paint scraps off easily with any kind of movement on it.

I recently tried Valspar paint, enticed by its promise of one-coat coverage. Unfortunately, it fell short of expectations. Despite three coats, the finish was uneven with noticeable streaks, making the guarantee of a single coat seem like a distant dream.

Bought flat Grow interior paint, Valspar Signature. Had to do 3+ coats and walls still look streaked. Also when it dries it leaves tiny holes in the paint where the original color shows through (slightly darker color). Touch up took as long as painting. Very disappointed in the quality. We are painting the interior of our home and now will be changing paint color and brand.

Valspar Paint, Fence and Deck; is a lower grade product. The paint sold within Lowe's is very expensive and touts a 10 year deck and 25 year fence warranty. However, if the paint fails in any mannerism, be prepared to do a significant amount of hoop jumping. The staff of Lowe's seems to want the customer to go through a lot of 'provide receipts, provide the product, provide pictures, provide a sample of the defective paint, provide a date when the paint was applied, provide a time when the paint was applied; a lot of nonsense hoping the customer will eventually go away.

I used one gallon Valspar Latex Satin Interior + Exterior Porch, Floor & Patio Wood & Concrete paint purchase from Lowe's. It was very very disappointing, after preparing the front porch concrete. The paint went on very easily and covered well. I used the whole gallon because it required a whole gallon to cover the entire area. After about 4 days I noticed it began to peel and scuff up. So I went to Lowe's to see if they would warranty the paint issue. I spoke to the Manager of Lowe's and she said since I used the whole gallon Lowe's wouldn’t do anything. She said file a complaint with Valspar. "Well I had to use the whole gallon to cover my porch", I told her. She said she wouldn’t do anything for me and more or less get lost. So I left and decided to just lose $34.18. Good Bye Valspar!

Stick with the Duramax lineup of Valspar paint. I’ve painted my three homes I owned as well as my children’s homes. My grandfather was a professional painter and wallpaper hanger owning his own business. He taught me how to paint using the best paint and brushes. Tapping of edges to paint was for sissies. He taught me to flow the paint into edges. With Defense paint it is impossible. Had to tape off everything for the first time to paint and I’m in my 60’s. Paint does not flow off the brush and streaks when you paint. Had to push paint into corners and details on my paneled doors and shutters. This paint is a loser. Stay with the Duramax lineup. Had to give three coats of paint on all surfaces and still not satisfied with the results! Contacted Valspar customer service and got email response telling me everything I’m doing wrong with the paint. Ok; whatever you say!