Valspar Reviews

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!

Applied 4-coats - 1-full gallon - of Valspar's perfect white semi-gloss paint over a primed 8x10 kitchen wall using a Wooster pro 3/8 shed-resistant woven smooth finish roller head over a four day period. First coat looked like crap after drying - absolutely no uniformity - so I lightly sanded the entire wall and applied coat #2... Which also looked like crap after drying. And so on, and so on!

We decided to try Valspar after seeing an ad for it. Bought it at Lowe's and painted the bathroom in what was supposed to be one coat. One coat does not cover. The smell is horrible. It has been 7 days and even with the exhaust fan on and the door closed, the smell is still there and lingers into the other room if the fan is turned off. We purchased a gallon thinking we could do 2 of our bathrooms but not an option since there is not enough left, Thank God! We bought Benjamin Moore to do our son's room which is much bigger than the bathroom and it only used 3/4 of a gallon. One coat went on smooth unlike the Valspar. The fumes were nothing like Valspar and was gone in 2 days. So glad I did the guest bath first because the fumes would not be bearable in the morning in our master bathroom. I just hope the smell goes away soon. Do not buy this paint.

I have been a painter for over 40 years, and have used several brands. Recently purchased Valspar at Lowe's. Big mistake- Inferior product at best. Bought 1 gallon semi gloss @ 40 + dollars to paint a bathroom --2 walls @ 8x8. 4 coats and still not covering dark paint that was on the wall!! Gliddon or Sherwin Williams from now on! Never never never Valspar again!!!

I think that Valspar is one of my number one paint companies in the world. I like it because I don't have to put a lot of primer on my wall for me to get a great painting job. I think that it is really important and it covers a lot of spots that some other Brands won't cover.

The paint covers well. The colors are endless. The price isn’t that bad and check the mismatched paint, a real deal. If you're not satisfied then it’s refundable. It comes flat, semi satin glossy, eggshell, what could be better and it’s sold at all Lowe's.

Overall a good covering paint that does the same coverage as more expensive brands. Many coats are not needed to effectively cover....and most of the time one coat nails it. I always try to find this brand 1st!

Great color choices and coverage. Staff at Lowe's is very knowledgeable about brand, and can help you with choosing finish. You are able to mix a variety of colors to get the perfect color you are looking for. Recommend this brand for all your painting needs.

I've always used Valspar paints. They are a great paint as far as application. They are a true 1 coat paint. Bright colors are very radiant. Being a former Lowe's employee in the paint department I have a lot of experience with this brand of paint. I don't think that I ever received negative feed back from a customer.

Myself and family members as well have had excellent results using this paint. Best for the cost and perfect coverage every time. We have done numerous houses indoors and out. Furniture projects and remodeling choirs.

I like the ease of a one-coat application covers very well and the great choice of colors and easy clean up better than other brands I have used before.

Would like paint to be thicker it. It was a little runny and splattered a lot when using a roller. There are lots of colors to choose from. Mid range price. If painting again outside I would recommend the higher priced paint option....5 to 7 years.

Valspar Signature was a great paint for me. I bought it to paint one main wall and an accent wall in my kitchen and it turned out beautifully. The coverage was just right and the finish is perfect. Plus the color is to die for! Green Goddess! Look it up! Highly recommend.

Used Valspar to paint my 65' sailing yacht and it did a good job. It didn't blister. Also it didn't fade in color. The paint lasted longer than other brands of paint. Overall I think that it did a wonderful job. I would give it a score of 4 out of 5. I would recommend Valspar paint to everyone.

Very simply the paint goes on smoothly, covers completely in one coat, dries quickly. What else could you ask for. When you wake up the next morning you see no streaking, a professional job from a neophyte.

I think think paint could be a little bit cheaper. I mean yes we paint in this world because we need to otherwise we may just have metal looking walls or drywall walls that are just plain and everything would look the same so we have to paint to make things different but it’s not like we’re painting because we just plain enjoy it. Yes some people do find it relaxing but mostly the reason we’re paying is because we have to.

Valspar is a very high-quality paint. The coverage is outstanding. There are plenty of colors to chose from and I love the outcome. We recently bought Valspar paint to repaint two bedrooms. It is my first choice of paint.

This paint goes on very easily and clean up is easy. It gives a very nice coating and has an excellent finish. The color variations are great, making it easy to get whatever color you are looking to paint. Quite a few times only took one coat and even on difficult walls never needed more than 2 coats. Very good product.

This is a great brand, it will better if they have more choices in paint color like Glidden Earth Brown. I bought one of the colors for my siding and it is was really easy to apply. I think it was called Prairie Dance. I recommend the paint.

My favorite brand is Valspar. I like it because it covers well, usually with one coat unless it’s a bright hard to cover color. In that case it may take two coats. It goes on smoothly without very little dripping. I can get a professional look and do it myself. Indoor and outdoor paints are both top quality with valspar.

I have always turned to the Valspar brand for my painting projects. Not only is it durable high-quality paint, it is low emission of harmful chemicals. My local hardware store has, unfortunately, quit carrying Valspar, however, so I may have to try some other brands.

I only bought paint one time and it was for painting my kitchen red and I bought this really pretty color of red called “to die for” and it was a semi-glossy and it was a Valspar and I will buy it again.

I use Valspar paint for my interior paint. I like the primer and paint. That paint gives me good coverage. The different shades gives me the correct color I want. It is durable. Valspar paint is sold at most big box stores so you can find it anywhere. I saw a lot of ads for this paint and decided to try it and I’m glad I did. I love it. I will always buy Valspar paints.

The colors remain just the same as they did 4 years ago when they were applied! Not too shabby when you consider the paint was applied to mobile home walls without using a base coat first! Now, 2 coats were necessary since I was covering up the "lovely" brown imitation panelling that was used to begin with! Very happy, even still to this day.

I have used Behr and Valspar in the past many times, but it is Valspar I find that holds up better to scuffs and scratches. I painted a bathroom with Behr and it took four coats just to hide the white wall, and even now it's very susceptible to scratches, even though that was their premium line of paint. Valspar I haven't had any issues and I find cover and coverage to be really solid. I always go with the Signature which is paint and primer, and it always takes two coats. Can't speak for their top of the line paint since I only use Signature.

Good one coat coverage, lots of great colors, interior and exterior quality paint. Fair price, less expensive as some of the other quality brands. Available locally. Will purchase again for my next project.

When buying this paint if you are going to use it all it works great. However I bought enough to have for touchup. When the time came for the touchup the paint started to get hard. It was stored in climate control area.

I always purchase Valspar products, they provide a variety of quality paints that meet the DIY home needs. I have painted my house interior and all of the trim and it turned out great! The paint products are durable, I have a house full of people and pets. The two in one paint and primer covers easily and with only one coat generally.

I've loved Valspar for awhile now. Have done two rooms and plan to do more! Easy applications, many store carry locally (in Pennsylvania state). My daughter just did her room and it is like night & day. Great colors, great selection, absolutely love them!

I was very happy with my paint choice. Color was perfect, coverage was great as well. The paint was also very easy clean up with a little soap and water. Not too big of a clean up job and was also very reasonably priced. Absolutely worth the price.