Valspar Reviews

Valspar Reserve 535109 Hydra chroma series paint - A professional painter prepped and painted our entire set of oak kitchen cabinets with this paint and the paint has bubbles, lumps and in places has never dried even after 2 months. Everywhere you touch the doors the paint feels rubbery and peels off with a light touch of a fingernail when opening a door. This is an entire set of oak cabinets and surrounds including doors and face frames, what the are we supposed to do now? Can you imagine what it would take to strip and start over? They are ruined and will have to be replaced along with the new countertops and the newly installed glass tile backsplash. UNBELIEVABLE. Lowe's told him this was the best paint product on earth for this job!

I bought some samples of Valspar paint from Lowe’s, chose a color (1001-10C March Breeze), went back and bought a gallon of the chosen color in Valspar Signature paint, then proceeded to paint every last drop on the walls of my Cape Cod-style attic. Throughout the week I decided I really didn’t like the color (my treadmill is up there so I had a whole lot of time to look at it).

Applied paint to previously painted bedroom wall. 2 months later the paint started cracking, splitting and peeling. I contacted Valspar customer services, sending photos and product batch numbers. They respond within a couple of hours to confirm that there are no performance issues with the product. Presumably cracking, splitting and peeling are acceptable to Valspar. Not to me. Dulux mixed product is available in Homebase.

I've been painting for over 20 years. I popped into B&Q with a view to getting a Grey Colour Matt Paint. I fell for the salesman banter and ended up buying some grey paint matched by their sample paint card. The grey was not grey it had blue in it. A horrible dull blue instead of the fresh grey I was after. I took the paint back only to be told once mixed they cannot do anything. Even the salesman agreed it had blue in it but they did not bother changing or exchanging. So the logo they use "We can mix any colour" is wrong and smells as bad as the paint. Never again will I touch this product and if you have any sense you won't either.

I usually go to B&Q to get Dulux paint mixed but when I walked in last week I was confronted by B&Q's new flagship paint partnership Valspar. The Dulux colour charts were still on display so I chose my colour and went to the counter to have it mixed. Now normally at the mixing counter you can wait for ages and be ignored by no end of staff but unusually this time I was met straight away by a member of staff. This quickly became two members of staff so I told them what I wanted and they scanned the colour chart. At no point was I aware that B&Q no longer mix Dulux paint. I thought my paint being mixed was Dulux.

I bought Valspar paint. Was told it was really good. I'm afraid it was shocking, much to my disappointment. I can't fault B&Q for their customer service. It was fantastic. I was refunded my money. But my husband had already painted living room and dining area. Doesn't go on well. Came up all different colours. Only got this mixed as they have stopped mixing Dulux. Why bring back Dulux? Best paint ever. Why do shops do this -- change what's good? We will never buy Valspar again. Unhappy household.

I needed to buy some paints for different rooms in my new house. I was going to buy Dulux Endurance as I knew this brand and was really happy with it. I had to do other purchases for DIY and started to shop at B&Q, I tumble across Valspar paint which I had never heard of. The sale assistant was very good in convincing me about the great advantages of that paint: over 2 million colors, choice between two options: Standard washable and Premium scrubbable, good price. I found exactly the colors I wanted for my rooms, but I wanted to check on Dulux first as I knew the brand so I went to Homebase where they still mix Dulux Endurance paint. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the color I wanted to in the very limited choice of color Dulux offers on their mixing paint. Therefore, I took the risk with Valspar. I spent a lot of money as I had a few rooms to do. I bought Premium and Standard for walls & ceilings and Standard for Wood.

Like others, we were dazzled by the big display of Valspar at B&Q. And the colour mixing. So we decided it must be better than Dulux, which is really pretty good if one can't get Pratt & Lambert, which is not available in the UK. (I used P&L almost exclusively in the US. Sigh.) Anyway, I painted my office six days ago. It is a small room, thank goodness, and one entire long wall has built-in bookshelves. Still, it took two coats to almost cover, and the paint dripped everywhere, but worst of all, it smells. It is horrific. I could not spend any time in my office at all the first three days. And that after having a large window open virtually night and day.

My local B&Q will only mix the Valspar paint now. I was painting one wall in a mixed blue. The color great, the paint terrible. It bubbled, would not cover, there was an uneven sheen - some parts dull, some with a sheen. It was a silk mix. After a week or two I had to have a Dulux paint mixed up which although not as nice a color went on a treat. I also had a satin paint mixed up the same color as a Dulux satin paint I had used over a number of years. This again has always felt nice and smooth to the touch. The Valspar was rough to touch and had no sheen. Back to Dulux from now on.

I have been a painter and decorator for about 10 years now and my job has taken me from small rooms that require a quick job to the heights of really big projects. I have not signed into any other forums but I feel compelled to due to my recent experience with Valspar silk 'paint and primer.' I have dealt with a range of paints, from the very low quality to the seriously over priced for no apparent reason just because you have the money to... This particular project the customer decided on the paint. I had not used Valspar, but since it was BNQ new flagship paint I was not too skeptical as Dulux done well.

I went to B&Q to get Dulux paint mixed and was surprised to see the station had been replaced by Valspar- tbh I had never heard of this brand but was initially dazzled by the choice. Eventually I decided to go for 'marmalade magic' which although not a very dark colour it is bright and vibrant so I expected that it would require 2 coats on my newly plastered and primed wall.

We were not paid in full for applying a new epoxy floor at their Louisville, KY plant. Being a small contractor, it has put us out of business. They are such a big company that they just wore us down to where we could not fight for our payment anymore. We do not recommend buying any of their products being they treat contractors like us this way. There is nothing wrong with the floor we DID.

Worst paint I have ever used, and the professional firm i employed to decorate have said they will never use this product again. 3 walls were done with Dulux with no problem... this fourth (a feature wall) was a beautiful color... but... bubbled became sticky and gummy on application - after following all correct procedures... 8 hours later still not dry. When decorator tried to do second coat - it started to lift off. Decorator came back two days later to remedy the lumps and bubbles and apply normal emulsion in same shade. Valspar paint uk customer service is worst example of customer care i have come across. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT.

I have been using Valspar for the last 15 years. This is the first time I EVER had paint bubble up and take the other paint off the ceiling. The paint was bubbling and peeling all over we had to peel and resheetrock the ceiling. This is horrible. I am returning the wall paint too. I am afraid to use it on my walls.

I was also attracted to the beautiful range of Valspar colour cards and I purchased a tester pot of my desired colour at my local B&Q. I Could see immediately that the tester pot colour looked nothing like the colour card, it was several shades lighter, and more turquoise than blue. The staff member assured me that this was because the paint was wet and that after two coats, the colour would be the same as the card but it really isn't anything like it at all. I don't think he mixed it incorrectly, I could see that he followed all the instructions. I think the colours are just wrong and that there isn't enough pigment in the paint. I was so pleased to have found the perfect shade but I now have no confidence in this product at all.

I am a decent painter. I have painted a lot of walls, trims, doors and cabinets. I bought Valspar Signature paint and primer and I am so disappointed with the paint. I first painted some trim and no it did not cover with the first application. I had to go back and paint it again.. and again to get a solid coverage. The paint has floaters of teflon and that is not acceptable. After painting the trim we started painting kitchen cabinets using a spray gun. We had done all the preparations prior to starting to paint. We cleaned everything, sanded everything, taped what we didn’t want paint on. We cannot use this paint with the spray guns that we have. The paint has the chunks floating in it so it clogs up the paint guns. We have used flotrol and thinner... nothing we have done makes this paint anything but a big waste of time!!

This paint takes several coats to cover Even though it is so thick. The thickness does not help the coverage, it actually makes it worse because every single brush stroke is visible. Very frustrating to use this stuff. I have tried it several times and each it has been highly disappointing. I used it to repaint my white trim, bought the premium white Valspar with primer and it took 4 coats for even coverage. This should not be for an already painted surface of the same color.

I have used Valspar for years without any problems. Always Inside Semi Gloss. I bought 2 gallons of Valspar Reserve to paint the bathroom, at $49.99 per gal.. To be fair it did cover in one coat. I mounted a hanger on the closet door a day or two after paint felt dry to the touch. Wife wanted a different hanger 2 months later. No problem, I thought. Removed the hook and filled the hole with wood filler. Then the problem started. Of course I had to sand the area and "feather" the paint around the wood filler so as to paint over the area and blend in the new paint. The Valspar paint could not be sanded, I tried course paper and fine to very fine paper, but the paint only peeled off of the door. It was like peeling dry skin from your sunburned back. The paint is rubbery and can not be feathered to a fine edge so a cover coat can hide a sanded area. Not a recommended paint!!!

Valspar reserve is paint and primer in 1 and is supposed to cover any wall in 1 coat. Well guess what someone at the factory is a damn liar. My kitchen was a very very light shade of yellow and I covered it with white and after 3 coats my kitchen is now white and at 50 bucks a gallon at Lowe's it got expensive.

After sanding, cleaning and undercoating my woodwork with Ronseal One Coat Primer & Undercoat I applied 2 coats of the Valspar product. Some of the woodwork was given a third and fourth coat. I was really appalled at the the dull matt chalky finish. I have been in contact with Valspar and to cut a long story short I took the paint into the B&Q store where I purchased it so the Valspar rep could test it. This was tested on a piece of lining paper which was sitting on the tin when I collected the tin after it was tested.

We used Valspar paint plus primer on our living room and 2 bedroom walls. They were common paneling which we washed/scrubbed with TSP prior to painting as we have been remodeling homes for 20+ yrs. This Valspar product was recommended by Lowe's paint personnel. Soon after/days after having dried we noticed the paint would peel off with the slightest furniture abrasion or even fingernail abrasion. It doesn't simply abrade where the item touches the wall, as it peels away on either side ~1/8" of where the point of contact impact the wall as well, in other words, the paint sticks to itself, better than it sticks to the wall.

Utter rubbish, consistency of water, won't cover the wall. When you can get it on the wall, it goes like glue. Leaves streaks and marks. Don't buy this garbage. Stick to a decent brand - DULUX all the way.

After finding Valspar matt premium emulsion excellent, I thought I’d try the silk. What a mistake that was. This paint is seriously awful. It picks up previous coatings and refuses to cover even after 4 coats. You might as well throw jelly at the wall. Opacity is nonexistent esp in the darker tones. No doubt users (us) will get the blame for something we "didn’t do". Take my advice, avoid this paint.

Decorating two teenage bedrooms recently - one done in Dulux with no smells, the other in Valspar. It's been 3 days now and the fumes are still unbelievable. My son is suffering from headaches and sickness, even putting a Neutrogena deodoriser in the room is not helping. All windows are open all day and night - starting to get worried. Worst paint I have ever used - very wet - very watery, very messy, very 'splashy', and it took 4 coats to get the colour and it takes a ridiculous amount of time to dry. Will never use this again.

I'm a professional decorator for over 32 years. From time to time, some of my customers insist on supplying their own paint. You try and give advice, after all, I did spend 4 years day release at college to get my advanced craft City & Guilds qualifications. I wish paint companies would be open and explain to the public that they make 2 qualities of their paint. Trade and retail. As of all retail paints, the Valspar silk emulsion is rubbish. Why would you pay the services of a professional decorator and then by something that was 3 for the price of 2?

I went into my local B&Q to purchase a Dulux paint. I had previously had a Dulux colour mixed at this B&Q but to my surprise the Dulux range had disappeared and I was told by the B&Q member of staff that the Valspar was a better quality paint. I still had the old Dulux sample card and I wanted to choose the same colour but 2 shades lighter. The B&Q member of staff advised me that they could colour match this colour using the Valspar paint and it would cost 21 for a 2.5 litre tin. I had a quick look around the other colours in the shop in the normal Dulux and Crown range but couldn't find a similar colour so decided to give the Valspar a go.

I bought a tin of premium eggshell from our local B&Q yesterday. I have been restoring and painting furniture for years but as I haven't used this paint before I tried it out on an unused chair rather than risking it on a piece I was going to sell. I was initially impressed, good coverage, the colour I had matched was near perfect, it dried really quickly, and had no smell. However, the finish is not what Brits are used to as eggshell. No smooth finish with a soft sheen. It dries almost flat and has a texture to it. It feels exactly like the chalk paints I use.

With 20 years in the painting, decorative painting, and design industry, I have never had such a bad experience with paint. The paint seems to act as its own solvent. It has terrible coverage, and with each subsequent layer you apply, it breaks down the previous layers. I now have to skim the entire ceiling, re-prime everything and paint it again. I can't believe Lowe's sells such an inferior product. It isn't even just bad watery paint which requires extra layers, it causes damage. What should have been a simple project has now turned into a massive project. I will be sure to tell everybody that I can to avoid this product

I personally work in B&Q myself and I have to say the amount of customers 95% at least don't come back to store until they need more Valspar paint mixed. B&Q staff have tried and tested Valspar paint and if you compare Standard Valspar with Dulux Endurance you will be shocked. Endurance is watery. Dulux defined watery. Science: Valspar is acrylic water-based paint. All paint is slightly washable. Premium is scrubbable and coverage is better value.

Used Valspar for my daughter's bedroom. Colour was fine but coverage wasn't great - had to go back and buy another 2.5 litres (more than usual) so it made it an expensive job. Back to Dulux or Johnstone for me. Concerned with the comments from Paul of Rhyl: "Valspar is emulsion paint which like all emulsions is water based - so yes it's not solvent based. Emulsion never has been! Takes a day to dry!! Stinks!!" I think you're getting mixed up with oil based glosses. Emulsion paint has a low odour and dries completely in 2-4 hours. And you're worried the other reviews are made up!

I usually stick to Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams, but Lowe's was having a deal on all paint and since I was there, I thought I would just get it there... what a mistake! I bought a couple of cans of bright white satin to finish off our trim. The first coat didn't cover anything. I was shocked when it dried. I went on to apply a 2nd coat and a 3rd in some places (doors where it would be noticeable). Finally, two days later, I went back to remove the painter's tape and the paint peeled off with the removal of the tape. HOURS of work and all I had was a mess to show for it. I waited another day to calm myself down and then went to sanding and touching up the areas where the paint had peeled. At this point, it's three days later and when I go to sand, MORE OF THE PAINT PEELS.

We used various types of the Valspar range including the primer (Gold tin), normal interior, bathroom paint, and satin finish wood paint believing it to be the best. B&Qs staff advised us that it was what we needed for our home and our holiday home which needed touching up. So we used it. It's been the most expensive, stressful time trying to get it to cover and not leave patches or streaks. We bought the premium primer based paint for the small lounge of a similar colour. 2 coats later and the patches are terrible.

As with many of your reviewers I went to b & q to purchase my usual Dulux Satinwood to paint some cupboards in my laundry room. Disappointed to find that they no longer mixed Dulux paint. I decided to go with the recommendation of the staff and took Valspar Satin. What a disappointment and waste of time and money. After doing all the correct preparation and several days and several coats later, the paint work can hardly be touched without peeling off completely. In a room that gets hard knocks this is completely unacceptable. It just shows that one should read reviews before purchasing. Not fit for purpose. Don't buy.

Have used this product since it arrived at b&q and I love it. It is not like the old oil or solvent based paint hence a bit different to use but get used to it as ALL paints will be made this way. We have used the emulsion and satin paint at home and at work. The finish has impressed all who have seen it and I happily and with confidence tell people to try it. If you are capable of tying your own shoe laces you can use this paint. It used to take a day for paint to dry and stink, had to stick my nose in the tin to smell this stuff and on what was a nice day was tacking off in an hour. I feel it necessary to provide this information as what I have read on here is rubbish and perhaps dare I say made up. Oh, and we have been in the trade Inc automotive paint for many years.

Bought Valspar silk emulsion. Tried putting this on the prepared walls... What a nightmare. The emulsion is watery, doesn't cover without applying multiple coats and even then the original coat lifts off the surface leaving the walls a complete mess. Went back to B&Q who advised me that the emulsion is non-returnable. My advice is avoid this emulsion like the plague!!!

Was told by B&Q about no longer stocking Dulux paint mixing system so decided to try Valspar. This paint is supposed to be for wood? It scrapes!!! Three coats and a days drying time in between each coat. A week later I can still scrape it off. It's like matte emulsion. Never had a problem with dulux satinwood either from the shelf or mixed. I'm looking at homebase to see if they have the dulux paint mixing system cos this rubbish is a waste of time, effort and money.

I peeled my 70 year old front door using a heat gun, which took around 6 hours. I then sanded it smooth and went over everything with a scraper to reveal all the details in the front paneling. I then sprayed the front with primer. All of these steps to make this old door look like new. Then I decided to use a pint of Valspar premium latex paint for the topcoat. After opening the can and painting for a few minutes I noticed that the paint had chunks of latex floating around in it. So I had to run to the store to get a paint strainer and strain the chunks out which didn't completely work. After two horrible looking coats I decided to thin the paint slightly and try using a high density foam roller to try to even it out.

I purchased the Valspar 1 litre paint, convinced by their alluring colour ranges - forget it. I am deeply upset. I thought it had something to do with me but after reading the reviews I realise it was the rubbish quality of the paint. I had to paint the wall at least 4 times to get an even coverage. As a professional Interior designer I paint on a regular basis - this product will never be used by me again and I will continue to tell people not to use it if they ask for a recommendation from me. I actually bought a white paint but will be taking that back too. I experienced the peeling effect too as one reviewer claimed it peeled off when removing masking tape. Good quality tape too! Never again... I'll get a refund for the white paint and I hope for the pink one as well. Sad, very sad - a pricey and time wasting experience.

I'm a professional interior designer and I have extensive experience with painting. I'm also a DIYer and I decided to give Valspar a try for the first time to paint one room to apply over existing clean latex painted walls. Purchased Valspar matte interior latex at Lowe's... It applied VERY unevenly with a roller, roller marks everywhere and had a weird lumpy viscosity. Once dried, texture was rough, it looked like I had backrolled when it was tacky even though that was not the case. Second coat was even worse... PAINT WOULD NOT STICK TO ITSELF!! It would bead up as if it were oil and bubbled up everywhere.

The paint was very strong in odour and affected my chest. It also went on very patchy and never seems to fully dry, meant to be washable but don't fancy trying it out.

Well according to the employees at B&Q Valspar is a brilliant paint but as soon as I painted the halls I would agree. But apparently when you leave the paint for a couple of days the pigment changes and the paint goes from grey to brown. Please avoid this paint. Not worth the 50 pounds we paid for it so in the end I would say that this paint has let us down. Just go and buy deluxe cheaper and at least the color doesn't change. If you have had the same result please reply.

My painter must have naively purchased this rubbish paint from B&Q just last week. Not only is the colour wrong but this paint smells awful. Also, the humidity in my house has risen by 25% and all the bread went moldy over these couple of days he was painting - another first. Fits with your description of watery quality and not drying out properly. So, I discover now that this US product most likely contains toxic substances ('VOCs') that I am now breathing in. It should be tested in a lab for this. Fine idea by B&Q. Avoid!!

I was given a voucher by a chap in B&Q and told they have stopped mixing the Dulux because of the amount of complaints received on the colour matching side of things. So FOUR coats later I am still left with a streaky, multi tone wall. I think the paint is mainly water. It looks more like a water painting!! By this time I have run out of paint - was told by the B&Q guy it would only need one coat as it was the premium paint. So off I went to Homebase (where I received exceptional customer service) to colour match the Valspar in Dulux. One coat later and it looks 1,000 times better already - will be doing a further coat as painting you would expect. But I am so angry with B&Q because the new carpets are now down so I have had to buy plastic sheets and risk the drips!! Funny thing is that the previous room I had painted was with Dulux and I was very impressed with the coverage of the bold colour having so much depth. I shouldn't have been tempted by the voucher!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND YOUR TIME - AVOID!!!

I bought two 5 Litre tins of paint - standard vinyl silk emulsion. When the paint tins were opened there was quite a bit of water sitting on the top - the paint was thoroughly mixed and then applied to the walls - the first coat did go on a bit patchy but we thought it would dry fine then the second coat would fill in all the "missing bits and a third coat would sort it all out and it would be fine. However on applying the second coat (yes the first had dried adequately - overnight) the second coat started to rip up the first coat and we were left with a very nasty mess on the walls. I took the tins back to B&Q who rang the customer services line who in turn emailed me and said they would test the batch numbers that had been given - so I awaited another email which I received today and it is posted below for you all to see:

Valspar silk vinyl - Paint has been on a week and is still tacky. Having read other reviews am concerned that it may never dry properly. 3 coats applied on white wallpaper. Appears to have dried on previously emulsioned plaster. Should I put all the furniture back or is there something I could do to rectify this problem? Please advise.

I purchased Valspar paint for the interior trim inside my house. It was the glossy type with primer. I did the required sanding to slightly roughen up the surface for good adhesion. It took me 4 coats of this paint to even cover my surface due to the fact it was so thin. Then I noticed that it had a tendency to run. Then since I did not catch all the runs in time due to so many, I had to let my paint dry, sand it out and repainted those areas.

I have been a professional decorator for 39 years and previously a Dulux Select Decorator, and do a lot of high end work. I have been using valspar premium (gold tin) for over a year now and would not touch Dulux again. The coverage is second to none, I have coated a canary yellow bedroom with valspar ink blue and it went in one coat, however best practice is always at least 2 coats. The durability is great. It cleans without leaving a white residue, and spreads or flows off the brush with ease. Dulux or crown retail paints don't compete with valspar premium. I have never had issues with flaking or excess splatter, good quality tools and techniques are key. If care is not taken when using masking tape or using a high tack tape, you may get seepage which can cause any paint to peel or perforated edge effect. I have no affiliation with valspar, and all my customers have been more than happy with the results.

Used this product based on the ratings and found that it was not as good as advertised. I found that it runs and had to actually use three coats. I've actually found that Sherman Williams is running a sale. I've decided to go with their brand of cashmere.

Bought Valspar eggshell with primer at Lowe's. Painted whole house except laundry room. 5 gallons, with a little left over. Loved the color. Bought 1 gallon for laundry room and closets....took whole gallon to do 1 coat in small laundry room. We have very long hallway...my grands love sliding on hardwood floors but every touch on the wall leaves marks. Not good! Was told this was washable....it is not! Was told it would be resistant to most all scuffs and rubbing against even hand prints as long as the hands were not greasy. It is not! I love the color but the paint sucks. We just moved in a week ago and I already see nightmares ahead.

I just finished painting a kitchen ceiling and walls with Valspar Signature Semi-Gloss. When I used a brush to do the edges, it left brush strokes which I could only cover by using a roller. When I rolled the walls, it didn't cover good at all. I had to put 3 coats all over to hide the same white color. The paint was dripping all over the place too. It seemed runny when I mixed it up and then got gummy if I went over areas twice. I was not happy at all with Valspar paint.

Went to B&Q to buy some paint only to find that they now only mix Valspar paint. "Not a problem" I thought as they have a huge range, it must be good stuff for the Buyers at B&Q to replace Dulux with this. It is also a little more expensive than Dulux, again "not to worry" I thought, mixed paint usually is a little more expensive. The chap did a great job, exact match, bravo computer mixer thingy! I get home, I pour the paint into roller tray, "bit thin" I think. So I pour it back and give it a stir. STILL THIN!!....Consistency of cream, cheap cream at that. Well I can't return it, as it is mixed and I did like the color....4 COATS LATER it looks as good as 2 Coats of DULUX. What on earth were the buyers at B&Q thinking??? They have either a) been thrown a back hander; b) taken leave of their senses, and been thrown a back hander; c) Valspar sales people plied them with huge quantities of booze prior to the sales pitch then gave them a back hander; or d) I am sure that no untoward things happened between Valspar and B&Q. But honestly WTF!!! Steer clear of Valspar.

I found Valspar interior latex to be significantly thinner than other comparable paints--even more so than Sutherland's in-store brand, Golden Glow. Valspar offered very poor coverage (requiring multiple applications) & was difficult to use because of running. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

Paint peels off kitchen cabinets. It's like silicone caulk, never dries, tacky! (Been months). They claim I didn't prep proper! I washed + lightly sanded! Valspar said in the beginning when I suspected a problem that it would take a week due to color! My kitchen is ruined! I worked a week of my vacation painting! The can says its paint and PRIMER! I ever ever painted anything and had it peel like sunburn skin, one little bump and off it comes!

Bought this from B&Q as no longer mixing Dulux. I was told it was a premium paint costing 27 quid for 2.5l tin. I have used Dulux, Crown Berger, Leyland and B&Q paint, but this Valspar I could not work with. It was so runny most of it landed on the floor before I could get to the wall and I gave up after half an hour and took it back where they gave me a refund. I have been painting for 27 years.

Valspar cover and go latex trim paint - Too much headache. The paint did not perform as described. Brush strokes bleeding thru, just not worth time and effort, not to mention the money spent on the product!

My experience with Valspar's Reserve exterior paint was no better than the other reviewers' comments about interior paint projects. I was painting wood siding over almost identically colored Sherwin Williams paint used about 15 years ago. The Valspar paint was watery, making it a constant battle to avoid drips and runs. It didn't cover well--3 coats were necessary despite the fact that what I was painting over was almost identically colored. The paint came off with the masking tape, and the paint layer itself, even with 2 or 3 coats is very thin. There is no way this paint is going to last. Frankly, selling this paint as premium paint is fraudulent, in my opinion.

I recently purchased Valspar emulsions at the local B & Q as they no longer mix dulux paints. They matched the colour from a Dulux colour card. The price was about the same, but the quality is not. I was a bit suspect after opening it and gave a good mix. It's so thin in viscosity. I have been a painter and decorator for many years. The viscosity is more like fence paint. I carried on first coat, was rubbish. Sometimes first coats can act strange so I carried on four coats later, still rubbish. This was a bright orange on a previous white wall. In my experience I would expected it to cover in 3 coats.

On went the first coat and all we could see were streaks/see thrus all over the place. After 24 hours, it looked better, having dried. To be sure, we gave it another 48 hours, so we could finish up on the weekend. The second coat went on and after 4 hours, tested to see if the paint was dry and begin to remove the tape from around the windowsills.

I don' think it's the brand, it's the base that's the problem. I've used Valspar, Benjamin Moore, and Sherwin Williams. I've done everything right and the paint is problematic from the get go. My dad who's had lots of experience says he's never had these problems with oil based paint.

Just finished painting my room 2 coats of Crown white base coat then 2 coats of Valspar top coat. Left the paint to dry overnight and in the morning proceeded to remove the masking tape on the edges of the room where I didn't want painted. The Valspar paint peeled away from the wall. You can see in my photos that the undercoat managed to stay on the wall but the Valspar paint peeled away and had an elastic skin like texture. 1 month on and the skin like texture remains. Valspar's advice was to sand the edges, implying that the paint would be flaky like normal paint but sanding the edges simply blistered the paint and left grubby marks on the surface. Valspar informed me that they tested the paint and "This is NORMAL". Has anyone else had this happen. I've used Dulux, Crown and many other brands of paint with the masking tape on the edges technique and this has never happen? What kind of NORMAL paint can't stick to walls!

8x8x8 ft bedroom. Primed with Valspar and then used 2 gallons of Signature and 1 gallons of Reserve paint and I still have light spots on walls. A weekend job turned into a 2 week job. Almost 200 dollars in paint. Talked to Lowe's about it. They gave me Valspar sales rep number waiting for them to call back. Do not recommend to anybody.

I took the plunge and decided to buy Valspar from B&Q, the range of colours decided it for me. I read a lot of bad reviews about this paint, but figured I would find out for myself. I had a newly skimmed dining room, all fresh plaster and gave it a couple of coats of crown white emulsion. I opened my tin of paint, no smell, no stir, just got on and painted my walls. FANTASTIC paint. 1 coat covered, so easy to apply, very little mess, unlike Deluxe and Crown, there was no spray off the roller. You could not tell that I had recently painted, there was no smell. I love this paint, I am very impressed, and I will definitely buy it from now on.

I hired a painter to do my new house. I believed in my mind that your paint would be the best so I really didn't mind pay extra for it nor paying for having the walls washed and primed (also Valspar) - a job that should have taken 2 weeks at the most. Now 4 weeks later I'm still buying paint. I thought it would take 2 coats and 1 gallon a room (the rooms are not that big) - not so. It has taking 2 gals a room on top of Valspar primer 3 coats so far in each room and now today I'm going back to buy more paint (2 gallons). I have wasted my time and money. Also held up from other things getting done so now we are looking at another 30 days just to start moving in... I have never felt so cheated in my life through a company. Needless to say I will never use Valspar again nor will my painter or friend, family or anyone else that will hear what I have to say about this... Thanks for broken dreams and make this the worse nightmare I have ever had.

Spent £70 on the premium Valspar paint at B and Q, cleaned the previously painted walls and put several coats of white on first. When painting the premium paint it's blistering even on originally painted wood covering pipes. Took it back but B and Q won't refund £70 until it's been tested and a fault has been confirmed. I have five days until new suite arrives and at work . Definitely won't recommend Valspar paint or use it again!

Bought this type of paint due to the price and the name Valspar. The paint is very thick and I thought that by being thick and having the name Valspar cover and go, it would be simple cover and go. But I guess looks are deceiving and the term you get what you pay for are so true. Never will buy the paint again. It has taken 4 coats to paint a small apartment size kitchen. Never again. Thanks Valspar for wasting my time.

Used Valspar 2 in 1 on Kitchen walls stripped of wallpaper on the wallboard underneath. Even though Valspar states that this can be used on wallboard or wall stripped of wallpaper IT DOES NOT WORK!!! Tried a roller, pad and then brush on a test wall. Down stroke fine but upstroke clumped or removed parts of the down stroke. WHAT A DISASTER. Had to remove with sponge/water (only some came off) and then cover with white primer to restore to wallboard color. This paint came with a rebate that I never received. Trying to figure out if Lowe’s will refund or whether I have to go directly to Valspar.

I have now broke down in tears over the smell that is so bad I can't even go in my beautiful Art studio. This can't be happening to me. So please read my story and let me tell you what happened. We built this studio with everything new, New drywall, new floor, just everything. And we painted it with Valspar Signature paint. I have been painting interior and exterior for more than 40 years. So I do know what I am doing. I should have just used Benjamin Moore paint. It has been over a year with this horrible smell!!! So I hired two painters to buy Zinsser low Odor oil primer - it did not work. Then repainted with no VOC. Still smell it right though. So I really needed to do a process of elimination.

I first tried Valspar Ultra, with the walls primed and everything under showed. Tried to apply a second coat and nothing. Returned the product and was told at Lowe's I did it all wrong before even asking how I prepped the walls. Was told that there really is no primer in any of the paints and maybe I should try the signature series. I am going back to the store to discuss options with the store manager as it is totally unsatisfactory as to the outcome of the finished product. The ultra white is more of a white wash than a actual paint. For the amount of money paint costs and the amount of work I put into prepping the walls, I expect a product do what it claims. Cover in one coat.

This paint should not even be sold. I had to put on two coats of an almost white, light blue over a white primer for it to cover. There are roller marks and uneven sheen everywhere, despite using a very high quality roller. The dry paint scrapes right off the wall with your fingernail. I'm going to Lowe’s to ask for a refund, and will never buy paint from them again, since the quality of their paint can't be trusted.

We are currently remodeling my house which has been in the family since it was built in 1955. We decided to go with Valspar paint for the convenience since we were at Lowe's for almost everything else. Initially we purchased their Ultra line in semi-gloss and immediately began experiencing several issues with the paint. Each room was primed with the primer recommended by Lowe's and applied with the rollers that were also recommended. The first room was painted in a medium green and the paint didn't go on evenly, leaving areas that looked smeared. A second coat was applied and it did not resolve the problem.

We agreed to make badly needed cubes for my niece's classroom. We are almost finished but the paint is horrible. Valspar said I put the 2nd coat on too soon. I waited the required time. Humidity is at 42% so that is not the problem. Valspar wants me to buy their primer and re-paint. They also said to wait another 24 hrs to see if the spots dry. We are out of time. The first coat went on smooth and looked good. However, you could still see the original primer and it definitely had to have at least two coats. I will NEVER buy Valspar again. They also said it takes a long time for black paint to dry.

Valspar Cover and Go is absolutely the worst, thinnest, awful paint ever. 5 coats won't cover!!!!

After a recommendation from a friend, I tried the Valspar 4000 in a flat finish in two rooms. The first room was the kitchen and I had Lowes mix a gallon from a Sherwin Williams chip. The color was a relative dark mushroom color called Studio Taupe. I was very happy with the results. After it dried thoroughly a couple greasy spots bled through, but this was my fault for not decreasing properly. A quick touch up with a brush fixed the problem. This paint covered the previous bright gold color very well and ended up using much less than I anticipated.

Same as the other post, it took me 3-4 coats and the ** at Valspar requested pictures. Now, who even thinks to stop between coats to take pics not knowing that it would take 4 coats of paint? It's simple. Their product does not do what they claim it does. It doesn't perform. I wouldn't recommend it nor will I ever use it again. A paint job that should have taken only 7-8 gallons of paint took 13 gallons, cost over $300.00 to paint 988 sq ft of house. Do yourself a favor. DON'T waste your time or money.

I am glad some people mentioned this paint is watery and runny. It certainly is. It left streaks and ran. I tried using Valspar to save on the cost of the expense of Sherwin Williams paint, which is thick and does not run or drip and create a mess like Valspar. I am going back to using Sherwin Williams paint.

Painted kitchen ceiling after priming. Used Valspar Ceiling paint with new 3/8 nap roller. After 1st coat, paint left (what I call tire marks) roller marks and start and stop marks in the ceiling. Waited until it dried, no change. Tried 2nd coat with different Lowes roller. After drying, no change. Tried 3 coat with 2nd gallon, after drying, no change. Tried 4 coat with another roller. After drying, no change. Switched to BEHR used less than 1/4 gal looks perfect and like pro job. Used a roller from the same initial batch purchased. Called Valspar, they wanted pictures. Reasonable request but not possible since the job is finished. However, I still had the Valspar cans and they never asked for the lot # or any number on the gal can. Enough said for lifetime warranties.

This product foams severely when applied regardless of type, nap and manufacturer of the roller cover. It does not level well when applied to a horizontal surface and whether applied by brush or Graco TrueCoat Pro II sprayer. The sheen of the coat is uneven and barely semigloss. Drying, even after 3 weeks seems incomplete as the surface will still dent with the touch of a fingernail. I returned a gallon of the same product due to the these same issues and the problems persist.

Bought 10 gallons Signature in advance assuming a gallon plus per room. This crap is watery. Each area needed 2 full coats of "satin" over cream flat we cleaned before. I will not buy paint at Lowe’s again let alone Valspar.

I bought two gallons of Valspar 4000 to freshen my bedroom which was an eggshell white. The color I chose was called Basket in the neutral yellow spectrum but appears bright cream. It took 4 coats to get full coverage and there are still certain areas which look splotchy. I am very disappointed in this product. I have painted many times in my life and have completely remodeled (down to the studs, hanging drywall and painting and never had this problem with any paint I have used in the past).

I have always used Valspar Signature paints and have never had a problem with coverage. Although I have noticed recently that the paint seems not to be as thick as it used to be. Even with the fact that my husband and I are both smokers, the Signature paint always did a good job of covering if I spent the time to wash the walls down. I recently decided to paint a bedroom and was going from a light beige to a light blue color. As always I washed and rinsed the wall before painting. I decided to try the new Valspar Reserve and have to say that I am very disappointed in the coverage. This is the first time in using a Valspar product that I had to apply two coats. With only one coat it dried splotchy and definitely needed a second coat. I will not ever buy the Valspar Reserve again.

I used the new Valspar Reserve purchased from Lowe's to paint my daughter's bedroom. Previously, I had always used Benjamin Moore or Dunn Edwards paint. I found the paint difficult to use and had to do three coats to cover, even though it was a light color. A few month later, I needed to paint my bathroom. I went back to Lowe's and told them my complaint about the Valspar Reserve. They recommended trying the Valspar Signature primer + paint, which I did. My contractor actually did the painting and advised me NEVER to purchase it again. Again, the light color required three coats. While painting the raw wood vanity, the paint kept bubbling. Very dissatisfied. Should have stuck with Benjamin or Edwards.

If I could rate this product/company with a negative 10 stars I would. I was in Lowe's randomly and bought the Valspar primer +paint on a whim (I usually shop at the Depot). The paint was an Easter basket violet for my daughters room in the 4 bedroom house we just started renting in San Diego. We are now literally dealing with a living nightmare. The fumes a month after painting have caused not only fevers in both my children but headaches and nightmares with my daughter. Our 4 bedroom house has turned into a 3 bedroom over the last month. From what I'm reading in posts from other sites is I'm going to have to take her room down to the studs (in a freaking rental!!) that nothing will take that chem smell away. We threw out the paint can or I would be at Lowes this moment screaming at some poor employee. Both my wife and I are desperately trying to look for the receipt to see if there is anything we can do through Lowes.

It's not often I am stuck using Valspar products on a job because I consistently warn customers to not buy it because it constantly fails to perform in the way a premium level paint should. I have been painting steadily for 8 years and on and off for 20+ and outside of Glidden products (which are junk but cheap), Valspar is the second worst paint I have ever used. It fails to cover properly, fails to dry properly, seems to have a bad habit of running and sagging and peels off with tape. When it comes to retail level paints, I generally recommend Behr's Ultra line which is in the same price range and is the opposite end of quality - dries quick, cuts in well and never leaves patchy spots and dots. It's pretty simple - and from a professional painter - do yourself a favor and steer clear of Valspar products. You're only wasting your time and your money and in fact can cause significant damage to your home.

Having been in the paint industry for more than 20 years I have never come across such a low quality paint. Trusting that the Valspar name on the Cover & Go meant quality was a mistake. After spraying the walls and trim 2 times and not getting the coverage I needed I was forced to buy more paint. However rather than buying more of this product I went with the Valspar Ultra and was able to get the coverage needed in 1 coat in a room not yet painted at all. My recommendation: don't try to save a few dollars buying the Cover & Go.

My husband and I have renovated/built/restored several houses over the past few years and I have always used Valspar paints. I was always pleased with the finished product and never had any problems. Last fall we began the restoration of a very old house and once again, I went back to proven products including Valspar paints. I am having a completely different experience this time. Not only does it take two to three coats to cover primed walls, but the paint stretches apart (as it does when you paint latex onto oil based paints). It also comes off. I painted my kitchen cabinets after sanding and priming the doors, and I've had to go back and paint several spots where it's peeled off.

We were painting a window box in our dining room, and were expecting this to be a rather simple job. The wood had previously been stained and we sanded it down to bare wood. My husband applied the first coat following the instructions on the can to a tee. The paint was drying faster than my husband could apply and was leaving brush marks. We waited four hours, and because the brush marks were so severe we tried to lightly sand, at which time the paint balled up and still felt like it was not dry. It was 74 degrees in the house when this project was started.

Purchased 5 liters of standard mixed emulsion paint. This was applied to new wallpaper. It dried very patchy after two coats. Then purchased 2.5 liters of the premium emulsion (same color) and after two more coats it has still dried patchy. Will be going back to Dulux or even B&Q own paint!!!!

This paint doesn't work as it dies back fades fish eyes. It cost my business thousands in losses..

I am on my 2nd gallon to be able to put ANOTHER coat on my walls that were already primed and painted with white. The paint is very uneven. The paint peels when blue tape is taken off. The offensive odor is so toxic smelling that I had to open all doors to the outside. I began getting dizzy and had to go outside to breathe. It is near high 30's here so not very pleasant.

I choose this paint at the recommendation of the sales clerk because it had mildicide in it. Although the new drywall had been primed, it took two coats to cover. Yesterday, the plastic shower curtain near the bottom made contact with the wall and was there for a few hours. When we noticed the situation and went to move the curtain aside, we found it had adhered to the wall. (This was almost two weeks after the wall had been painted.) The paint pulled off the wall in several spots. The spots are not sanding smoothly - the paint is curling and peeling at the edges. This is my experience to-date. I am hoping that I will be able to patch paint.

I have a $40,000 addition on my house. I have been in the construction industry for over 20 years doing commercial and industrial construction. I have gone to school for electrical, plumbing, HVAC and for construction management. My drywall contractor primed my walls using Valspar primer. I painted most of my walls in other rooms with other brands of paint over the top of Valspar primer and they really turned out great. I was in the neighborhood of Lowe's one night and decided to stop and buy some paint for one of my rooms. I told the girl that I want a semi-gloss in latex and showed her the color that I wanted. She gave me Valspar Ultra Paint + Primer. I used this paint to paint my room. There were a few spots on the wall where the paint bubbled.

The "trigger" when depressed is radially moved to depress the valve on the top of the paint container. This rotation does not allow a seal between the trigger stem and the valve on the paint can. Consequently, the paint runs from under the trigger stem into the circular recess on the can's rim. Paint accumulates and when the can is tilted, the paint spills out in the form of drops which wind up on my shoes, the floor and the item being painted. I will stick with Rust-Oleum from now on. PS, I now have paint drops on my concrete.

I purchased furniture along with a fabric protection plan through Guardsman, a business unit of Valspar Corporation. A couch, covered under the fabric protection, has been deemed unrepairable. Per the language in the contract, if the furniture cannot be repaired, it is replaced. The contract states, “Replacement parts or furniture must be ordered through the original retailer where you purchased the furniture. If the retailer has closed since your purchase, you will be given a refund of the original purchase price of the Protection Plan in lieu of replacement of your furniture and the Protection Plan terminates.”

We purchased Valspar Ultra Premium Interior Kitchen and Bath Enamel (base 4) and painted our bathroom in May, 2011. It is now September 2011, and the paint is still not dry. The paint label stated that it would dry in 30-60 minutes. I contacted the company; the person I spoke with ("Katy") was belligerent and argumentative. She said she would check that particular "batch", and call me within a week. She did indeed call back a few weeks later. She said that the paint was fine; if I still have the receipt, I will be reimbursed. I explained that I no longer had the receipt, but my concern was not about the cost of the paint, but what to do with wet bathroom walls. The paint is not wet enough to come off on your hand if touched, but wet enough to leave a fingerprint if touched. She said I would have to get some sort of paint remover, and try to remove it.

I purchased $5,600 in home furnishings from Havertys as well as Guardsman furniture protection plan. I filed for the furniture to be repaired and they will not honor the repairs. I've researched thousands of the same complaints from others against Guardsman. This company is a scam and they have to be stopped.

I purchased a can of primer from Walmart under the Colorplace label (manufactured by Valspar). I painted the primer on my 8 months pregnant daughter's walls and became very sick - vomiting and headaches. I put on masks and later painted 2 layers of the paint over. The primer smelled so bad, toxic and my eyes burned. I left it well ventilated for four days before calling Walmart. They referred me to the paint manufacturer, they told me to paint over it again. I went back into the room and started to paint. I got very sick right away. I closed up the room and called the pros the next day.