Valspar Reviews

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.