Paint 'by the numbers' to get the best results

When it comes to painting the home exterior, aesthetics drive most decisions, but you shouldnt ignore the math when choosing your paint. Thats the advice of the Paint Quality Institute, a leading authority on paints and painting.

Things like cost and coverage rate should be taken into account, but some other numbers are much more important, said Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert at the Institute.

She said that knowingly or unknowingly every paint job involves three key numerical decision points:

So, to sum up, if you want the best results with your home painting, choose a top quality 100 percent acrylic latex coating, and consider using one that functions as both a primer and paint. Youll complete your work in a shorter amount of time, and your new paint job will last a lot longer.

For more information on every aspect of home painting, visit the Paint Quality Institutes new website at http://www.paintquality.com, or check out blog.paintquality.com.

Since 1989, The Paint Quality Institute has been educating people on the advantages of using quality interior and exterior paints and coatings. The Paint Quality Institute's goal is to help educate consumers, contractors and designers by providing information on the virtues of quality paint as well as color trends and decorating with paint through a variety of instructional platforms and conferences, and traditional and new media vehicles.

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Paint 'by the numbers' to get the best results