![]() ![]() I’m sure if you’ve tried to get certain colours from more established brands, they will not have a formula, or advise if you’re cross tinting between bases, as they’ve come across these problems (not all colours can be tinted to certain bases for a plethora of reasons - light fastness, flashing, coverage etc – don’t ask me why I’m not a chemist!). You’re only as good as your last job! I’m sure Valspar will deny that it is anything to do with them, but I think they have over-promised when they say they can match any colour. There are serious problems with Valspar V700 Emulsion! Considering the finish, I’m afraid to say, I’m less than impressed. Especially for a paint which boasts to be made for professionals and demands a premium price. I appreciate this was always going to be a difficult colour to work with, but six coats and a base coat isn’t acceptable. This paint had no coverage at all and it showed a lot of imperfections such as flashing etc. I applied 6 coats, and I still wasn’t happy. The colour is close enough, but the actual paint had no body to it. Valspar boast a superior colour matching service, and all I did was ask them to match a Tikkurila colour for me. With the additional above loss, it’s going to stretch me. So far, I’ve shelled out on their paint, consumables and fuel, plus wasted two days, this takes me to the £400 quoted. I only quoted £400 for the job to start off with!! In fact, I’ve calculated my economic loss to rectify the issue will be about £430 new materials, fuel and consumables, plus additional labour. I’m a professional decorator who’s just had a little issue with Valspar.
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