Comments on: Colour me green (Day 340)… http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: teresa http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-12150 teresa Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:54:42 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-12150 I just painted with aura. I loved it. low voc, pricy, covered beautifully and any benji moore colors can be mixed into aura I just painted with aura. I loved it. low voc, pricy, covered beautifully and any benji moore colors can be mixed into aura

]]> By: SP http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11824 SP Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:43:34 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11824 I have experience with the no VOC paint. The best one, also the most expensive $46 a can, is at Rona. It is like butter, the least expensive is CIL and you can get it for about $30 a can at Home Despot, maybe other places too. So but here it the kicker thing the lady at HD told me, as soon as you add colour to noVOC paint it is nolonger noVOC it is low VOC. So my tiny shot of whatever makes my almost white walls, not quite white screwed it all up. So serious colour may be difficult, but I would ask the RONA people as that paint seemed more sophisticated. I have experience with the no VOC paint. The best one, also the most expensive $46 a can, is at Rona. It is like butter, the least expensive is CIL and you can get it for about $30 a can at Home Despot, maybe other places too. So but here it the kicker thing the lady at HD told me, as soon as you add colour to noVOC paint it is nolonger noVOC it is low VOC. So my tiny shot of whatever makes my almost white walls, not quite white screwed it all up. So serious colour may be difficult, but I would ask the RONA people as that paint seemed more sophisticated.

]]> By: Michael http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11813 Michael Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:42:50 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11813 Farrow & Ball offers low-VOC water-based paints. I had my apt painted by my landlord paint my walls a horrendous color, and to add to that, I couldn't even sleep in the place for about a week because of the fumes. (Plus, it's a bachelor.) I re-painted it with Farrow & Ball. Zero smell. It's pretty expensive, but completely worth it. Farrow & Ball offers low-VOC water-based paints. I had my apt painted by my landlord paint my walls a horrendous color, and to add to that, I couldn’t even sleep in the place for about a week because of the fumes. (Plus, it’s a bachelor.) I re-painted it with Farrow & Ball. Zero smell. It’s pretty expensive, but completely worth it.

]]> By: andrew http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11783 andrew Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:28:32 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11783 We're using the Benjamin Moore ecospec and it looks great on the walls. As I recall, when we bought it, it was even cheaper than the regular stuff. A strange, but welcome bonus! We’re using the Benjamin Moore ecospec and it looks great on the walls. As I recall, when we bought it, it was even cheaper than the regular stuff. A strange, but welcome bonus!

]]> By: Ali http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11765 Ali Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:46:43 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11765 We're using Bio Paint http://www.bioproducts.com.au no VOCs, working great so far, looks gorgeous. Plus, for colours you have a base tin and then little pigment tins, so you can mix yourown colours - they have charts that show percentages to use. But I guess you don't want to ship paint from Australia! We’re using Bio Paint
http://www.bioproducts.com.au
no VOCs, working great so far, looks gorgeous.

Plus, for colours you have a base tin and then little pigment tins, so you can mix yourown colours - they have charts that show percentages to use.

But I guess you don’t want to ship paint from Australia!

]]> By: Clare http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11759 Clare Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:40:19 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11759 I don't know about paints, but I have a suggestion for the paint brushes: If you're stopping for a while, but plan to paint more with the same brush and the same color, wrap it in plastic wrap (if you have any!) and stick it in the freezer. It's still wet when it defrosts! I don’t know about paints, but I have a suggestion for the paint brushes: If you’re stopping for a while, but plan to paint more with the same brush and the same color, wrap it in plastic wrap (if you have any!) and stick it in the freezer. It’s still wet when it defrosts!

]]> By: GJR http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11758 GJR Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:26:17 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11758 How do you clean the brushes & rollers without rinsing them off? I've always wondered this, because I've heard that you're not supposed to get paint in the drains, but I don't know what the alternative is. How do you clean the brushes & rollers without rinsing them off? I’ve always wondered this, because I’ve heard that you’re not supposed to get paint in the drains, but I don’t know what the alternative is.

]]> By: Shane Robinson http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11743 Shane Robinson Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:03:19 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11743 After using a few different eco-brands my girlfriend and I have settled on Yolo. We experienced many other brands, such as Safe-Coat, bubbling on the wall, especially when applied via spray. They have a great selection of "real" earth tones. Enjoy. http://www.yolocolorhouse.com/ After using a few different eco-brands my girlfriend and I have settled on Yolo. We experienced many other brands, such as Safe-Coat, bubbling on the wall, especially when applied via spray.

They have a great selection of “real” earth tones. Enjoy.
http://www.yolocolorhouse.com/

]]> By: waterreflecting http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11742 waterreflecting Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:36:44 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11742 We've used AFM Safecoat to paint a bathroom and our son's nursery. We had custom colours mixed both times, and have been very pleased with the results. It depends on the colour, but we were surprised to learn that it is often the pigment that adds the "voc" and so lighter colours are often better. We’ve used AFM Safecoat to paint a bathroom and our son’s nursery. We had custom colours mixed both times, and have been very pleased with the results. It depends on the colour, but we were surprised to learn that it is often the pigment that adds the “voc” and so lighter colours are often better.

]]> By: Jenn http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/03/colour-me-green-day-340/#comment-11739 Jenn Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:40:01 +0000 http://greenasathistle.wordpress.com/?p=910#comment-11739 I've used Benjamin Moore Eco-Spec, and it goes on nicely and covers well. They have a new line out called Aura, which is low VOC and self-priming (eliminating the need to buy/apply a separate primer). It's pricey but I think once you factor in the price of buying primer it kind of evens out. I’ve used Benjamin Moore Eco-Spec, and it goes on nicely and covers well. They have a new line out called Aura, which is low VOC and self-priming (eliminating the need to buy/apply a separate primer). It’s pricey but I think once you factor in the price of buying primer it kind of evens out.

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