Valspar or Johnstone's?

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Is there a clear winner which is better paint quality for colour matching? I tend to see Johnstone's reccomended more often than Valspar, but if there isn't much in it I have gift vouchers for B&Q... I'm wanting F&B and Little Greene colour matches.

I have just done my DC bedroom in valspar and it’s crap, it’s been on the walls for 3 months and already it’s marked and needs touching up, I’m seriously unimpressed with it.
I have little Greene elsewhere and it’s brilliant, goes on easily and easy to wipe down, I wish I’d splashed out for that instead.

We got valspar few years ago and it's shit. Really poor coverage, streaky finish. Needed about 3 coats. There's a reason it's cheap.

Now we go to the Dulux trade place and it's £££ but the paint is just brilliant.

Baldpate is the one that had a preservative problem a while back isn’t it? People had huge problems, stripping back and redecorating because after a while the paint reeked of fish and B&Q weren’t that helpful.

Valspar!

I’ve always found Valspar really good. Really good coverage, and durable. And nice to paint with.

Johnstone's trade paint is excellent used for years. With all paints there is a difference between what you buy in B&Q and the trade version

Johnstone's is brilliant at colour matching. I use the Online Decorating Centre. Excellent service.

This is probably a stupid question, but if I go to a shop that sells Johnstone's with a colour match service, is that the same as trade paint? There is a shop that sells it locally. Or maybe I should just order online?

Ask them. It has Johnstone's trade on the tin

Just had our hall painted the decorator told us to go to Johnstone’s we have a small trade centre. We found the staff very knowledgeable too.

Not Valspar, it's seriously crap.

Love valspar!

Just Google Valspar. Its honestly awful paint.

Valspar, but only if you get the premium finish.

Johnson’s without a doubt. Valstone pant is rubbish!

Johnstones by a mile. You won’t find many pros recommending Valspar.

Valspar had an awful reputation for the smell thing mentioned above. Possibly better now but I had a tin of their undercoat that was literally like painting with milk.

How does Tikkurila compare???

Avoid Valspar like the plague. Awful coverage

I bought the premium (v700) Valspar paint and I was shocked at just how poor the coverage was. The colour matching was also so appalling we managed to get a refund on it as the manager agreed it was obviously a mistake.

I stick to dulux easycare range now. Can be scrubbed for any marks.

We have Valspar in two rooms, not the colour matched ones but no problem with them marking and streaky finish. We had a decorator do it for us though so that might have made a difference. He didn't like putting it on as it took an age to dry but there is no problem with the end result.