Emerald Urethane VS Benjamin Moore Advance
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- Опубликовано: 25 сен 2021
- Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane and Benjamin Moore Advance duke it out in a five-round bout. This fight will determine which has the best durability, workability, coverage, versatility and dry time. ROUND 1 FIGHT!
We used Advance on our cabinets. Applied using brush and foam roller. Finish was flawless we get so many compliments.
This was so helpful! Thank you!!
After using Advance several times with excellent results I bought a Purdy Nylox brush and now my results are even better. It's like they were made for each other.
They are not the same. You need to compare Ben Moore Cabinet Coat to emerald urethane. Emerald is a urethane acrylic and advance is a alkyd resin that cleans up with water. Compare apples to apples. There are several brands of urethane acrylics that are a lot better than emerald. Brands such as Richard’s Farrell Calhoun Kelly Moore just to name a few . Sherwin is a great marking company and an average paint manufacturer.
I have used the Advance Satin on kitchen cabinets. Ben Moore’s tech service is not allowed to veer away from the 16 hour re- coat window however it re-costs perfectly around 6 hours for 2 coat application in one day. I’ve used PPG’s Speedhide WB Alkyd as it states 24 hour re-coat. I’ve applied the second coat after 6 hours with excellent results. This worked well for me. You make the call on your projects. I prefer both of these over the SW Emerald. Just my preference…
My opinion is that Emerald Urethane is way ahead in versatility and I like that it is more workable directly out of can for brushing doors and trim and doesn’t produce drips. Then, if you want to do cabinets with it, you can add the conditioner for extended open time and better leveling. For people that shy away from the price, I will say that most 3 bedroom homes the trim and doors can be done with one gallon with leftover for touch up, so because of its durability it’s definitely worth the price, and is actually a value, verses using a cheap paint that collects dirt and oil immediately. Urethane will harden enough to never collect oil and dirt.
Advanced is the worst paint for workability that I have ever used. Takes me 3 times longer to paint with, compared with Emerald. Emerald is the best in this category, and since time is money, and I don’t spray, I will not use Advance.
What I think is important to note too with the waterborne hybrids, is they don’t ‘peel’ like most gloss trim paints. You can actually SAND your trim and you won’t get that cheap latex gunk.
DIYer here. Painted some in-place melamine cabinet boxes yesterday with a coat of SW primer and then SW Emerald. The result was as close to a factory finish as I’ve ever been able to achieve. One additional factor is the roller that the SW store employee suggested - mohair. That’s what I’ll be using from now on. Two coats of finish paint is still needed, but this was also as close I’ve come to stopping after one coat. We painted the cabinets in our old house using Behr Marquee - there’s no comparison. SW is light years ahead. I haven’t tried BM Advance, so I can’t speak to that product.
I've used both of these products for years, and they are equal in my book. I currently prefer the Advance because I can get it considerably cheaper.
Best comparison I’ve seen yet. You helped me make up my mind.
I totally agree about dry time! Emerald is my very favorite and I live by it!
Great video. In my experience e as a professional painting contractor who has used both products extensively since they came out, the Advance dries to touch usually within an hour even tough the can states much longer, and if you don't need to sand between coats, you can recoat in 4-6 hours with good results, especially when using white or light colors since they typically dry quicker than darker colors. However, the 2nd coat coverage with Advance is better after an overnight dry if you need to ensure a little better coverage if you are concerned the color you are using won't cover very well (such as is the case with some ultra bright/pastels or vivid pure/clean deeper colors). Also, the advance paint takes about 2-4 weeks to fully cure, which means you especially have to be more careful with it for the first several days. We paint lots of kitchen cabinets using Advance Satin mostly at this point, but we sometimes still use the Ben Moore Satin Impervo (oil) product still which in my opinion is still the superior product of the two if it weren't for the additional odor and clean-up required which is usually something we prefer to avoid both for ourselves and the homeowner.
Thank your for this video as I was trying to figure out which one to use. I eventually went with Advance which I am overly happy with.
Great video my man. Exactly what I was looking for. Keep up the great work.
Will be using Advance on old managers style roll top desk. Great videos, Thanks!!
Thanks for the info. Appreciate expertise as I’m contemplating painting our kitchen cabinets.
Been using Emerald urethane since its debut. It's fantastic in my 20+ year professional opinion, but I can't get it with reliability anymore. SW Stores are constantly out of stock... I do high-end new construction and remodels, so I primarily spray Emerald. A lot of Emerald. (Trim/doors/cabinets/furniture) I only brush/roll trim on the quickie/low end jobs... But I'm gonna give the Advance a try since it's similar and in stock in my area (Pacific Northwest)
So helpful. Thanks!
I use advance on my doors/trims. I love the look of it. Sprayed it on. Things I wish I knew runs like crazy and it takes a year to properly cure. But because of how nice it lays down i will still use it