KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon vs BEHR Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Enamel Paint, 5 Gallon
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The BEHR Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Enamel Paint, 5 Gallon is $80.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — interior primer against interior paint — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon vs BEHR Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Enamel Paint, 5 Gallon
KILZ
KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon
$89.00
A water-based primer, which is the important limitation: it seals light stains and gives topcoat adhesion, and it will not block heavy water, smoke or tannin stains -- those need a shellac or oil primer.
Full details →BEHR
BEHR Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Enamel Paint, 5 Gallon
$169.00
Coverage is quoted at 250 to 400 sq ft per gallon, and the low end is the honest one over a colour change or bare drywall -- a 5 gallon pail covers about 1,600 sq ft in two coats.
Full details →Who the KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon is for
Buy it if: Bare drywall, patched walls and colour changes before a finish coat.
Avoid it if: Heavy water, smoke or tannin stains, which need a shellac-based primer instead.
Who the BEHR Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Enamel Paint, 5 Gallon is for
Buy it if: Whole-room and whole-floor repaints where buying by the pail is cheaper than by the gallon.
Avoid it if: Small touch-ups, and anyone painting over bare drywall or a dark colour without priming first.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 12 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | KILZ 2 All-Purpose Interior Latex Primer, 5 Gallon | BEHR Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Enamel Paint, 5 Gallon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $89.00 | $169.00 |
| Base | Water-based latex | Acrylic latex |
| Coverage | 300 to 400 sq ft per gallon | 250 to 400 sq ft per gallon |
| Dry time to touch | About 30 minutes | About 1 hour |
| Recoat | About 1 hour | About 4 hours |
| Cleanup | Soap and water | Soap and water |
| Container size | 5 gal | 5 gal |
| VOC content | Less than 50 g/L | Less than 50 g/L |
| Warranty | Manufacturer satisfaction guarantee | Manufacturer satisfaction guarantee |
| One-coat coverage | About 1,750 sq ft per pail | not published |
| Sheen | not published | Eggshell |
| Stain blocking | Light stains only | not published |
| Two-coat coverage | not published | About 1,600 sq ft per pail |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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