Comments on: Product Review: Aura Paint by Benjamin Moore.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:34:54 +0000

We recently used Aura paint in our kitchen in dining room. The color is a dark red called Caliente. I love the color, and the paints dries giving a good finish that is easy to wipe down for splatters and hand prints, important for a kitchen. However, I also painted a bench with this same paint for the entryway. The paints covered well, and I am pleased with how it looks, but it seems even after two weeks to have a “tacky” feeling as if it has not and never will truly dry completely. Has anyone else experienced this? I feel like I should spray some sort of clear finish on it to cover it and prevent dings, but I don’t know what to use that will adhere and not ruin the color clarity.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:29:21 +0000

I have been using Benjamin Moore paints for the last 30 years or so and have been very satisfied until now when I tried the new Aura line. I bought the special Aura rollers and painted the ceiling and walls. The walls came out fine, but the ceiling was a disaster! The paint set up so rapidly on the ceiling that it left areas that had a very heavy “orange peel” or wrinkle texture. These areas were very obvious and was very annoying to see on a freshly painted room. I had contacted Benjamin Moore, but they were not interested, so I went back to the paint store and found that there is an additive for the Aura to slow down the drying. I wish they would have told me this when I bought the paint! I had to apply a skim coat of spackle on the entire ceilings to fill all the nooks and crannies, sand it and the repaint with different paint.

To me, I would never use the Aura again and as far as Benjamin Moore goes, I have always been happy with their “Regal” line, but since they had no interest in my problem, I will most like switch to Sherman Williams. Sometimes a little customer support can go a long way.

By: Jamie Sanford

Jamie Sanford — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:15:42 +0000

Maxine, I am lucky that our ceilings, albeit high, are not so high that I can’t reach all the way up the walls. I would not want to actually paint the ceiling though.

I wanted to paint the dining room but I’m having issue with the fact that one of the walls runs down the stairs and our the door so I wouldn’t know where to stop painting.

By: Maxine

Maxine — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:09:06 +0000

We live in a small Victorian house built in 1838 and either use Farrow & Ball or Little Greene Paint Company, both of which offer traditional, historic English paint colours and low fumes. I do my own painting, although I struggle with high ceilings!