If your summer projects involve a fresh coat of paint in or around your home, the expert testers at Consumer Reports have you covered. They’ve brushed and rolled on dozens of gallons from the top brands, revealing which ones give you the most bang for your buck and brush.
Lilly Carrera from Consumer Reports explained the testing process: “The amount of prep work that goes into it is a lot. We actually have to prep all the paint boards; we have to cut them to size, and then we have to mark them off.”
When the samples are ready, testers run exterior paints through a mildew resistance test and a weathering test to see how well they stand up to the elements after years of exposure. These samples are left on CR’s roof for three years, which simulates nine years on a home. They’re tilted south to amplify the sun’s …