Customer Reviews for BEHR PREMIUM 1 gal. White Urethane Alkyd Semi-Gloss Enamel Interior/Exterior Paint

I'm a professional painter and have been using this exclusively the last two years and my customers and myself couldn't be happier. Not one client has called about chipping or failing and I offer a year warranty on cabinets after the first 30 days(curing time). Best thing since Ben Moore Impervo oil in my opinion. The ease of latex and the look of oil.

Use white color as it came in the can. Not impressed with color coverage. Took 3-4 coats to totally hide the base coat of primer. And it seemed sticky several days after so made the project of book shelves take longer than expected. Recommended by sales associate but would probably use just plain semi gloss in the future. Not impressed.

Hands down the worst paint coverage I have ever experienced. My kids water colors would have worked better. Plan on 3+ coats for an acceptable job. I will never use again.

Perfect product . The Behr paint are the best brand.

Used this color to refinish cabinets in one of our bathrooms. It is beautiful!

Worst paint I have ever used. It goes on poorly weather sprayed or brushed. It doesn’t flow out and level. It doesn’t dry so it can’t be sanded to get it back to level to recoat. I will never use this again

As others have said, terrible paint. Picture is of inside of cabinet with 1 primer coat and 2 coats of this stuff.

Primered panel doors, painted a coat, let it dry. Painted a second coat and the door looked exactly the same. After one coat the door looks like i never touched it. Shouldve stuck with the SW paint. Paint mixed at HD and mixed b4 use.

Before starting a big project of repainting my old oak kitchen cabinets, I researched a lot about different paints. SW Emerald Urethane was a popular name that came up but was also expensive (according to most people, worth the price tag). However I had previously used Behr Alkyd Enamel in Semi-Gloss to paint brown shutters white and had great success. I decided to go with Behr Alkyd Enamel in Satin (French Silver) for my cabinets and Behr once again was a champ! Super happy with the results!

This paint is great quality. It covers well and is durable. It dries to a smooth finish with a brush and foam roller. I did add some water to allow it to smooth out better. It is slightly tacky after 12 hours still but after a few days it dries to a hard durable finish. The photos are 3 coats on radiata pine cabinet grade plywood from Home Depot. The wood was primed then sanded with 150 grit. Paint was rolled with a 4" foam roller.

Bought this to refinish my solid maple bead board cabinets which needed a facelift. However, this paint was the worse. The paint didn’t lay flat and left a textured orange peel on my cabinets. We’re experienced painters and cabinets were prepped appropriately, used appropriate sprayer tip and sanded in-between coats. $25,000 kitchen cabinets are ruined unless I strip and redo them with a different product. Never seen this happen before with paint.

Not a beginner painter. Used this paint to refinish a bathroom vanity and kitchen cabinets. They suggest not using a foam roller, tried both naps - the foam roller had the least blemishes. I used Kilz primer and sanded between coats. The cabinet doors were stripped with citristrip prior to sanding, priming x2 and painting. The doors had the best coverage with 2 coats. The base of the cabinet was sanded and primed twice then sanded and painted twice. The vanity base could use a third coat.

Love this product - the finish (semi gloss) gives my cabinets a brand new look feel without looking too shiny. Awesome paint. Thanks BEHR.!!

The color is beautiful it’s gorgeous well the finish looks, it different, when I decided to pain the living, I ask my kids for the input, the dry chamomile, I had my doubts but the colors is just amazing,

Great color and coverage

I used this to paint my kitchen cabinets. The coverage was amazing with two coats.

Very expensive but good quality paint

First let me say this. In order to get a great finish you need to do the proper prep work. I have used all the major brands and for the price these Behr trim paints are unbeatable. I have gotten some excellent results with it.

Got this paint for our vanities based on many reviews. The whole "thing" about this paint is: it flows well & levels off, eliminating brush lines. But this wasn’t the case at ALL. We did everything to reduce brush lines. Primer, sand between coats, new paintbrush, watched many tutorial videos on brush technique, etc. Nothing helped. This paint skinned over almost immediately & never leveled out as it dried. We even did 3 coats instead of 2, hoping it would improve with more coverage. No luck

Repainting cabinets, was originally going to use Behr Cabinet paint, but sales associate directed me to this.saying it had better hardness. I asked if it could be sprayed /diluted with my Wagner and was told yes I've wasted 7 days watching paint dry to an uneven unsettled finish- I've rolled it, brushed itand sprayed it. Horizontal on the cabinet doors, it absolutely won't level. On vertical surfaces, when sprayed or brushed neat or diluted it ripples/leaves flow lines/brush strokes.

Great coverage easy to clean

I used a semi gloss Behr urethane alklyde french gray on a block shower. It was already painted with a gloss enamel previously

Looks great on the front door

This paint is great. It did take 2 coats but it covered very nicely. When wet it looks like its all uneven but when dry it is perfect. Love the color! Kim H

Worked well both inside and out painting raw wood without priming it. This paint will not scratch off smooth surfaces and dries very hard. When painting trim and doors you can not find a better paint. The urethane creates a super bond.

Cleaned cabinets, removed hardware, liquid sandpaper, sanded/primed 3 times with oil-based primer. I FINALLY used this AMAZING paint! It’s beautiful, smooth, leveled, did not need much. Does leave color discoloration when wet, but disappears when dry.

I knew I needed a durable paint to cover a steel indoor/outdoor door. Honestly I had my doubts that this was the paint I needed. I asked a very knowledgeable young man while at Home Depot what should use. The door manufacturer listed several brands. I mentioned one of the brands and of course Home Depot doesn't carry it. It was a Urethane Trim Enamel Paint. I was really impressed that the paint was perfect for the job. I was afraid that the weather stripping would stick to the paint. I followed instructions printed on the can (application temperature, dry time, delay to second coat, etc) and ended up with excellent coverage. The vinyl weather stripping didn't stick to the painted surface. I started out using a 2" brush but always in a hurry, I switched to a 2" roller. Everything worked out well!

since the pandemic paint has become harder to find in quantity. Behr and the Home Depot have really stepped up this year with products and services. that being said this may be one of the most versatile paints on the market. you can paint cabinets and trim work inside and performs just as well outside. great product at a great price.

It looks so beautiful!

Did my Kitchen cabinets. Went from Expresso to off white. Scuff sanded the oil base expresso I sprayed on from Rustoleum about 5 years ago. Then 2 coats of zinser 123 primer. Then 3 light top coats with this Satin. You need 2 to 4 hrs dry time between ea. Coat and perfect temperature and humidity or this paint will start to set up quick. I used a Wooster foam roller. Got a pretty smooth finish, but not a perfect oil base sprayed finish. You have to be fast with this paint. Then wait 4 hrs. Between Coats. The finish is fairly hard but low sheen Satin. I've been painting for over 20 years. Behr was great back then. Don't know what happened. Don't ever use their Semi Gloss, its even harder to work with. For Cabinets I suggest SW Emerald. Sooooo much better.