Beyond Paint Bp47 All-in-one Refinishing Paint, Navy, 1 Quart

Good product

Over the years I’ve used different methods to cover my odd shaped spa. 2 years ago, I tried Owens Corning FOAMULAR NGX F-250 2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. Rigid Foam Board Insulation. This stands up really well to the elements but needed a bottom. Earlier this year I used wood glue to attach many 24 in X 24 in interlocking gym floor tiles to the underside. The top needed beauty and protection. Beyond Paint worked extremely well for this project. The paint itself is very thick and concentrated. I used a spray bottle with filtered water to keep the brush and roller wet when applying. The paint went a lot further than I thought, one quart did it all, both panels. I did 4 thin coats and sanded between coats. The foam board had been outdoors and been through every weather condition and the surface had become rough. There was no way to sandpaper the foam but when it was painted with Beyond Paint, only then could I actually sand it smooth. The paint dries faster than I wanted. It has no smell and is washable if you get it on other objects. The only issue that I had with the paint was that it covered the ink and writing on the surface, but it didn’t cover the pressed in impression of the Owens Corning panther cartoon logo. Evidentially just printing the logo on the foam wasn’t enough, they had to mash it into the surface. But luckily the Fleck came to the rescue. It really hides the imperfections in the foam board. Very, very impressed. The fleck is made up of different size, very flat, crisp pieces. The smaller fleck particles rush out of the shaker first. Then the larger pieces come later. If I had any complaint about this product, it would be the fleck shaker. Luckily spraying water on the final coat of Beyond Paint helped me go back to previously flecked areas and use up the entire container of fleck. So that all of the pieces, large and small were mostly distributed evenly. After the fleck was settled and the paint was completely dry to the touch, the directions call for sanding the fleck smooth. I was afraid to do this, scratch up such a beautiful surface, and I had already sanded between paint coats. So, I decided to only use a damp cotton cloth to rub the fleck surface smooth. This worked very well for me. The Beyond Paint sealer is also a very serious product. It also has no smell and dries very quickly. I poured a little of the sealer onto the surface and spread it around very forcefully in every direction. The sealer does not wash off of anything easily at all. I was using latex gloves and when I went to take them off, I realized that 2 fingers had gotten sealer on them. I might as well have had Gorilla Glue on my fingers because it does not wash off at all. I got scared there for a minute. But luckily it came off with a lot of time and effort in the sink. I only used ¾ of the sealer container to coat both foam boards twice. I’m very happy with this project and I recommend to all. Everything came out better than I thought in a very short period of time. Waiting to see how Beyond Paint handles ice and snow. Everything in this project is available for purchase on my favorite project website Amazon.com.

Painted several tables and dressers with it over a year ago...still looks great.

I bought Beyond Paint in "Buttercream" to paint a cabinet. The sales pitch sounded great, and while it seemed a bit pricey, I thought it would save time and work. It did not. The cabinet is a gently used entertainment center I converted into a "barmoire" a couple years back. It had a medium-colored wood finish that was in good shape, I just wanted to give it a fresh look. I cleaned it and set about painting it with Beyond Paint. After one coat, it really didn't look too good, so it definitely needs two coats. After the second coat, I thought it looked pretty good. I let it dry fully for 48 hours before putting the doors and drawers back into the cabinet, but imagine my horror when the slightest bump took the two coats of dry paint all the way back down to the wood! I tried scratching it gently with my fingernail in an inconspicuous spot under where a drawer would cover it, and it was the same. I emailed customer service, and they said the paint takes 30 days to cure and "During the curing period, it is recommended that the surface be left untouched [& ...] the surface is susceptible to chipping for up to the first week." They further suggested that if my item "is heavily used", I should apply a sealant. Well, my item is not heavily used, but I guess Beyond Paint is intended for museum pieces or something, not normal household items that may be touched. I put on two coats of sealant. And when I put the drawers and doors into place (paint now dry for a full week), again the slightest bump chipped the paint down to bare wood. In addition, in a couple areas, there's a weird crackly look that isn't terrible but also wasn't intended. Don't waste your money on Beyond Paint. Just use a good primer, paint and sealer; it'll be cheaper and it's tried and true. Their customer service also told me they refuse refunds, so there you go.

We were doing a total remodel of a small bathroom and had a large (4 doored) oak linen closet and oak medicine cabinet we decided to paint white. When searching for the best way to paint finished oak cabinets to a durable white finish, I came across this product and the very positive reviews. It actually sounded too good to be true, and alas, it was. The product is twice the price of the top rated cabinet, door and trim paint available at the local big box store. It is advertised as not needing stripping, sanding or priming, so I just removed all the doors, cleaned them thoroughly, and painted away on them and on the wood frames in the bathroom. The paint is thick and creamy and easy to apply. The instructions recommended using a roller, as brush marks would be obvious. However, the roller left a very stippled finish that I was not happy with, so I had to meticulously apply it with foam brushes. Though the product is thick, it in no way covered in one coat, in fact on some of the flat door fronts it took 4 coats to make a smooth finished look. The finish has no sheen at all--completely flat, similar to chalk-style paint. It was advertised as a matte finish, which I was OK with as that was the finish on our new vanity, but this was definitely chalky flat. The worst characteristic and the main reason I would definitely NOT recommend this product is that it served more as a coating than a paint, and did not seem to adhere well to the original surface. When I painted the oak doors, if they even slightly touched another object or another surface, chips of the entire painted area would pull off all the way down to the original wood surface. Trying to repair this by painting over left obvious dips where the paint had been pulled off. Another negative feature is that the coating needs to "cure" before it can be handled other than very gently. Though dry to touch in a couple hours, the surface remains fragile and the coating subject to lifting off for much longer, and the company recommends 7 days before full use of the painted project and 30 days before a complete "curing". This is definitely not user friendly when trying to get a major project done. Sounded like a great concept, but was a bad choice for me; in fact once it is fully "cured" I will probably repaint with a traditional cabinet and trim paint.