# Paint - webcentive

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House paint for new builds, remodels and repaints: brands, stores, reviews, and the safety rules to know first. If your home was built before 1978, assume it may have lead-based paint: test before you sand or scrape, and hire a contractor certified under EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting rule for paid work. Low- or zero-VOC paint and good ventilation cut indoor fumes. Don't pour leftover paint down the drain; PaintCare runs drop-off sites in many states. Brands and stores below are commercial.  

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- **Lead, VOCs and paint disposal (start here)**
- [cdc.gov](https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/) - CDC: childhood lead poisoning prevention
- [epa.gov](https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program) - EPA: Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule and certified contractors
- [epa.gov (DIY)](https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-safe-renovations-diyers) - EPA: lead-safe painting and renovation for do-it-yourselfers
- [epa.gov (VOCs)](https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/volatile-organic-compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality) - EPA: VOCs and indoor air quality
- [hud.gov](https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/healthyhomes/lead) - HUD: lead-based paint in homes
- [paintcare.org](https://www.paintcare.org/) - PaintCare: leftover paint recycling and drop-off sites
- **Choosing paint and finding a painter**
- [consumerreports.org](https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/paints/) - Consumer Reports: paint ratings (some content for members)
- [greenseal.org](https://greenseal.org/) - Green Seal: certified low-VOC and safer paints
- [pcapainted.org](https://pcapainted.org/) - Painting Contractors Association: find a contractor (pdca.org now goes here)
- **Paint brands (commercial)**
- [behr.com](https://www.behr.com/) - Behr (sold at Home Depot)
- [benjaminmoore.com](https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us) - Benjamin Moore
- [dunnedwards.com](https://www.dunnedwards.com/) - Dunn-Edwards: paint stores in the Southwest
- [farrow-ball.com](https://www.farrow-ball.com/) - Farrow & Ball
- [glidden.com](https://www.glidden.com/) - Glidden
- [kilz.com](https://www.kilz.com/) - Kilz: primers and stain blockers
- [ppgpaints.com](https://www.ppgpaints.com/) - PPG Paints
- [rmpfinishes.com](https://www.rmpfinishes.com/) - RMP Finishes: milk paint (realmilkpaint.com now goes here)
- [rustoleum.com](https://www.rustoleum.com/) - Rust-Oleum and Zinsser: primers, metal and specialty coatings
- [sherwin-williams.com](https://www.sherwin-williams.com/) - Sherwin-Williams
- [valspar.com](https://www.valspar.com/) - Valspar (sold at Lowe's)
- **Paint stores (commercial)**
- [acehardware.com](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/paint-and-supplies) - Ace Hardware: paint and supplies
- [homedepot.com](https://www.homedepot.com/b/Paint/N-5yc1vZar2d) - The Home Depot: paint
- [lowes.com](https://www.lowes.com/c/Paint) - Lowe's: paint

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