PPG Paint Reviews: Color Comparison & Painting Guide

If you’re planning on painting your home or covered porch railings, let me suggest the Timeless Pure White with primer as the best PPG exterior paint. This white acrylic paint can be matched with over 900 colors to create a UV resistant paint and primer with one-coat hide. PPG exterior paints can handle all weather conditions and resistant to mold, mildew, and algae.

We appreciate that this paint is available in both a one and five gallon bucket size. Each gallon can cover about 250 square feet, and since the primer is built-in, you won’t have to spend an entire season painting your home.

It’s a neutral color designed for areas with high traffic; perfect for hallways, living rooms, and playrooms. 

I love that this paint is low odor and dries quickly. It is dry to the touch after just one hour, and ready for additional coats (if you need them) in four hours. If Hot Stone is leaning too far to the beige/brown side for you, then take a look at the same UltraLast product in Elemental, for a cool gray look.

PPG Ultra-Hide is a popular choice for best interior paint for hiding flaws because it is a completely VOC-free paint choice. It goes on quickly and smoothly to cover-up any imperfections on the surface you’re painting.

It can be used for either walls or ceilings and is often the first choice for schools or other large facilities that will be completing the painting projects while there are students/guests present.

It’s important to note that this “Zero VOC” labeling only applies to the Pure White as it comes in its packaging. You can have the paint tinted with over 900 PPG paint color choices, but doing so may increase the VOC levels. No matter the color you choose, you can rest assured that the paint will still fall in the “Low VOC” category.

PPG General Purpose Primer is similar to the Ultra-Hide above but in an acrylic formula. If you're wondering what the difference is between acrylic vs. latex, the primary difference is that acrylic products have a chemical base, and latex has a water base.

The chemical base in acrylic paint makes it more elastic and dry quicker than latex paints. And just like the Ultra-Hide above, this PPG General Purpose Primer has zero VOCs, making it ideal for use in high-traffic areas.

We named this product the best value interior primer because it covers up even the most dramatic paint colors in just one coat, giving you a clean base for a new color. It also dries incredibly fast, so you have the option to prime + paint in the same day.

Some users have mentioned that this primer is too thick to be used with paint sprayers, so save yourself the trouble and save your paint sprayer for the top coat with color.

DIY cabinet painting sounds intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be if you’re using the right paint. PPG Timeless One Coat Paint with Primer is best for cabinets and trim because it has the optimal thickness and cover to get the just done in just one round of painting.

The Timeless Interior Paint line can be tinted for any of the 900+ PPG color options. One of my favorite features of this product, in particular, is that at Home Depot, you can purchase it in an 8-ounce container.

They call this a “sample size,” but it is perfect for small trim touch-ups or to test a trial area before committing to a larger amount.

PPG Diamond is the best interior acrylic paint, with the ability to completely transform any room in your home to literally any color you can imagine. It has advanced leveling, so it’s even ideal with walls with surface imperfections.

PPG Diamond paint comes in flat, eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss sheen. Just make sure to carefully plan out your project, because depending on your color choice, sheen, and size, the price can quickly increase to over $100 per gallon. Unlike PPG Timeless, PPG Diamond also requires two coats of paint, which is also something to consider during your purchase.

There are plenty of PPG paints rated as suitable for painting ceilings, but whenever we are asked what the best ceiling paint by PPG is, I always recommend their product named simply "PPG Ceiling Paint."

If you've ever painted a ceiling before, you know it's not the most straightforward job, and the last thing you need is to use the wrong paint and to find your ceiling raining wet drips on you as you try to get the job done.

PPG Ceiling Paint promises a low-splatter formula that will help you get the job done with just one coat. Some people choose one of PPG’s nearly 1,000 colors to tint the paint, but it is also suitable to use as-is in its flat white color.

PPG and Behr are extremely similar, both in price point and product availability. Both brands are prominent fixtures at Home Depot, although when it comes to color selection, many prefer Behr's easy to use Color Explorer.

PPG and Sherwin Williams were on relatively similar platforms until Sherwin Williams acquired Valspar paints and products. However, neither Sherwin Williams nor Valspar products are available at Home Depot, so unless you have an SW storefront near you, then PPG would probably be the better bet.

Similarly to PPG, Benjamin Moore also has storefront retail locations. The biggest differences come in their product drying times. Professional painters who work on large projects like cabinets or home exteriors prefer PPG’s Breakthrough over Benjamin Moore’s products because the drying time is extremely fast (about twenty minutes). For most projects, this means once you have finished the first coat, you can immediately start back at the beginning with a second coat.

PPG products are at Home Depot, and Valspar products are at Lowe's, so this is a classic one big box store product vs. another. We have found that Valspar's paints are slightly cheaper, but don’t promise the 1-coat coverage that PPG products do.

Glidden is actually made and manufactured by PPG, and they share a color palette of over 900 colors, all available at the Home Depot. Think of Glidden products as a budget-friendly alternative to PPG paints. See this comparison chart from the Home Depot for more information:

PPG stands for Pittsburgh Paint Glass Company. The company has been around for over 135 years. Although they have a history of selling fiberglass and other specialty materials, they have focused solely on their outstanding line of paints in recent years.

PPG was started in 1883 by Captain John Ford and John Pittcairn in Pennsylvania. It is now run by chairman and CEO Michael H. McGarry and has 150 manufacturing locations worldwide.

The particular tools you use while painting will vary from job and location, but we always recommended using high-quality materials to give you a more successful outcome. After all, there is no point in using top-tier paint if you’re going to use an old, cheap paintbrush. If it’s within your budget, we highly recommend investing in a paint sprayer.

This will depend on the specific PPG product that you buy, but PPG has paints that are compatible with all of the following:

Drying time will vary based on your location, temperature, and relative humidity. In general, most PPG paints are dry to the touch after 1 hour and ready for another coat after 4 hours.

It’s best to use your paint soon after purchase, but you can still have successful touch-ups years later. This article will show you how to tell if your paint is still good.