Mark Your Calendar: Our Best Look Paint Sale Starts September 22

Keep an eye on your mailbox this week, we're sending out postcards for one of our favorite fall promotions: starting Monday, September 22, buy one can of Best Look interior or exterior paint and get a second one free. The sale runs through Friday, October 3, a full week to stock up for whatever you've got planned.

Exterior paint especially likes fall weather. Lower humidity, mild temperatures, and less direct sun beating down on a wall while you're trying to get an even coat all make for a better finish and an easier day of work. Interior paint isn't as picky about season, but with the holidays coming up, this is a good stretch to get a room refreshed before the house fills up with company.

Best Look interior paint is built for the inside of your home, walls, trim, ceilings, wherever you want color that holds up to normal daily life. Best Look exterior paint is formulated to handle the outside: sun, rain, and the temperature swings that come with living in Eastern North Carolina. Grab whichever matches the project you've got in mind, and remember this sale covers both, so a project that needs one of each is a good time to take advantage.

Prep work is what makes a paint job last, however good the paint is, and there's no reason to wait for the sale to start it. A quick wash to remove dust or pollen, painter's tape along trim and edges, and a drop cloth to protect floors or landscaping go a long way toward a clean result. If a surface is glossy or was previously painted with a different type of paint, a light sanding or a coat of primer helps the new paint adhere properly instead of peeling down the road. Get this done ahead of time and you'll be ready to paint the day the sale opens.

A good paint job depends on more than just the paint. Fresh brushes and rollers apply color a lot more evenly than ones that have gone stiff in a garage somewhere, painter's tape saves you from a shaky hand along the trim, and a proper drop cloth beats an old bedsheet every time. If your supplies have been sitting since the last time you painted, this is a good week to plan on replacing them along with the paint itself.

Buy one get one free, Best Look interior and exterior paint, September 22 through September 28. Watch your mailbox for the postcard, and start your project list now so you're ready to shop the day it opens.

The team at Coltrain Hardware & Garden Center