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Author Message Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2000 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 06:19 pm:    Is there an epoxy paint with a satin or eggshell sheen? My interior designers keep requesting this. Steve Pirozzi, CSI, CDT Senior Member Username: spirozzi Post Number: 10 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 06:30 pm:    One option is Sherwin-Williams "Pro Industrial™ Water Based Catalyzed Epoxy" - it is available in eggshell and gloss: http://www.sherwin-williams.com/architects-specifiers-designers/products/catalog/pro-industrial-waterborne-catalyzed-epoxy/?referringCategory= Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2001 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 12:21 pm:    Thanks! We have that in our paint section, but only for semi-gloss. I'll update / add and have a happier interior designer. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 896 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 12:31 pm:    Lynn, is epoxy the best paint for their applications? I've been finding that paints such as Scuffmaster Scrubtough by Master Coatings Technologies - http://www.scuffmaster.com/ not only fits the bill for most applications where people have been using epoxy coatings, it is also much more aesthetically appealing, especially if you're looking for an eggshell finish. Additionally it doesn't tend to patina the way epoxies typically do. They have a number of other finishes in their high-performance line including metallic. J. Peter Jordan Senior Member Username: jpjordan Post Number: 821 Registered: 05-2004 Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 01:02 pm:    The SW product referenced is listed by MPI as a Epoxy-Modified Latex (MPI No. 115) and indicates that the listed products "Does not provide the same level of abrasion and chemical resistance as conventional two-component epoxy coatings." The lower sheen products are also listed as "High Performance Institutional, Two-Component, W.B. Coating" (MPI 252 and 254). If this is an application that requires a "true" epoxy, you really may be out of luck. I am with Ken on this, people sometimes want "epoxy paint" without really understanding what they want. Sometimes a high performance interior latex will suffice. I hear a lot of people extolling the benefits of Scuffmaster, including school systems and hospitals; but I am always suspicious of manufacturers who won't submit their products for testing. Sometimes it simply means that the manufacturer is too cheap to do it; sometimes it means that the product won't meet the appropriate testing standards. Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 2002 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 01:26 pm:    You're right, but our interior designers are pretty savvy about paints and coatings, thanks in part to their well-informed specifiers (grin). In this case in particular, it's for a dry wall ceiling where they need the extra protection. It's not going to be subject to abrasion (at least I hope not). We've also used scuffmaster where appropriate, so I know they're aware of its properties. I think the epoxy is the right choice given all the parameters. Thanks.