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Valspar is a leading paint and coatings manufacturer. The company was established in 1806 by Samuel Tuck. At the present time, Valspar operates more than 80 manufacturing facilities. Customers are offered a wide selection of products ranging from paints, varnishes, and stains for household and industrial purposes to automotive specialty coatings. Specialized tools allow choosing among different colors, styles, types and prices. The company sells its products under a number of different names due to enormous acquisitions over the past two decades. Among the famous brands carried by the company are Plasti-Kote, House of Kolor, Cabot Stain, Barn and Fence etc. Please try to contact Valspar Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Davidkir...
Guardsman/ Valspar Corp
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I purchased a furniture protection plan through Bob's Discount Furniture. The 5 year coverage was to cover accidental damage to my kitchen table, eight chairs and server. Upo...

#318324
May 14, 2012
11

Anonymous
Valspar paint
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

Painted a bedroom with valspar ultra premium interior eggshell finish. Painted one coat with a roller and noticed it was absorbing into the walls leaving plenty of white marks. T...

#311611
Apr 12, 2012
134

Anonymous
Lowes paint Valspar
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

Painted living room and had roller marks I have painted many times and took great pains to not have to little or too much paint on roller. When we complained at the service desk th...

#294685
Feb 05, 2012
274

Anonymous
Valspar Paint
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

Painted a room in my house with Premium Valspar interior paint on 10/27/11. It is mid January 2012 and the room still fills with horrible smelling fumes if I close the window and t...

#289774
Jan 17, 2012
339

Lonegunmen
Valspar Paint (Primer)
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

One of the worst paints I ever used, the flow rate on this paint is terrible, it did NOT cover in one coat as advertised for the one with the primer in it, ordinarily one could dis...

#268663
Oct 17, 2011
480

Anonymous
Valspar Paint, Horrible Quality
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I had the exterior of my house painted, using Valspar exterior, premier/paint. Within three months, the paint has begun to blister and bubble, as well as peel. How utterly ugly is ...

#266449
Oct 06, 2011
470

Gtr
Valspar
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I am a contractor who always uses Sherwin-Williams or Monarch paint with execellent results. Since Valspar cost so much I decided to use it in my house. When I finished I could see...

#247870
Jul 09, 2011
531

Combia1
Valspar - Worst paint I have ever used
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I paint a lot, and am very careful in my prep work and application. I make sure surfaces are clean, painters tape is applied well, and use quality brushes and rollers. We have alwa...

#246412
Jul 01, 2011
496

Anonymous
Valspar terrible paint
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

Valspar ultra premium flat ceiling paint is terrible. It is watery and will leave streaks and will not blend to one color. i have called valspar and have been told it is not the pr...

#244643
Jun 21, 2011
645

Jazu
Valspar - Not Just Red Walls but Red Face Also.
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

My husband and I bought a fixer upper. We needed to paint the whole house. Lowe's is close so we decided to do all our shopping there. We bought Valspar paint in ma...

#227916
Mar 21, 2011
703

Anonymous
Valspar Tinted Ceiling Paint
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

Don't use it. We just painted two coats on a large area in the living room, dining room, family room, and kitchen. It looks like crap. Lots of lines showing. It looks like...

#227017
Mar 16, 2011
802

Pegleggy
Valspar - Very slow claim processing and never call back as promised
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I made a claim on 6/10/10 for scratches to my table. A technician called on 19/10 but was unable to resolve it and said he would report this back and somebody would contact me. By ...

#217268
Jan 20, 2011
543

Bduce
Valspar Paint doesn't cover and fails to adhere to primed surface.
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I just spent $6000 on a new front door a gabled entry and ruined the door by trying to paint the primed door with Valspar 1010-7 Berry Brown paint. I have applied 4 coats over 16 h...

#195191
Aug 22, 2010
1445

Peterrac...
Valspar Paint
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

I am a licensed painter, I bought some valspar paint (signature $38 per gallon) as I did all the time. After 2 coats I noticed it was not covering right so I called Lowe's and ...

#183633
May 27, 2010
1338

JEAN WOL...
Valspar - Store did not resolve this matter.
5.0 8725 Higgins Road Suite 1000 ChicagoIL 60631 800-845-9061 http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/contact-us/index.html

We bought a gallon of valspar paint to paint a bedroom set and after sanding all the pieces we put a coat of paint on. After a week it was still sticky. we took over 1 drawer...

#120449
May 10, 2008
1052
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