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Indoor Latex Paint Specifications 

Q. We are looking for a way to spec indoor latex paint. Our purchasing dept. does not want us to simply specify the manufacturer that our experience has shown to perform best. Thank you.

A. I referred your question to my friend Tom Burke who has responded as follows: 

Latex paint specifications would be available at: 

National Paint and Coatings Association
1500 Rhode Island Avenue N W
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202/462-6272 

or

General Service Administration
Specification Unit Branch
L'Enfant Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20407

I would prefer to contact the technical service department at two or three large national latex paint manufacturers to request test data relating to their good and best qualify paint products. A comparison can be made on the cost per gallon against the performance of the paint. 

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