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Choose a One-Coat Color
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Use Premium Products
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Apply With Confidence
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Choose a One-Coat Color

Dutch Boy offers hundreds of tested colors with proven one-coat coverage. Use the Color Visualizer to experiment with color, then bring home color samples of a few favorites. When testing your color, make sure to use a wall that receives a variety of different light throughout the day for the truest test of color.

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Use Premium Products

Use premium paints from Dutch Boy, together with the finest Purdy professional applicators to achieve remarkable one-coat hide results. Platinum® Plus and MAXBOND® Plus paints, our top-of-the-line paints, offer the best coverage and proven one-coat hide.

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Platinum® Plus Interior Paint + Primer

  • Advanced Stain-Shield Technology
  • Superior Washability and Scrubbability
  • Extreme Hide and Stain Blocking
  • GREENGUARD Gold Certification
  • Available in flat, eggshell, satin and semi‑gloss
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Maxbond® Plus Exterior Paint + Primer

  • Extreme-Adhesion Technology
  • Adheres to chalky, dirty or glossy surfaces
  • Advanced dirt-resistant, fade-resistant color
  • Provides a mildew-resistant coating
  • Available in flat, satin and semi-gloss

Paint Brushes
 

Roller Covers
 

Trays & Pails

 

Frames & Extension Poles

 

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Apply With Confidence

While using premium products from Dutch Boy and Purdy brands is essential for achieving one-coat coverage, completing this final step is just as important. Mastering our application technique will not only save you valuable time — it will also leave your walls beautifully transformed.

How to Paint a Room With One-Coat Color

Confidence is key. Paint is best applied when working in repeated 3-foot square sections, using an “N” shape to guide your loaded roller. Fill in the center of the N with horizontal strokes, then lightly smooth with vertical strokes, staying within the 3-foot square. Repeat. Click below for more information.