Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>Here is a puddle of RGH’s chromium oxide green–a lake of oil. Sometimes oil might puddle from a newly opened paint tube, but this mess came from a tube that had already been used. It’s actually from the leftmost tube in the earlier photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYeech. Come on RGH!
I support the paint maker RGH by regularly buying their paint. RGH prices are drifting higher off their initial lows, but their paint is still among the best value on the market–decent stuff at affordable prices. One way RGS keeps prices down is by providing large sizes in jars. 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