Ralph Lauren paint smells like BO

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

When we painted our bedroom few years ago, the paint smelled awful, and the smell stayed in the room for months. I forgot about it, but DH just finished touching up in there after the window replacement, and it stinks so bad I can't stand it...

It's not a regular paint, it's one of the textured paints, maybe they don't all stink, but this is really awful. I am hoping since it was only a touchup around the windows and to patch one hole in the wall that it won't linger as long as last time...

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

We used RL paint in our dining room, It is the suede look. I do not recall a bad smell at all.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Thanks for the warning!

I had used an RL flat in the bath and don't remember and odd scent to it...

[deede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close deede]

Have used RL in this home (foyer and 2 bedrooms), and the one we sold in 2005 (kitchen, foyer and livingroom) -- never had unusual smell in either.

We used the suede, and a couple of the texture paints.

Just lucky I guess.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Well we first painted back around 7 years ago (DH saves all the paint, so we just used what was leftover). So either they've fixed the formula and it doesn't stink anymore, or I just picked the right color/texture. Lucky me