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    Sep 2, 2008, 08:32 AM
    Painting cedar shakes
    I have signed a contract with a painter to paint my 100 year old cedar shake house. In the body of the contract he specifies that he will use Benjamin Moore Seashore High Grade Paint. However, the painters have started and I notice the name of the paint they are using is Pittsburgh Paint. I suspect he is using a lower quality of paint. Am I correct?

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