All paints consist of solvent, pigment and binder. When the paint dries, the solvent disperses, and the pigment and binder remain. The remaining pigment and binder is known as the paint’s solids content. The higher the paint’s solids content, the better it covers and protects. In contrast, cheaper paints have lower solids content. As a result, you will need more coats of paint to get an equal coverage. Therefore, more time and tins of paint will be required, resulting in a higher cost. Subsequently , we don’t use cheap paints for our decorating work. Instead, we recommend paints from the following brands: Farrow & Ball Little Greene Dulux Crown Paint & Paper Library