Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I spent countless hours, weeks even, researching techniques of applying this paint before starting. I'll sum everything up. My review is based on the "Snowflake" and "Black Pearl" finishes. I called their tech support many times, and they are absolutely wonderful. These are my sarcastic remarks, the beginning quotes are directly from Modern Masters data sheets and tutorials: The documentation states "do not apply to flat sheen surfaces or gloss surfaces." What type of surfaces then? Surfaces primed with Zinnser Bullseye 1 2 3 of course! I'm guessing they are endorsed by Modern Masters. "We recommend you use our metallic roller cover for optimal results". I noticed absolutely no difference in results from the much less expensive Purdy Metallic roller, and Modern Masters Metallic roller cover that honestly - will absorb half a quart of paint before you begin. "We recommend you use our extender to prevent lap lines - our extender will not dull the metallic particles". You definitely need an extender. This paint turns to goop in no time, even with the extender. I did one wall specifically with the Purdy roller cover and Floetrol extender and could not tell any difference in the results than the wall using the Modern Masters roller and MM extender. The metallic effect was no difference between this test. "We recommend if you do paint over a premium latex paint, that it isn't too close of color to the metallic sheen you are using, as you might miss a spot!". This I found out the hard way, is silly. The results from painting one coat of the "Snowflake" over a very similar white base latex paint was the best results I had. I did one wall in the Zinnser primer also - white. There was no difference in the results. Putting a second coat, not only started turning the "Snowflake" more off-white, it lessened the metallic effect. Now, I'm guessing whichever color you are planning with this paint, that its going to be the "semi-opaque" sheen. They suggest 3 coats of the semi-opaque. That means you'll be buying / using 3x the amount of paint. Save yourself some time, if you're painting walls like I did, in a light color like the "Snowflake", I had far superior results painting one coat over a very close color base. If you're painting walls with a texture (the walls I did have an orange peel texture), its going to take away from the metallic effect drastically. Also, if you're painting walls and plan to use their MasterClear topcoat - I can tell you, it does -not- enhance the metallic particles. It covers them, making your end result look like a plain semi-gloss paint finish. I am so disappointed in the results after the MasterClear application. Its also very easy to make lap lines with the MasterClear, and very difficult to see it over a light color such as the "Snowflake". With this paint you are buying the name. Its far overpriced for what it is. Here is my suggestion... I remembered working with some metallic pigments in art class as a kid. Pearl-Ex pigments they were / are called. You can buy these pigments (they go down to 5 microns in size I believe - they're really neat) in any iridescent color you can imagine. For less than the cost of one gallon of Modern Masters paint, you can buy enough pigments to make 200+ gallons of your own metallic paint - customized color particles in whatever premium latex paint / color you choose. Endless possibilities and you aren't limited to Modern Masters color wheel. Just do a search on Amazon for "powdered pigments" or "powdered metallic pigments" - there's plenty options besides the ones mentioned. After my nightmare and disappointment with the Modern Masters (mainly, going by their suggestions - 3 coats - using their topcoat, etc), I tried the pigments in my own selection of paint - phenomenal results in comparison. Fraction of the cost. Just thin out your base coat before adding the pigments, and a tiny bit goes a long way. I also have not yet tried adding pigments to a clear coat - adding Pearl-Ex or whatever powdered pigments to the MasterClear might turn out some interesting results. Seems like that would add the metallic effect to whatever you already have painted on the walls (or furniture). I'll have to test that out. I hope this helps.