We test paint. We tell the truth. We name the trade-offs.
CompositePaint is an independent content site covering interior and exterior coatings — product guides, brand reviews, and color tools — built for homeowners and pros who want more than a marketing pitch. We partner with Kompozit USA on product, but we don't write ad copy. If a competitor wins a category, we say so.
Most paint sites are written by marketing teams. Ours isn't. The four of us come from contracting, color styling, polymer chemistry, and DIY editorial. We write the guides we wish we'd had — short on hype, long on what actually fails in two years.
Our editorial line: every recommendation has to be defensible on merits, not on partnership. Affiliate links pay the bills, but they don't dictate the conclusion.
On the product side, we work most closely with Kompozit USA — a Ukrainian-American paint manufacturer that's been making coatings since 1995. Their flagship lines (ONE, PRO, NEO, EKO, PRIME, STRONG, UNIROOF) are what you'll see linked from most of our guides, and we sell them through Amazon's brand store.
We also cover Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, and others where they fit the topic — honestly compared, not dismissed.
Who's writing
Mark Thompson
22 years swinging a brush. Mark writes the jobsite-tested guides — what holds up, what doesn't, and what the can label leaves out.
Jessica Williams
Former interior stylist who can spot a green undertone from across a room. Jessica writes the color and mood pieces — what to choose, what pairs, and why your "white" looks pink.
Emily Roberts
Painted her first room at 24, hated every minute of it, and got better. Emily writes for people who've never held a roller and are mildly afraid of taping off a ceiling.
David Chen
Polymer chemist by training. David writes the "why" pieces — why a paint flashes, why a primer matters on bare drywall, why low-VOC formulas behave differently.
Editorial principles
We name where competitors win. Long-term reader trust is worth more than a single sale.
Every product page lists what's actually in the paint, what it's for, and what it's not for. If we don't know, we say so.
We earn a commission when you buy through Amazon links on this site — from Kompozit and from competing brands we cover.