What makes a GREAT paint department?
How about a huge selection of quality products for every budget,
backed up with helpful, friendly assistance! 

What's New?

We are a Certified CABOT Stain Dealer!
CABOT is a truly superior line of exterior finish products for home or deck.
Come on in and see why CABOT Decking Stain has been rated #1 THREE years in a row by Consumer Reports as the BEST deck stain!!

Color Made Simple^SM Sample Bottles
All the paint you need to make a decision.

New! Some of our most popular colors now available in small sample bottles.
Try before you buy!

Barbara, our Dept. Manager is ably assisted by a helpful, knowledgeable  paint department staff: Tim and Tony!

Consumer Reports Rates EZ Kare Eggshell #1 !

Did you know that True Value paints have received consistent top-tier ratings from the leading consumer testing magazine year after year?

In fact in 2005 Consumer Reports named our EZ Kare Eggshell a #1 Best Buy!
We always knew how good it was, now you have proof of it.

Here's a brief list of the services we offer at
Jackson True Value's Paint Shop!

1. You can choose from over a "BAZILLION" COLORS! How?! Well, our color chip rack has over 2,000 colors to choose from, plus we offer FREE COMPUTER COLOR MATCHING! The selection is practically infinite!

2. Free computer color matching! Our customers tell us we are simply the BEST around with this service! We're proud that friends tell friends and that's how we get many new customers!

3. Special order wallpaper. We have loads of books to look through! Plus, we can check them out so you can browse through them at home for up to 3 days.

4. In-stock border selection. We have a great assortment of decorative wallpaper borders in stock!

6. Complete deck protection headquarters! With all the decks in the area, we know deck finishes! We can offer superior advice, products and results!

We are a Cabot exterior stain dealer!

We believe that Cabot offers one of the very finest deck protection line ups, period! A leading consumer magazine backs up this claim by rating their Deck Finish #1 over all other competitors in the test!

We carry 3 product lines:

1. Semi-transparent and Semi-Solid stains

2. Clear Solutions

3. Solid Color deck stains

4. Australian Timber Oil

We are a Hunter Douglas
window covering dealer!

Here's a Painting reminder
It's been said before, but we'll say it again...preparation is about 70% of any paint job! Applying paint over strong colors or to dirty or glossy surfaces, usually leads to frustration and incorrectly blaming the paint for the problems.

Cleaning:
TSP (Tri Sodium Phospahte) is one of the most effective and widely used pre-paint cleaners. It needs to be rinsed, but depending on strength you choose to mix it (it comes dry) it can remove greasy build-up, fingerprints or even lightly degloss a shiny surface. Follow the directions and this product will do an excellent job. Some alternatives include a non-phosphate version and several brands of TSP substitutes. Although not truly TSP, we have gotten some very positive feedback on them. Plus, some do not need to be rinsed.
Try using a clean sponge mop when cleaning large amounts of wall surface. It helps to make the job go much faster!

Another great pre-cleaner is Krud Kutter, available in our Housewares cleaning department.

Hiding Strong Colors:
Applying two coats of paint may seem like it should work, but it rarely does ... particularly when painting a lighter color over a darker color. Priming will block these strong colors and allow the paint to do its job. We carry a number of excellent products that are well worth using. These include the EZ Kare Latex Stain Blocking primer and Zinsser's Bullseye 123. Both these products are latex based for ease of use and can work great for making your job easier.

Painting over difficult surfaces:
Painting over shiny enamel paint, paneling or old wallpaper? These surfaces can be tough due to adhesion problems with the new paint. We highly recommend deglossing glossy enamel surfaces with a light sanding (unless paint is known to contain lead) or one of the available chemical deglossers that simply wipe on. Another option is to clean the glossy surface with TSP or similar and apply one of the primers we mentioned in the prior section. Bullseye 123 is particularly good as a "problem solver primer" when adhesion of the new paint might be an issue. This same product may be used over paneling and even wallpaper, as long as it is sound and tight to the wall.