Premium paint · Water-based innovation

A new water-based spray paint range built to open the door to a whole new category of shoppers — without touching a single can of Painter's Touch.

01 · The category growth story

Built to unlock the shopper who stopped at the smell.

Low Odor gives retailers a credible new answer for apartment DIYers, families and odor-sensitive shoppers who may have avoided aerosol paint altogether.

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40% less odor*

A more comfortable project experience, indoors or out.

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Control without compromise

Fan spray pattern, comfort tip and any-angle application.

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Broad project appeal

For wood, metal, glass, wicker and most plastics.

02 · Serious product investment

3years

Not a quick reformulation.
A new platform.

ResearchDefine a genuinely lower-odor consumer need.
EngineerBuild water-based aerosol performance from the ground up.
ValidateTarget coverage comparable to Painter’s Touch.
LaunchGive retailers a defensible, premium new story.

03 · Protect the core. Grow the category.

Addition, not displacement.

Trusted core

Painter’s Touch

Keep the strong-performing range your shoppers already know.

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Add an option for the shopper the category has not been serving.

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Retail outcome

A bigger basket

More reasons to enter the aisle, choose a project and buy.

04 · A range made to inspire

Seven colours.
One new reason to browse.

A versatile neutral for contemporary projects.

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Anchor Gray

Selected launch colour

05 · Retail activation

Support that moves product, not just promises.

Bring your sales manager into the concept and shape the right launch package for your stores, footprint and opening order.

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Planograms

A proposed 3-bay POG designed to sit alongside Painter’s Touch.

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POP & wobblers

Shelf-level messaging that makes the water-based difference visible.

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Opening offer

Introductory commercial support tailored to qualifying orders.

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Retailer incentive

Hamper or incentive mechanics linked to agreed order values.

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Stock protection

Launch support and review dates agreed with your sales manager.

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In-store demos

Representative-led demonstrations that make control and comfort tangible.

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Staff training

A focused 15-minute story, FAB prompts and objection handling.

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Content library

Approved packshots, lifestyle imagery and social-ready content.

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06 · Recommended merchandising

Make the difference visible at shelf.

A proposed 3-bay block keeps the seven colours easy to scan while adjacency to Painter’s Touch reinforces incremental positioning.

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07 · Four personal retailer conversations

One story. Four reasons to open.

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The category opportunity

Introduce water-based innovation as incremental category growth.

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Meet the new DIY shopper

Show how lower odor opens the aisle to hesitant users.

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Performance, proven

Tell the three-year R&D story and reinforce comparable coverage.

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Turn interest into trial

Close with activation support, an opening offer and rep-led action.

Designed for personal weekly outreach from the sales team — not a generic consumer blast.

Ready to shape your launch?

Let’s turn a lower-odor innovation into higher-value retail growth.

Contact your Rust-Oleum sales manager to confirm the assortment, opening order offer, incentives, stock protection, training and demo plan.

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