If alkyd paint yellows with time and latex holds its color better, why do many people still prefer alkyd for interior trim?
Alkyd paints use to be harder and more durable for interior trim work. With recent advances in paint technology, even the most tradition-bound paint customers are choosing the new latex coatings for interior trim work. Sherwin-Williams ProClassic Waterborne interior semi-gloss offers many of the attributes of alkyds; good adhesion, scrubbability, hardness, flow and leveling and without the yellowing or odor of an alkyd.