A - Hillyard's Gym Line Paint and Contender' Paint are specially formulated to provide our customers with the most compatible wood sports floor coating system available. Because of the control we have over the manufacturing and production of our paints, we can better ensure the success of their use with our seals and finishes. If an alternative paint is necessary for a flooring project, we have been successful using Sherwin-Williams* KEM LUSTRAL* 2 and Industrial Enamel, as well as Benjamin Moore' M-22 oil-based paints. If a water-based paint is needed, our best alternative recommendation is Benjamin Moore Impervex' waterbased enamel paint. In any event, when an alternative paint is used in place of Hillyard paints, these alternatives are offered on good faith and we do not have control over their manufacturing or changes in their formulation that may affect their success.