Dulux Once - any good?

taichipaul

Hi I am a Dulux Select Decorator, and may be a bit biased but and you are all right! Dulux's once and Crown's Solo just don't cut it. They seem to aimed at the lazy and "can't realy be bothered to do it properly". So stop wasting your money and buy a good quality brush and Top quality paint like Dulux and do the job properly, and thats two full coats. And for those of you that need to cover a strong colour go to a trade merchant and buy TRADE Dulux its better paint than retail and has more covering power.

taichipaul

All oil based paints do this, heat and/or lack of light cause the paint to continue curing, light just holds back the curing process. If you have yellowed gloss, satin or eggshell just leave the doors open or move the vase on the window sill and it will revert to white eventualy.
However if you want to avoid yellowing completely then buy an acrylic based paint (water based), they never yellow, its just that the finish is not quite as good but getting better.
After 2010 you won't be able to buy oil based paint anymore anyway. Europe saving the environment and yet they allow 4X4s that do 25mpg! Go figure.

agric90

Thanks for the info taichipaul. However, in spite of your assertion that all spirit based paints go yellow, I have never known white paint go yellow as quickly as the Dulux Once, and I have been house-painting for 40+ yrs, though admittedly as a d-i-y er.
I would add that the Crown I used to cover the Dulux is also spirit-based, but is showing no sign of yellowing at all.

tina68

Sallys_Savings wrote:

My husbands a painter and decorator and he wouldnt use one coat gloss..hope this helps

My Dad is too, it's a money making scheme,:p

davsidipp

dont bother wasting your money you still have to paint it twice

loanranger_4

Have used Once gloss recently, and found it very thick and very sticky. It was specifically for a rush project and I thought the results were OK ( considering only one coat was used ). Have to agree that the finish could be much better, and the job took twice as long because you don't want to miss a bit! I also used emulsion as an undercoat ( as we had a large tin of that lying around ) rather than buy another tin of that too.

loanranger_4

agric90 wrote:

However, in spite of your assertion that all spirit based paints go yellow

That would explain the off white paintwork in our house then !

Zeitgeist

taichipaul wrote:

After 2010 you won't be able to buy oil based paint anymore anyway. Europe saving the environment and yet they allow 4X4s that do 25mpg! Go figure.

You're having a larff aren't you??? How will the people at No. 10 manage to keep that black door's mirrored finish so great with acrylic paint???

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Maureen_Ridley

I agree with Gazcon: it was like applying glue and very thick glue at that. Even though I applied it to small areas as recommended, it dragged so I ended up with patches and a very lumpy finish. I've found Crown Solo and B&Qs own brand much better than this pricey, ineffective product.

toshkininny

hello, can I go to the B&Q trade area and then get trade paint as such, sorry to sound div!