Pure brilliant white eggshell finish gloss

narabanekeater

Were looking for a tin or 2 of pure brilliant white egg shell finish white gloss. Weve been to b&q tonight who have told me they havent sold it in years however im sure we got some from there late last year
As im going to be getting ot and carrying it home on the bus and to save my legs does anyone please know which DIY chains sell it now?
Many Thanks in advance

jcb208

You cant get eggshell white gloss ,its either eggshell or gloss finish

narabanekeater

ah this could be where im going wrong then. I think its a white gloss with a eggshell finish
The gloss we have in the lounge doesnt shine like normal gloss if that makes sence

nickj_2

you are not quite getting the point made - there is no such thing as eggshell gloss or gloss with an eggshell finish . there's gloss paint which has a shiny finish , or there is eggshell which has a flatter - ie no shine finish .......... or if you want something inbetween - there's satinwood which is not as shiny as gloss but more shiny than eggshell

vegasvisitor

We used cream eggshell in our living room, and it still looks good after over 8 years. The white gloss we used elsewhere has changed colour, doesn't look so good etc and we've had to re-do some of it.

I'm definitely considering using eggshell again when we move. I have tried crown satin an unfortunately it marks very easily (newspaper fingerprints etc), so I'm thinking I won't use it again.

I'd be keen to hear what brands of eggshell are good quality and durable. Can't remember what we used, but it would have been Dulux or Crown (not normally a fan of crown though).

suisidevw

We use an 'aged white' period range by Crown for skirting and picture rails in our house and the 'brilliant white' Dulux eggshell for hallway etc. Crown appear to be very good, well in this experience.

narabanekeater

Sincere thanks for all of you who took the time to reply
Can you tell im not very decorating minded lol
Can anyone please tell me exactly what to ask for when I go shopping either today or tommorow?
Is is just then white gloss with eggshell finish? if so would this be avaialbe in B&Q if so im suprised they didnt know what I was after yesterday

Thankfully coloured gloss and paint im fine at buying

vegasvisitor

You are after 'eggshell'. Don't mention gloss at all.

suisidevw

Gloss is glossy and shiny. Eggshell is dull and matt = Much nicer IMO

spirit

I use eggshell on my woodwork too, can't stand glossy, shiny doors etc.

Brewers do eggshell paints as do Screwfix. The latter have 2.5 ltr tins of it for £4.90. the also list something called acrylic eggshell (can't you tell i'm lookiing at their catalogue) in brilliant white or magnolia for £6.54.

loracan1

Just to add to the confusion - satinwood is somewhere between eggshell and gloss (eggshell is very matt, gloss is...glossy, satinwood has a sheen rather than a shine) and is also available in either oil-based or water-based.