Satinwood Paint - too glossy!

slam3000

I've been painting my flat and I've been doing the wood work with Dulux Satinwood. However, I've been quite surprised at just how shiny it is- it's got the sort of shine that I would expect from a full gloss paint, which isn't the the look I was going for and, for my taste, seems a bit dated (although I don't mind it too much on the window frames).

So can anyone recommend a paint, or paint finish, for wood work that is reasonably hard wearing, isn't completely flat, but without the glare that gloss (and seemingly satinwood) give off? If it happens to be non-yellowing too, that would be even better.

leveller2911

Satinwood takes a few days to cure, you should notice then. Oil based Eggshell is the same.......I tend to use Oil based Eggshell for all woodwork.I go for a cream colour rather than white as it doesn't yellow as quick or as bad.Personally I think it looks classier too.....

slam3000

leveller2911 wrote: »

Satinwood takes a few days to cure, you should notice then.

Does this mean that it becomes less glossy over time?

And by the way, what does the word 'cure' actually mean?

keystone

Satinwood shouldn't be glossy.

Cheers

nickj_2

even though the paint is dry to touch , it will take a week or so to actually harden

McKneff

If you have some paint left, shake some talcum powder into it and paint a bit of skirting board you cant see readily, see if that is better.

leveller2911

slam3000 wrote: »

Does this mean that it becomes less glossy over time?

And by the way, what does the word 'cure' actually mean?

Yes as it cures(dries ) over a period of days it loses some of the shine.

jcb208

I Use it a lot on new builds, give it 2 weeks it will loose the shine the new 2010 complient paint stays shiny for ages as it takes longer to fully dry

slam3000

McKneff wrote: »

If you have some paint left, shake some talcum powder into it and paint a bit of skirting board you cant see readily, see if that is better.

How much talc should I put in? I've got just over half of a 3L can left?

slam3000

andrew-b wrote: »

Just a thought...but did you stir it before you used it. The oil-based dulux satinwood it says not to stir...the water-based you do.

I opened the tin and just stirred it automatically, without thinking. It had a brownish liquid layer on top so it didn't look useable in its freshly opened state. But you are right- I've just checked and it says not to stir. Ooops!:(

Leif

andrew-b wrote: »

Just a thought...but did you stir it before you used it. The oil-based dulux satinwood it says not to stir...the water-based you do.
BTW dulux oil-based satinwood does yellow too. Painted skirtings in bathroom a year or so ago with oil-based...painted door frame in last couple of weeks with water-based..both dulux satinwood..the oil-based has yellowed so now i have got to paint it again!

Was the old paint visibly yellow, or just off white compared to the new water based paint? Freshly painted Dulux stainwood does look off white (i.e. cream) when compared side by side with a white water based paint.