Good water based white gloss paint, if any

Leif

Is there a good water based white paint for woodwork? Doing a Google suggests that a lot of professionals decorators do not like it because it does not go on so well. But from what I have read, all oil based white gloss paint will go yellow in a few years, especially in dark areas, and I do not want that. (My boss had his Dulux gloss paint go brown in six months due to a fault in the paint.)

I will be decorating the entire house, including architraves, skirting and doors. Most of the woodwork was painted, and has been sanded down and filled where necessary.

I have bought a tin of Dulux White Quick Dry Gloss Paint to try. It will be applied with a brush on architraves and a roller on doors.

System

is it all in place?
the only time i've seen it with a decent finish was when the woodwork was sprayed in the shed before fitting (probably way too much hassle if the wood is already fixed to take it down)

buglawton

Old oil based pain does go a little bit off-white but not anything like yellow over say, 10 years.
Actually the off-white can look quite attractive compared to brilliant white.

keystone

Solvent based gloss paint will not stay pure white forever due to the linseed oil in it. It will go offcolour. The only time it goes very yellow is when you deprive it of sunlight.

I'm a fan of Crown Solo at the moment. Goes on easy and with a really nice finish. I don't like water based glosses at all so wouldn't offer a recommendation.

Cheers.

Leif

buglawton wrote: »

Old oil based pain does go a little bit off-white but not anything like yellow over say, 10 years.
Actually the off-white can look quite attractive compared to brilliant white.

Is that also true of current white gloss oil paint, asmanufacturers have reformulated paints due to new regulations. (Hard to answer I guess, given that it takes years to find out, but people are making comments that paint goes yellow.) If it is only slightly off white after 10 years, then I don't care, but if it is distinctly yellow after 3 years, I do care. Some woodwork will be in dark areas such as a hallway.

Bexm

I buy mine from Wickes.
Don't like oil based paints, the fumes given off make my husband ill, and for some reason water based ones don't. Also much easier to clean the brushes!
No noticed any going yellow either, and I'm not the best painter but it seems to go on ok!

Leif

Bexm wrote: »

I buy mine from Wickes.
Don't like oil based paints, the fumes given off make my husband ill, and for some reason water based ones don't. Also much easier to clean the brushes!
No noticed any going yellow either, and I'm not the best painter but it seems to go on ok!

Thanks. So from the sounds of it you are pleased with the result and the wear qualities?

keystone

Leif wrote: »

Is that also true of current white gloss oil paint, asmanufacturers have reformulated paints due to new regulations. (Hard to answer I guess, given that it takes years to find out, but people are making comments that paint goes yellow.) If it is only slightly off white after 10 years, then I don't care, but if it is distinctly yellow after 3 years, I do care. Some woodwork will be in dark areas such as a hallway.

All paints including emulsions have had to be reformulated due to EU VOC regs. Some like the International mentioned previously still have high VOCs which can be a pain whilst you are applying it (they irritate the eyes) but deliver a hard and very white result. The EU bureaucrats sucking up to the global warming faction have managed to degrade the finish of available paints and ensure that you therefore have to repaint more often. Sigh.

Cheers

nickj_2

you will not get the mirror shine with a water based gloss , but it will stay whiter for longer ,
if you don't want a shiny surface then dulux waterbased satinwood is very good

CharlieBilly

I been using Leyland water based gloss and satin for inside and its been great and dries really quickly

Slinky_Malinky

I love B&Q water based gloss paint. It used to be called Miracle Gloss but I think is now part of their colours range. I did my lounge woodwork five years ago and it is still snow white,

Huge bonus is the ease of cleaning the brushes