Dulux Non Drip White Gloss - Avoid!

pinkteapot

Yesterday, the 3 month project to do up our four bedrooms, hall and stairs, came to an end.

Chuffed with everything EXCEPT the gloss paint.

Our bedroom was done in late August. The gloss has already yellowed to the point where it blends in with the Barley White emulsion paint on the walls. :eek:

In the upstairs hall, I didn't bother re-glossing as the existing gloss is still bright white despite being at least 6 years old (the previous owners said they hadn't repainted). I just touched up any chips, as I'd seen how quickly the Dulux gloss I had bought yellowed in the bedroom.

I know I've mentioned this before in threads about white gloss on here but I was looking at it again last night and it really is awful considering it's only been up a couple of months. :mad: Wonder if a polite letter to Dulux with some photos will get me a voucher or anything...

I know this is partly due to the VOC restriction changes. If anyone knows of a white gloss that's currently made that stays white like the good old stuff then do let me know.

MaggieBaking

Thanks for the warning. From what I've read a lack of sun light will cause gloss to turn yellow, but I'd be very miffed after only a couple of months! :eek:

We've just used Dulux Once Satinwood. It was a nice paint to work with, I hope the colour lasts though!!

pinkteapot

Our bedroom is north-facing so doesn't receive direct sunlight, but it has a large window so there is plenty of natural light. I know that gloss inside cupboards etc will yellow but would still expect white gloss to last a few years.

Been reading good things about Glidden Trade Gloss. Sadly I think that re-glossing all the rooms I've just done will be necessary come the new year. So annoying as this time each room was completely emptied of furniture and carpet. Glossing the skirting boards was so easy with the carpet up. Now that there's new carpet down it's going to take a lot of time/patience!

greyteam1959

There is a thread on here somewhere about Dulux having problems with a batch of paint I think.

Cinquestelle

I know what you mean and sympathise. For the same reason I now use water based gloss and have found the Dulux Quick Dry very good. Obviously it will not be as tough as oil based but it stays looking clean and bright a heck of a lot longer.

sunshinett

i have another problem with DULUX NON DRIP BRILLIANT WHITE, high voc on it. I decorated my sons bedroom including gloss on door, window, picture rail, skirting boards and painted the walls white with emulsion type paint. This was 10 days ago, i have had a window open all the time even on vent at night. he has not slept in there since decorating having to share our room, as the smell is still too bad. I presume from the gloss paint. has anyone else had this problem? how long does it take to go what can you do? the paint was not a new tin, having been used and stored in the garage, so i guess more than 3 years old, thats a guess as cant remember when it was last used. can anyone help my son cant move back into his room yet and is sleeping in ours for 10 days already.

bob_a_builder

covered on watchdog this week

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also not clear it was only non drip that was a problem

"she was told by Dulux that there was an alternative paint she could use that wasn't prone to yellowing: a water-based, quick-drying gloss. Again, this was important information only found out when it was too late."

suisidevw

Just choose an eggshell paint, looks much better IMO and doesn't change colour, well from my experience anyway 2 years later

Loobysaver

I've had exactly the same problem:mad:

I painted my daughters bedroom which included door, windowsill, skirtings and shelving and it has all gone yellow.

It looks bloody awful!!

ic

Complain to Dulux - in Watchdog they said they'd compensated everybody who'd complained, many got refunds + somebody in to repaint.

jcb208

suisidevw wrote: »

Just choose an eggshell paint, looks much better IMO and doesn't change colour, well from my experience anyway 2 years later

The oil based one is the same.We painted a new large new build with satinwood, went back after 6 months to do shrinkage and the woodwork was almost yellow.I think the yellowing paint is now resolved with dulux as I have not noticed any quick yellowing of paint in work which has been done in the last 4 months but still to early to say it wont happen again