eggshell paint turning yellow

virgin_moneysaver

had a new extension built on house we bought 18 months ago, doing each room bit by bit & want to do it well, after discussion with a couple of people decided to use Dulux eggshell paint instead of Dulux undercoat & gloss on woodwork as I am not a fan of the shiny look - anyway, tackled the new shower room 1st, only small as at back of utility room, but even though the woodwork was only painted 3 months ago, the architrave of the doorway nearest the shower screen is already turning yellow - is this usual for eggshell, & would I have been wiser using gloss?

many thanx for any replies rec'd

handyman.

you used oil based paint. This yellows in time.

Use a waterbased paint next time and it will not yellow

virgin_moneysaver

in time maybe - but 3 months! - & I didn't think water based would have been a good option in a shower room - but maybe it would have been

virgin_moneysaver

anyone else? misgrace?

virgin_moneysaver

bumpty bump - its all very depressing as I wanted to do this house properly & its seems to be going wrong & I haven't even finished yet

I also had beautiful clear pine doors with bevelled glass installed & as I didn't want them white but kept the natural wood colour, I had to treat them with something as I was told I couldn't leave them untreated as they would get dirty - so after much thought I used a good quality clear polyurethane varnish - as the doors were in a water area & I aso have 2 boys & a dog so it needed to be hard wearing - but to me they just look slightly orange - compared to the doors that I haven't done yet & are a lovely mellow wood colour - I should have just painted them white & been done with it

celyn90

Hi virgin_moneysaver. How did you prepare the wood before you painted it? Also, how many coats did you use and how did you store the paint after you bought it? All these things can really affect the finish that you get.

If you phone Dulux they are usually really helpful and they may be able to advise you on what to do about it. The customer care address and number is Dulux Customer Care Centre ICI Paints Wexham Road Slough SL2 5DS or call them on 0870 444 11 11. Hope this helps. Celyn x

virgin_moneysaver

brand new doors were lightly sanded, vaccuumed & wiped over with white spirit betweeen each coat, 1st coat diluted by 30% with white spirit, 4 coats in all (1 diluted, 3 full)

betheebee

virgin_moneysaver wrote:

brand new doors were lightly sanded, vaccuumed & wiped over with white spirit betweeen each coat, 1st coat diluted by 30% with white spirit, 4 coats in all (1 diluted, 3 full)

That was the right thing to do, I am a painter/decorator and always add a tablespoon of black paint to the white and that does stop the white from going yellow. You can get a test pot size for about £1.
I deffinately would not use a waterbased paint in the bathroom

betheebee

P.S I would recomend Dulux satinwood, it's an oil based paint like gloss but is matt in appearance not shiny