Anyone used Dulux magic white paint? (Pink to white)

pinkteapot

Need to paint some ceilings (least favourite job!). Has anyone tried the Dulux paint that goes on pink and dries white and can you recommend it? A couple of the reviews on the B&Q site say the pink is so subtle that you still need to look at it in the right light to see where you've painted, which would seem to defeat the purpose.

I don't mind paying for it if it works, but if not I'll just stick to normal Dulux white which is about half the price...

warehouse

Used it and hated it.

If you're painting over an old ceiling then it's very obvious where the new paint has gone. If you're doing a 2nd coat over a recently applied paint job then the stuff is almost impossible to see.

Get the normal paint and save your money.

pinkteapot

Thanks! Suspected that might be the case.

The old ceiling paint is still a good bright white, but it's gone shiny (99% sure it was originally matt, not silk - it's shiniest in the room next to the kitchen so I suspect it's from steam). If I miss any bits then shiny bits will show.

We have lovely late 80s artex patterned ceilings so painting them is fun.

warmhands.coldheart

the pink thing is a gimick if you ask me and also, if you are painting a completely different colour or bare plaster and not just a re-paint of the same colour Don't buy paint from B&Q... go to a proper Paint centre be it crown or dulux or an independant as believe it or not, the paint you get in B&Q or Homebase or the likes is NOT the same as those you'd get in the paint centres.... If you want to paint it once go to a paint centre. if you have time on your hands and want to do a second or third coat B&Q's your job!

pinkteapot

Really? I've always bought Dulux from B&Q....!

Not doing our next rooms until the start of Jan but was going to pick up the paint as they've got it on 3 for 2 at the moment.

warmhands.coldheart

pinkteapot wrote: »

Really? I've always bought Dulux from B&Q....!

Not doing our next rooms until the start of Jan but was going to pick up the paint as they've got it on 3 for 2 at the moment.

Ask a pro painter if they buy paint from B&Q? See what their answer is!! Will bet the words, crap, or !!!! or water or all of the above will be used

pinkteapot

I wouldn't buy B&Q own make paint - I always use Dulux or Crown. But I did think that Dulux bought from B&Q would be the same as Dulux bought from elsewhere.

Obviously I know that Dulux do both trade and retail lines and that the pros use the trade products. But if I buy the same tin of Dulux retail at B&Q or a Dulux Decorator Centre then I expect the same stuff to be inside!

Leif

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Ask a pro painter if they buy paint from B&Q? See what their answer is!! Will bet the words, crap, or !!!! or water or all of the above will be used

As the pink teapot said, the reason pros do not buy Dulux paint at B&Q is because they buy the Trade range, which has more pigment, but it tends to run more, and so is not as easy to apply. Anyway, a lot of pros buy Johnstones and Leyland, as they offer better value. As for the Dulux from B&Q being watery, no. B&Q and El Cheapskate brand paints will be watery.

keystone

Dulux Trade emulsion is a lot thicker too so you can thin it to suit and it goes a lot further as a result.

OP - the "pink dries to white" stuff is a marketing gimmick. Start by the window with your roller and work away from it towards the opposite wall. You can easily see where you have painted because it will look darker in the light from the window because its still wet.

Cheers

robatwork

I have been pretty happy with Leyland from screwfix - I found it easy to apply and pretty good value too compared to Dulux. And we have done LOTS of painting recently...

keystone

Leyland is indeed good as are Johnstones, McPhersons (Crowns Trade range) and Gliddens (Dulux Trade Range but not to be confused with Dulux Trade)

Cheers