where is cheapest to buy dulux white emulsion?

lynsiloo

i am looking to buy a lot of white emulsion. Have bought the cheap stuff before, but feel that i just paint over it a lot!, Need a few big 10l tubs of the dulux stuff, does anyone know if it is on special anywhere or cheap??:j

nickj_2

your local builders merchant
the stuff you get from diy stores is not a patch on the dulux trade paint and there's not a great difference in price

paullwill8

Paul the painter here.
You can't get cheaper than costco, around £13 for 10 ltrs for normal Dulux, Dulux Trade is £23 for 5ltrs at your local decorator centre, 20% extra free at the moment. ICI Glidden is ok, £11.74 for 5ltrs.

square-eyes

lynsiloo wrote: »

i am looking to buy a lot of white emulsion. Have bought the cheap stuff before, but feel that i just paint over it a lot!, Need a few big 10l tubs of the dulux stuff, does anyone know if it is on special anywhere or cheap??:j

I just picked up a 5l tin of Dulux white at Asda for about £8.50. There is usually a small home ideas section with a small selection of paint (mostly white). It saved me a trip to Homebase or B&Q.

johnydeath

Hi, just picked up on this thread after my painter and decorator said that Dulux trade was his recommendation.

However have just seen this article http://www.decoratorstoday.co.uk/decorators_reviews.html which states

'This is where their Dulux Rich Matt range tends to differ, and most certainly their brilliant white. The discerning customer can pay up to £34.99 for a 10ltr tub of Dulux Trade brilliant white in vinyl matt. Dulux Rich Matt brilliant white however is on sale at B&Q for only £15.99. We at Decorators Today have put the two to the test and can honestly say that the Rich Matt more than holds its own against its Dulux Trade counterpart.'

Comments?

worknplay

find your nearest johnsones trade supplier blag a trade account...easier than you think!...they sometimes have deals on 15 lt tubs...oh and sometimes you get free t shirts...paint stirrers and can openers..if you ask

worknplay

i should add that its not dulux...but does the job very well...