Which paint to choose for kitchen?

gazfocus

We're installing our new kitchen on Monday and now that the new ceiling is dry, we need to paint in time for it to dry for Monday.

When we moved into the house in July, we used the cheap Crown bulk paint and it was rubbish but as we had to do the whole house, we didn't have much choice money wise.

However, now we're sorting the kitchen, we want it done properly, so we're willing to pay for good quality paint.

Is Dulux as good as they claim? Is it much better than say homebase or wickes own brand?

Also, I've noticed that Dulux do a 'Dulux Kitchen' paint. Is it worth the extra money or should we just use the Dulux Trade stuff?

We're probably just going to go with while ceiling, magnolia walls and white woodwork but want to make the right decisions to save having to paint again in the near future.

keystone

You'll need to mist coat your new ceiling. Use any trade matt emulsion. It doesn't have to be expensive. Thin it by adding between 20% and 50% water - depending on the thickness of the original paint. Cheap own brand sheds paint will do - just don't thin it its that full of water anyway. Don't use Dulux Rich Matt though for the mist coat - it doesn't bond. No idea why - it just doesn't.

Dulux Trade is fine for your second (thin by about 10%) and top coats (neat). Wickes own brand is OK - wouldn't touch Homebase with somebody elses bargepole. Other branded paints that are fine are Johnstones, Albany, Gliddens, MacPhersons to name but 4.

Forget kitchen paint. Its carp. Just use a vinyl matt or soft sheen or silk (if you really, really have to - hate the bloody stuff meself). If you want it hard wearing then Dulux Endurance is an exceptionally good retail one otherwise I'd suggest Dulux Trade Diamond Matt.

Cheers

gazfocus

Thanks.

I've been on the B&Q website and they have a 3 for 2 offer on Dulux Paint at the moment so thinking of getting the following:

1 x 10L Dulux Trade SuperMatt White (for the ceiling) £36 - should hopefully be enough for the Mist coat and subsequent coats
2 x 5L Dulux Endurance Natural Calico (for the walls) £38.98 - to replace current magnolia.

Do both of those sound ok?

Ant555

Ive just had my kitchen skimmed (including the ceiling)

I primed all the newly plastered walls/ceiling with a base coat of watered down standard cheap white paint. Had to wait till the plaster dried of course but the paint dried in no time really.

I thought it was strange that a watered down product would be of any use but according the the plasterer this is indeed the best thing in preparing for future painting in his opinion - he did explain why but I can't remember.

gazfocus

Ant555 wrote: »

Ive just had my kitchen skimmed (including the ceiling)

I primed all the newly plastered walls/ceiling with a base coat of watered down standard cheap white paint. Had to wait till the plaster dried of course but the paint dried in no time really.

I thought it was strange that a watered down product would be of any use but according the the plasterer this is indeed the best thing in preparing for future painting in his opinion - he did explain why but I can't remember.

Thanks - yeah I read it's something to do with the water soaking into the plaster. If the paint's not watered down, the plaster sucks all the moisture out of the paint.

keystone

How big are your ceiling and walls? Remember that you only need to paint down to just under where the worktop is going - unless your cabs have no backs! Its a waste to go right down to the floor. Even less if you are tiling between worktop and the underside of the wall cabs. I think you are perhaps considering buying too much paint. A 5l can will do about 20m^2.

Cheers

keystone

gazfocus wrote: »

Thanks - yeah I read it's something to do with the water soaking into the plaster. If the paint's not watered down, the plaster sucks all the moisture out of the paint.

Thats exactly what a mist coat is for.

Cheers

gazfocus

keystone wrote: »

Thats exactly what a mist coat is for.

Cheers

Glad I learn some things off being on the internet all day

Only reason I am going for two tins of the endurance paint is because it's 3 for 2. I can always use the excess to paint my office

fluffpot

I just had my kitchen painted and went for the Dulux kitchen paint. After picking myself up off the floor at the price...

Decorator said it was one of the best paints he'd ever used - one coat (over the mist coat) and it's covered. And it can be wiped clean - we did away with the kitchen tiles so this is a plus

Edwardia

Walls in our house are a mix of new skim plaster, 1970s replastering and really old horsehair plaster. We've used Wickes Trade Paint for New Plaster on all of them as a base coat and think it brilliant.

Hoping to tart-up-for-now our kitchen this summer. I bought Dulux Trade British Standard eggshell from Brewers in black and brilliant white for the wood doors so I'll be looking at Dulux Performance now then cheers.

yoyoegg

Farrow & Ball 'modern emulsion', I used Lime White in the kitchen.