Bathroom paint

Laz123

I need to repaint our bathroom ceiling. It's not very big but all the DIY shops only sell 2.5 litre cans.

Does anyone know where I can get smaller tins, like 750ml?

TIA

DebbieR

Not sure if you can get smaller tins but Wickes have got 25% off this weekend so their 2.5L tins are £16.49 at the moment. I'm just off to get some myself-I got a couple of testers last weekend and the Wickes paint seems to have a much better coverage than the Dulux one I bought.

keystone

Unless you are going to buy "n" tester pots (probably cost more too) then the minimum size for emulsion is 2½ litres.

Cheers

Laz123

Surely I can't be the only one who wants smaller tins. Otherwise the rest will only be wasted.

Thanks.

mantis999

you can tray Farrow & Ball paints. They do small tins of paints

keystone

OP. I was wrong. You can get Albany Vinyl Matt in basic colours (white magnolia etc) in 1 litre tins. But 1 litre won't go very far. You didn't say how big your ceiling is and don't forget it will need (well should have) two coats. Albany is Brewers Decorating Merchants (was in there this morning and they had a couple of tins) own brand and if you don't have a Brewers nearby you then you'll have to get it off t'internet. That will cost almost as much in £ notes as a 2½ can from one of the DIY sheds and tbh its not worth the effort. If I were you I'd get a 2½ litre.

Cheers

Euro_Trio_White

I've been looking into bathroom paints for my new extension. The builder told me to go to the local trade suppliers, and they were really helpful. I am using Johnstone's Covaplus Vinyl Matt, which the trade counter say is good for bathrooms and is available in 1L tins. They matched a Farrow and Ball colour for me there and then with their mixing machine, and the 5L tin I bought cost about half the price of the F&B equivalent.