Worth buying expensive paint?

LandyAndy

We tried using cheap paint when doing up our last house to sell it. We were trying to paint white over some fairly strong colours - both emulsion and gloss. B&Q's paint was rubbish with very poor coverage. As soon as we switched to Dulux and Crown progress was twice as quick. I would never buy cheap paint again.

roses

I am slowly having the rooms in my house decorated & I am using Ace
Sensations:

http://www.acesensations.com/

It is a washable paint & it comes with a 25 year guarantee. The guy at the shop said I can use a scouring pad & soap to wash the walls if they get dirty & the paint won't deteriorate.

if paying £25 for a 4 litre tin lasts 25 years then I think it is worth the investment. I used 2.5 tins to have a 5x long x 4m wide x 3m high room painted.

Poppycat

We are going to paint the outside with weathershield smooth paint probably the stuff you pain on and not roller or spray.

We have some cement rendering on the house half way up all around. On the side we have a small bathroom window that is recessed about and some of the rendering around the window recess has paint missing and the rendering is soft, and probably worn a little, I assume the weathershield stablishing primer would do the job, however what about cracks? We also have some cracks appeared in the rendering at the front although it seems stable, no hollow sound when you tap it. I just wont to hide the cracks and also stop water getting in.

floyd

Another vote for Dulux Trade (or Johnstones) from our painter. The fella who did our living room said its fine to undercoat with B & Q p**s as he called it but for your final colour it must be Dulux Trade

nickj_2

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The beauty of Dulux, specially if you buy it from any of the DIY sheds, is that its so thick, that a 5ltr tin becomes at least 6ltrs, by the time you water it down it really goes a long way..

misgrace i have to disagree with you , the dulux trade paint is far thicker than the dulux stuff you get from diy stores , this is not meant to be thinned down , and is probably no better than diy own brands you can get trade paint at the around the same price as diy

misgrace

That okay nick disagree all you like, this is what forums are about.:D

I can only say from experience, I dont buy a lot of trade paint, as the client will buy the colour, I supply everything else in with the price for decorating, but saying that, I do have trade undercoat/gloss/satinwood etc.
And I buy dulux white emulsion quite a lot from B&Q places like that, as I look for offers.
Going on the white emulsion 'dulux', I cannot even pour it out into my kettle its so thick, I have to scoop some out with my stick lol, till I can get my stick in the tin, I always add water, not to make it stretch, but cause its so damm thick, and you will get an awful finish if you dont water it down

Job I am doing now, client chose magnolia, again dulux from DIY store, same thing, cant stir the blasted thing till I get some out of the can.:rolleyes:

Out of all the DIY stores, I have found B&Q own matt emulsion very good, dont get me wrong I wouldnt buy it, as I am a dulux fan, but if client chooses it cause they like the colour then its okay, as it has a fairly good coverage, but I refuse to use wicks, even if there was a gun to my head I still wouldnt use it.

But everyone to thier own favourites, and I love dulux and gliddens, crown to me isnt half as thick as dulux, it still covered, but I never got as much out of it as I would do using dulux.:D

nickj_2

dulux should make it clear that the diy paint and trade paint are not the same ,

Sharra

I'm no expert but whenever I can get the right colours I always use the acrylic based paint that covers any surface. It saves dealing with paint fumes and is lovely to use, it has a nice consistency, the colours seem to be much richer. You also can then do woodwork/radiators in the same paint as the walls.

DanAir

Thanks for all the replies everyone - I settled in the end for Dulux, although not the Trade one, partly because I thought that it was the same as the Trade one until I saw the latest posts, and partly because it was "buy 2 get 1 free" at Homebase and therefore worked out about the same price as the cheapy own brands.

Thanks again all!