Which white paint for internal doors!

Legacy_user

Help,do i choose an oil based paint or a water based paint.

the oil based people complain of them yellowing and the water based seem harder to apply,several coats and not so durable.

was going to buy johnstones oil eggshell today but the lady put me off!

help,it has to be not too shiny but durable,3 kids and a dog!

LEJC

we seem to be converting to satinwood,as its not as shiny as gloss..
Wickes trade brilliant white satinwood has been a good option for us...although I'm sure there are others arond too.

dodders

Satinwood or eggshell seem to be a good choice these days.
Try using a small roller for the flat areas, works a treat.

nickj_2

i've been using johnstones satin which can be used on exteriors , got a nice finish to it , it's water based , easy to apply ,dries quickly , cheaper than F&B and dulux , can be mixed in f&b colours

savemoney

I just been using Johnstones acrylic satin along with their waterbased undercoat. The guy at paint store said its good paint. I tried Dulux egg shell it still goes yellow after a couple of months

phill99

Satin wood will stay white for a long time and is as durable as gloss.

keystone

Johnstones Aqua. Water based gloss - it's the dogs danglers!

Cheers

PS I hate satinwood - almost as much as I do silk emulsion.

travis-powers

Keystone may I ask how glossy is water based gloss compared to oil and would you use it outside?
Sorry to hijack tread but I value you opinion

desthemoaner

Wilkinson's paint is pretty good, in my experience. I painted all the woodwork on the front of a three bed semi--two bays, a door , small bedroom window, gutters and fascia boards-- with a litre tin of their one coat gloss. If they do a one coat, brilliant white, water-based satin finish for internal woodwork, I'd be tempted to give that a shot.
I used Johnstone's one coat internal satin on my bathroom door and panelled ceiling, and found the coverage disappointing.

waynehayes

Another vote here for Johnstones Aqua. I have used other water based gloss paint before, but Aqua is easily the best. I have used it on a few doors so far, and am more than pleased with how glossy it is, and I would say that you would be hard pressed to tell it from oil based gloss.

keystone

travis-powers wrote: »

Keystone may I ask how glossy is water based gloss compared to oil and would you use it outside?
Sorry to hijack tread but I value you opinion

You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference TBH although inevitably there will be one as the chemical composition is quite different. What I do know is that applies and works just like "runny" spirit based gloss which is what I like. Frankly I have no idea about using it outside. The tin says you can but as I only discovered it heading into last winter the weather hasn't yet been conducive to exterior painting for me to try it. I would recommend you consider Bedec Multisurface for outside. That I have used and am very satisfied with it's performance.

Cheers