Farrow and Ball paint problem

nickj_2

Fraise wrote: »

I was thinking of using F&B black gloss on my front door...is it really glossy, rich looking black and with depth? I know people rave about it....but I'm wondering if the price is worth it. Also, why is it so difficult to paint with?

black is black ,as they say , these sort of comments are usually made by people who believe the F&B hype

I_have_spoken

people who believe the F&B hype

Done my place with F&B, you can spot the quality a mile off, same as Craig and Rose

namecheck

Most professional decorators do not like Farrow and Ball.

They don't like the "middle class" hype/the paint itself/the fact they don't get trade discounts as they would with, say Johnstones.

I used to be a fan and never found a problem with the paint, although I think the darker colours can be difficult to use. I've only used F&B exterior paint once - on a shed - and it seemed fine.

I'm now back on to Dulux/Johnstones although I'm tempted to try Little Greene and Sandersons.

hieveryone

When I was re-decorating my decorator recommended staying away from F&B so it could well be the paint and not any method you used with the tape etc.

I should also add that my decorator had no other motives other than how easy it was to work with as I was supplying the paint myself.

Fraise

nickj wrote: »

black is black ,as they say , these sort of comments are usually made by people who believe the F&B hype

I can't agree with that. I've seen black that looks wishy washy and almost dark grey, and I've seen deep dark jet black (think Downing Street No 10 door) that looks a different shade and depth of black altogether.

I_have_spoken wrote: »

Done my place with F&B, you can spot the quality a mile off, same as Craig and Rose

Is it the colour that looks quality? I remember once trying Woolworth emulsion many years ago, and it was so thin and lacked pigment you could see through it! I took it back and got a refund lol

hieveryone wrote: »

When I was re-decorating my decorator recommended staying away from F&B so it could well be the paint and not any method you used with the tape etc.

I should also add that my decorator had no other motives other than how easy it was to work with as I was supplying the paint myself.

So it sounds like it's quite difficult to work with?

nickj_2

namecheck wrote: »

Most professional decorators do not like Farrow and Ball.

They don't like the "middle class" hype/the paint itself/the fact they don't get trade discounts as they would with, say Johnstones.

I used to be a fan and never found a problem with the paint, although I think the darker colours can be difficult to use. I've only used F&B exterior paint once - on a shed - and it seemed fine.

I'm now back on to Dulux/Johnstones although I'm tempted to try Little Greene and Sandersons.

getting discounts doesn't come in to it , it's the added aggravation that goes with it .
it's about a third more than regular quality paint , the emulsion usually needs more than 2 coats to cover , and then there's the hassle of getting the darn stuff , one of my customers wanted a cream colour on their walls , i went to my nearest stockist which is a 1 hr round trip , it was out of stock , i then tried 3 other places to no avail, and then went to another town which was also out of stock , they kindly rang 3 other suppliers which were all out as well , so i reckon i wasted a whole day and probably spent £20 + on diesel ,
all this hassle when i could have just gone to my nearest building supply, 10 minutes away and got the colour scanned and mixed ........ never again

Brain77

I have just had the same problem, I out a base coat of white on new plaster, then two coats of modern emulsion, then two days later put masking tape on to do another wall another colour and when taking the masking tape off after five minutes the farrow and ball paint came off underneath it... So no delay in removing it, and I ve never had problems with this masking tape before. Any idea on what else I might do instead of masking tape?

woodworm001

We recently moved into our house and our lounge is painted in F&B, we had a wall replastered and a single coat of the F&B paint I found in the garage covered it, it's the first time I've used it so maybe I was just lucky (or new plaster is the best surface to paint on?). We didn't need to mask the area though so no issues there.

Had the opposite experience with Crown paints in the bedroom and won't buy that again.

LandyAndy

I've used it recently and it definitely needed three coats for an effective finish.

Horseygirl123

I've just painted my bathroom with F&B estate emulsion. Used a mist coat and three coats for effective coverage.