Dulux White Gloss

nickj_2

teddysmum wrote: »

What is the difference between satinwood and eggshell ? I prefer a paint with a sheen as opposed to shine , anyway ?


Can anyone answer my question about emulsion, please ? ie Will some bought a few years be ok, if the containers have not been opened ?

eggshell has more of a flat finish

as for used tins , open it and see what it's like , sometime emulsion goes off and stinks once it's been opened for a while

teddysmum

nickj wrote: »

eggshell has more of a flat finish

as for used tins , open it and see what it's like , sometime emulsion goes off and stinks once it's been opened for a while

By 'flat' do you mean less shiny or smoother ?


The emulsion has not been opened at all, so should it be ok ? I fully expect that a previously opened lot would go off.

nickj_2

teddysmum wrote: »

By 'flat' do you mean less shiny or smoother ?


The emulsion has not been opened at all, so should it be ok ? I fully expect that a previously opened lot would go off.

flat= little or no sheen , satinwood has a bit of shine

incidently , when i went to a paint trade show before xmas , i spoke to my favourite water based paint maker who said that the make up of all white solvent based paints mean that they will yellow to some extent , we are light years behind other countries when using water based paints for woodwork

cyclonebri1

Ionkontrol wrote: »

Get over the gloss. Use eggshell or satinwood as they do not yellow.

Why on earth would anyone want to get over gloss, "shiney", paint???

Do you mean it has gone forever?, lost in fashion change?, or simply been dummed out in the name of planet saving, it's a deep issues

matty17r

We use Albany satinwood acrylic paint. This is water based and therefore does not go yellow. Love this paint. You can buy it at toolstation. I absolutely hate yellowing paint!

trailingspouse

I always thought I preferred non-drip, but am now a liquid gloss convert. The non-drip stuff seems to stay, well, sticky is the only way I can describe it. If you paint, say, a window sill and them put something on it, after a couple of weeks it will be stuck. It doesn't matter how long you leave it to dry. The liquid gloss doesn't seem to have this problem.

Speaking to a painter, he reckoned they'd taken 'all the goodness' out of the paint with these new regs.

rosie-lee

matty17r wrote: »

We use Albany satinwood acrylic paint. This is water based and therefore does not go yellow. Love this paint. You can buy it at toolstation. I absolutely hate yellowing paint!

Hi, just about to do a whole bungalow of white woodwork. Looked on the Albany website, what is the satinwood actually called in the range? Lots of choice & was considering Vinyl soft sheen or acrylic eggshell. Can't see 'satinwood'?

http://www.albanypaint.co.uk/products/interior

Laughingbear

About 3 years ago we painted the hall, stairs and landing (9 doors) and it was quite expensive because, as usual when painting we used Dulux Brilliant White. A few months after doing the job, we noticed the paint was turning ‘yellow’ and it got progressively worse. I researched the issue and found Dulux had admitted a fault in their paint and had made pay outs to compensate customers (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125640/Duluxs-brilliant-white-paint-fades-yellow-weeks-EU-regulations-forced-watering-companys-pay-thousands-unsatisfied-customers.html).

After making me jump through several hoops (sending them photos, numerous emails and them asking for receipts for 2 year old paint!!! etc), I’ve now received a cheque from Dulux for £250 + a voucher for paint.

If you’ve got ‘yellowed’ Brilliant White paint contact them and ask for similar. Some pay outs have been over £500.
Considering it was their fault, I found dealing with Dulux customer care to be quite difficult. It was an issue that they knew about and that will cost me £100's to rectify as well as the inconvenience that goes with decorating.

By the way, I’ll NEVER use Dulux again after this experience.

muckybutt

Ionkontrol wrote: »

Get over the gloss. Use eggshell or satinwood as they do not yellow.

I have gone that route with Dulux using the Diamond White Eggshell, no complains here or from my customers