Is there any budget paint that gives good coverage?

Flimsy

Hello

I have the glorious job of removing awful wallpaper in my front room. Underneath it is painted a very lurid orange colour (as much as I love orange it is baaaaaaaad) I don't want to spend much on the paint as I only want to do it a neutral colour for now until we can afford the renovation work that needs doing maybe in a couple of years time.

I didn't want to buy cheap stuff that I end up doing 4 coats with when I may as well have bought Dulux etc. I was thinking of using Wickes Trade paint. Does anyone know if it is any good or could recommend an alternative? I have all the usual DIY places nearby.

Thanks in advance

pioneer

Don't bother with budget paints; B&Q have lots of reduced top quailty designer paints reduced by 50% or more at the moment; I should know i've just finnished the whole house; but looks great ! Happy painting I don't envy you !

jobbingmusician

If you are on benefits, disabled or think you might meet any other priorities, have a look at http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk/What_is_Comm.php for free paint

Flimsy

Thanks both. Will check out B&Q in the next few days.

JM, I saw that link in Sainsburys mag, didn't bookmark it and have been looking for it ever since, so thanks. I don't qualify myself but i may have some spare paint to give to them.

vansboy

The 'trade' Wickes big tubs of emulsion, do a pretty good job & aren't just coloured water, like some of the cheap unknown brands.

VB

gremlin

Just to add that Ive just painted my house (well my OH and Dad did) and we bought crown @£23 a tin.

It was total garbage. :mad: Waste of money it was soo thin and rolled on then rolled off and needed a few applications.

It wasnt as if I was covering a strong colour - just covering a pale cream with another shade of pale cream and I ended up taking the other tins back and buyng Dulux instead. We used half the paint as it went on so thick and creamy so it saved us a lot of money in the long run.


Jane x

Just to add we've used Wilkinson own brand before and had good results but they didnt have the shade I needed this time.

misgrace

'Gliddens contract Matt' from any Dulux decoratoring store, costs about £15 odd including vat for a 10 ltr tub,white or magnolia.
I am in the process of decorating a whole flat in White and Magnolia, bought the Gliddens, and its very very good, I am very impressed with the coverage, and I have added a bit of water, as I found I had too for the cuttin in, as was quite thick, and didnt want the paint to drag.

nickj_2

dulux trade matt emulsion is the best for coverage
if you get white you can blank it out with that and then paint in your required colour

do get your paint from a trade merchant rather than a DIY store

HugoSP

misgrace wrote: »

'Gliddens contract Matt' from any Dulux decoratoring store, costs about £15 odd including vat for a 10 ltr tub,white or magnolia.
I am in the process of decorating a whole flat in White and Magnolia, bought the Gliddens, and its very very good, I am very impressed with the coverage, and I have added a bit of water, as I found I had too for the cuttin in, as was quite thick, and didnt want the paint to drag.

Worth taking note of. If I am right, Misgrace is infact a painter and decorator by trade:T

misgrace

Thats right Hugo I am , and I am a dulux fan, and gliddens is made by ICI for the american market, but has been selling it in the UK for some while now.
Admittidly the actual Gliddens Vinyl if far superior than the contact, and a hell of a lot cheaper that the actaul dulux vinyl matt, but even so, the gliddens contract matt is still great stuff, its mainly used for over new plaster, as its non vinyl, but if your selling up and wanting to spruce it up for to put it on the market, or just as a base coat, or even just to freshen it up for your self, then use the 'contract'.
Also, if anyone gets a chance, use the 'gliddens, oilbase underundercoat, so bl00dy thick you have to thin it down, the satinwood/gloss is very good too and much cheaper.

I'm using it now as my client is selling thier property, and this is what I am using, and it goes quite a long way too.:D

HugoSP

Thanks for that useful info Misgrace. I too am a Dulux fan, I don't normally do painting and decorating for other people, infact I hate it. I do other property maintenance stuff.

I have made a few exceptions. One of my regular clients accepted a quote to do his house. It has no wood to speak of apart from the garage door frame, and the only complications were the cast iron soil stack and the garage roof. I simply contacted Dulux who advised me on what products to use for these. I can't even remember what I used, I just know it worked at the time! I used the Dulux weathershield for the masonery.

Despite the bad weather the job went very well on the whole. My heart did sink when I had just put a coat on one wall and the heavens opened. I could see the paint simply being washed off the wall and running down the path. Not only did I have to go and paint the wall again but I also had to pressure wash the paint off the concrete path.

Having said that I couldn't complain about the profit I made on the job though