Paint For Interior Wood

wary

We're about to have some decorating done, including skirting, doors & radiators. One decorator recommends satinwood; the other gloss. I'm aware of the discolouring issues with oil-based white paint and although decorators reckon these have been resolved, research on the Internet seemingly does not back this up.

Research suggests that oil-based satinwood is likely to be less problematic than oil-based gloss and that the latter is somewhat out-of-fashion. Water-based paint will stay whiter for longer but is not as hard wearing.

On balance, I'm inclined to go for an oil-based satinwood at this stage but am open to suggestions/recommendations including on which make I should use ... please? We don't have any kids in the house so I guess that it doesn't need to be as hard wearing, so should we seriously consider water based? ... and I might be tempted to decorate myself next time as it would mean no rubbing down is required.

Thanks.

pendragon_arther

In my experience water based satinwood is less smelly and dries faster.

Reece_

I prefer water based stuff , oil based yellowing is still an issue , it relies on uv to keep it white hence if applied in areas where there's not a lot of natural light coming in it will yellow quicker .
As much as water based isn't as hard wearing as oil it doesn't mean it's not hard wearing , I've found it to be fine and not encountered any scratching or chipping and we've got cats that like to scratch up against the doors and a big dog bombing around.
unless you build up more coats , water based gloss doesn't tend to have the sheen of oil based so I'd consider gloss to satin wood in that it won't be as shiny as oil based gloss anyway but will be more wipeable than satinwood .

imho

Water based paint it washes off as i have done my kitchen units with it and any marks on the door the flipping paint comes off.

MadelinesMum

I've just painted an interior door with Dulux non-drip gloss and it's way too shiny compared to the other doors (it's a new build). I suppose the other doors must have originally been a satinwood.

It took over 24 hours to dry (the tin said 16hrs) and it still smells of gloss over a week later.

Reece_

imho wrote: »

Water based paint it washes off as i have done my kitchen units with it and any marks on the door the flipping paint comes off.

This isn't a common trait of water based paints, there will be an underlying issue as to why this is happening with your doors.

jonnyb1978

Sikkens Satura everything for interior wood. The dogs danglies of paint.

adandem

I use water based gloss with no problems at all. It dries quickly, doesn't smell and isn't too shiny. It doesn't yellow at all.

daveyjp

MadelinesMum wrote: »

I've just painted an interior door with Dulux non-drip gloss and it's way too shiny compared to the other doors (it's a new build). I suppose the other doors must have originally been a satinwood.

It took over 24 hours to dry (the tin said 16hrs) and it still smells of gloss over a week later.

Our decorator used Dulux Trade eggshell (matt) finish and I used it on the internal doors. It is excellent, covers well and hasn't yellowed.

As regards drying time, oil based paint may be touch dry in a day, but it actually takes 3-7 days to dry and harden off completely, hence the smell.

onomatopoeia99

wary wrote: »

We're about to have some decorating done, including skirting, doors & radiators. One decorator recommends satinwood; the other gloss. I'm aware of the discolouring issues with oil-based white paint and although decorators reckon these have been resolved, research on the Internet seemingly does not back this up.

I painted the woodwork in my hallway (six doors, frames, archetraves and skirting) using dulux trade white gloss and the primer and undercoat from the same range. 18 months on and no sign of yellowing, and that in a room with very little natural light.

I think yellowing very much depends on the individual paint used - in my bedroom I painted the skirting with own-brand gloss from a DIY shed which went yellow in a couple of months.