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Masonry Paint - Dark Grey
Ljc80_2
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Hi, Wondering if anyone can help.
Looking to paint the facing bricks at the front of my house a dark grey - like an anthracite grey
I see this used quite alot in recent years but am struggling to locate it in shops.
I tried Dulux weather shield concrete grey but its so light its practically white!
Can anyone recommend where i can buy some?
Thanks
Looking to paint the facing bricks at the front of my house a dark grey - like an anthracite grey
I see this used quite alot in recent years but am struggling to locate it in shops.
I tried Dulux weather shield concrete grey but its so light its practically white!
Can anyone recommend where i can buy some?
Thanks
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Can't any of the diy sheds mix the colour to want or failing that a Dulux or Johnstone's decorating centre.0
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I think ill have to try that. I was hoping there would be an off the shelf one so that if i needed to do touch ups in future it would be easy to buy another pot. I'm just surprised as it seems a popular colour nowadays, so thought it would be easy to find0
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I wouldn't worry about touching up in the future. Grey is going to be replaced as the "in colour" within a few years (hopefully). Try and get ahead of the curve and go for a pastel
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Anthracite is RAL 7016, so wherever you go to have the paint made up - Leyland and all sorts will do this - then use the RAL code and not a paint 'name' or manufacturer's code.Whenever you have further stuff made up, it should then be very very close. And pour any left over into a glass coffee jar - it should keep well0
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Just to bear in mind - Paint fades slightly over the years - so even if you did buy another pot in 3 years time - it wouldn't be an exact match after 3 years of weathering.Ljc80_2 said:I think ill have to try that. I was hoping there would be an off the shelf one so that if i needed to do touch ups in future it would be easy to buy another pot. I'm just surprised as it seems a popular colour nowadays, so thought it would be easy to findI'd go get the shade you want mixed up - and make sure there's enough left over for your future touch up - or ensure you kept a record of the paint name/spec/code at the time it was mixed to get another mixed if ever you needed it.1 -
Thanks im going to go to a Johnstones decorating centre and get it mixed as suggested1
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