Best pure white Matt paint?

ashe

We're doing our walls white and have a wall planned with farrow & ball studio green. We have a big tub of Leyland trade contract Matt which we are using for the ceiling - is this an ok paint for the walls as partner wants a pure white colour. Not sure if this is the best paint, or if something else would be better?

jonnydeppiwish!

I think it depends on your own personal opinion. I always use Dulux Trade as I find the coverage very good and it cleans easily.

Doozergirl

Nothing wrong with Leyland paint.  Whatever 'pure' white is to a person is objective.   The industry refers to 'pure brilliant' white. For me, 'pure' evokes something unfiltered, but for others it would be based more on 'brilliant'.

It's what most people would use, certainly, but F&B would put something much softer with Studio Green.  They're selling their own paints, however, and 'pure brilliant' white won't feature because they prefer natural appearing pigments.

movilogo

I'll second Dulux. It is bit pricey but has much less odor compared to other brands. So if you are allergy sufferer, that's a plus. But otherwise for white matt, most brands are fine.

rob7475

You may find that the contract matt will look fine to start with but any marks / scuffs will be hard to clean off. I can recommend Crown trade clean extreme. I've used it in several rooms and any marks wipe off without leaving any staining behind. I've also tried the Dulux version of the scrubbable paint in the past and didn't find it as good. It has a 'rougher' texture and doesn't seem to clean as easily.

If you dilute the crown trade with about 3-5% water, it goes on really nicely and the scrubbalbe properties aren't affected.

Belenus

Our decorator recommended and used Dulux Diamond Matt. It is more expensive than ordinary Dulux Matt but is more resistant to knocks etc and easier to clean. 7 years on and we are still very happy with it.

Here is a copy of a post I made on this subject a few weeks ago in this thread.

When we had our house decorated in 2016 the decorator recommended and used Dulux Diamond Matt for all walls and the ceilings in the bathrooms and the kitchen and ordinary Dulux Matt for other ceilings.

Diamond Matt is more expensive but worth the extra as it is tougher and easier to clean.

We were and remain happy with the results.

A good decorator who will properly prepare all surfaces and paint carefully is however far more important than the paint used.

If you are DIYing it make sure that you know how to prepare surfaces properly etc.

Good luck.

the_midnight_Wolfboy

Anti Reflex White 2 by Tikkurila - very forgiving paint that goes down on a roller very well. Mainly a ceiling paint but generally a very good matt paint.

 

Tikkurila is a Nordic paint company that is becoming increasingly popular due to the quality - price ratio versus classic brands like Dulux

https://www.decoratingcentreonline.co.uk/tikkurila-anti-reflex-white.html

Leon_W

I recently used Leyland trade contract matt and was very disappointed .   After rollering it on carefully it appears to have dried very patchily if you catch it in the right light and look along the wall.

I even went for another coat with exactly the same results.  Buy cheap buy twice sprang to mind.  I'm living with it for the time being but can see it getting annoying, at which point I'll redo it with Dulux.

ashe

Doozergirl said:

Nothing wrong with Leyland paint.  Whatever 'pure' white is to a person is objective.   The industry refers to 'pure brilliant' white. For me, 'pure' evokes something unfiltered, but for others it would be based more on 'brilliant'.

It's what most people would use, certainly, but F&B would put something much softer with Studio Green.  They're selling their own paints, however, and 'pure brilliant' white won't feature because they prefer natural appearing pigments.

Yes, we looked through the F&B white range - I quite like them but she wants a really "white" white whereas F&B tend to do more muted and off-whites. 

NeverTooLate

Leon_W said:

I recently used Leyland trade contract matt and was very disappointed .   After rollering it on carefully it appears to have dried very patchily if you catch it in the right light and look along the wall.

I even went for another coat with exactly the same results.  Buy cheap buy twice sprang to mind.  I'm living with it for the time being but can see it getting annoying, at which point I'll redo it with Dulux.

I've had the same experience with Leyland contract matt too. I was initially only going to use it diluted for mist coat but had lots left so did the ceilings - in certain lights it's patchy and it doesn't matter how many coats you put on it stays patchy,

davemorton

the_midnight_Wolfboy said:

Anti Reflex White 2 by Tikkurila - very forgiving paint that goes down on a roller very well. Mainly a ceiling paint but generally a very good matt paint.

 

Tikkurila is a Nordic paint company that is becoming increasingly popular due to the quality - price ratio versus classic brands like Dulux

https://www.decoratingcentreonline.co.uk/tikkurila-anti-reflex-white.html

Another vote here for their paint, great stuff.  The Anti reflex is amazing for ceilings, and for walls, they also paintmatch F&B.  I believe their paint is used on the tube, so must be hard wearing.