What type of paint would be good for internal walls ..

Emmia

Albermarle said:

adrich said:

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

I'm in a similar situation trying to find a durable, washable paint that doesn’t highlight every single imperfection! I’ve also struggled with the thick one-coat paints like GoodHome — great coverage in theory, but tricky to get right without getting that orange peel effect, especially if the roller's too loaded or the room is warm.

I’ve heard decent things about Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. Supposed to be more forgiving than eggshell and still wipeable. Haven’t tried Wickes’ Tough & Washable yet, but might give that a go. I do miss the old Homebase paints, though. I had good results with their bathroom emulsion a few years back. I called the homebase customer service and shame they don’t carry the same range anymore.

Let us know if you find a paint that actually works well on slightly imperfect walls. I’ve got a couple more rooms to tackle and don’t want to waste another weekend doing 5 coats either.

As this is an MSE forum, this might make your mind up.

5 litres washable and durable matt emulsion .

Wickes/ B&Q - £22

Dulux 'normal' £40

Dulux Trade Diamond/Durable around £60/£65

I think I'd rather pay more for a paint that works first time, than buy a cheaper paint that isn't a "one and done".

Of those, if money was no object what would you pick?

bjorn_toby_wilde

Emmia said:

Albermarle said:

adrich said:

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

I'm in a similar situation trying to find a durable, washable paint that doesn’t highlight every single imperfection! I’ve also struggled with the thick one-coat paints like GoodHome — great coverage in theory, but tricky to get right without getting that orange peel effect, especially if the roller's too loaded or the room is warm.

I’ve heard decent things about Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. Supposed to be more forgiving than eggshell and still wipeable. Haven’t tried Wickes’ Tough & Washable yet, but might give that a go. I do miss the old Homebase paints, though. I had good results with their bathroom emulsion a few years back. I called the homebase customer service and shame they don’t carry the same range anymore.

Let us know if you find a paint that actually works well on slightly imperfect walls. I’ve got a couple more rooms to tackle and don’t want to waste another weekend doing 5 coats either.

As this is an MSE forum, this might make your mind up.

5 litres washable and durable matt emulsion .

Wickes/ B&Q - £22

Dulux 'normal' £40

Dulux Trade Diamond/Durable around £60/£65

I think I'd rather pay more for a paint that works first time, than buy a cheaper paint that isn't a "one and done".

Of those, if money was no object what would you pick?

I think you’re right. Buy cheap, buy twice, but I haven’t found the most expensive one listed to be a “one and done”.  Their pure brilliant white isn’t as opaque as some so last time I used it I needed three coats to cover.

The matt also has a slight sheen so whilst it does wash a lot better than other matts it’s not great for hiding imperfections in walls like a flatter matt would.  That’s a trade off I guess.

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I have a good look around again on all the areas which have been painted and Dulux diamond egg shell seems to be the best one all round (apart from the shiny ceilings which shows all the imperfections and water damaged uneven surfaces)

Dulux diamond egg shell is wipeable and less easy to mark but does chip not any other paints, not sure whether the 'decoators' really did 2 coats However, when it is steamy in the kitchen the walls gets steamed up.

I have got 10L of the Johnstone Matt (Argos has it on special last month? and it will be tried out later . 

Dulux trade vinyl matt etc does not compare - it looks good but not wipeable

I was told the 'orange effect' is to do with the #pile' on the roller, and also how much pressure and how quick you roll, even though I use a 12inch roller with a stainless steel frame it still takes me sometime to roll the wall, also once the wall looks ok do not roll over it again. (so I will not choose a quick drying paint, again or a runny paint)

Albermarle

Emmia said:

Albermarle said:

adrich said:

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

I'm in a similar situation trying to find a durable, washable paint that doesn’t highlight every single imperfection! I’ve also struggled with the thick one-coat paints like GoodHome — great coverage in theory, but tricky to get right without getting that orange peel effect, especially if the roller's too loaded or the room is warm.

I’ve heard decent things about Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. Supposed to be more forgiving than eggshell and still wipeable. Haven’t tried Wickes’ Tough & Washable yet, but might give that a go. I do miss the old Homebase paints, though. I had good results with their bathroom emulsion a few years back. I called the homebase customer service and shame they don’t carry the same range anymore.

Let us know if you find a paint that actually works well on slightly imperfect walls. I’ve got a couple more rooms to tackle and don’t want to waste another weekend doing 5 coats either.

As this is an MSE forum, this might make your mind up.

5 litres washable and durable matt emulsion .

Wickes/ B&Q - £22

Dulux 'normal' £40

Dulux Trade Diamond/Durable around £60/£65

I think I'd rather pay more for a paint that works first time, than buy a cheaper paint that isn't a "one and done".

Of those, if money was no object what would you pick?

As you know for a lot of MSE forum users ( maybe not so much on this forum) , it does not matter what you can afford, but how little you can get away with spending 

I used the Homebase version in a bathroom with no problems ( no longer available), so I would probably 'risk' one of the cheap ones. 

Emmia

Albermarle said:

Emmia said:

Albermarle said:

adrich said:

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

I'm in a similar situation trying to find a durable, washable paint that doesn’t highlight every single imperfection! I’ve also struggled with the thick one-coat paints like GoodHome — great coverage in theory, but tricky to get right without getting that orange peel effect, especially if the roller's too loaded or the room is warm.

I’ve heard decent things about Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. Supposed to be more forgiving than eggshell and still wipeable. Haven’t tried Wickes’ Tough & Washable yet, but might give that a go. I do miss the old Homebase paints, though. I had good results with their bathroom emulsion a few years back. I called the homebase customer service and shame they don’t carry the same range anymore.

Let us know if you find a paint that actually works well on slightly imperfect walls. I’ve got a couple more rooms to tackle and don’t want to waste another weekend doing 5 coats either.

As this is an MSE forum, this might make your mind up.

5 litres washable and durable matt emulsion .

Wickes/ B&Q - £22

Dulux 'normal' £40

Dulux Trade Diamond/Durable around £60/£65

I think I'd rather pay more for a paint that works first time, than buy a cheaper paint that isn't a "one and done".

Of those, if money was no object what would you pick?

As you know for a lot of MSE forum users ( maybe not so much on this forum) , it does not matter what you can afford, but how little you can get away with spending 

I used the Homebase version in a bathroom with no problems ( no longer available), so I would probably 'risk' one of the cheap ones. 

I think there is a great deal of truth in the phrase "buy cheap, buy twice". For example I can buy a bathroom fan for £20 but that fan isn't likely to extract the moisture effectively from my windowless bathroom - and may die trying. And I'll spend time and money de-moulding. 

Alternatively I can buy an effective fan with a humidistat for ~£100 which is effective and lasts...and avoids me needing to clean the mould.

I think what we all want is "good value" but that's not necessarily the same as "cheap".

Albermarle

Emmia said:

Albermarle said:

Emmia said:

Albermarle said:

adrich said:

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

I'm in a similar situation trying to find a durable, washable paint that doesn’t highlight every single imperfection! I’ve also struggled with the thick one-coat paints like GoodHome — great coverage in theory, but tricky to get right without getting that orange peel effect, especially if the roller's too loaded or the room is warm.

I’ve heard decent things about Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. Supposed to be more forgiving than eggshell and still wipeable. Haven’t tried Wickes’ Tough & Washable yet, but might give that a go. I do miss the old Homebase paints, though. I had good results with their bathroom emulsion a few years back. I called the homebase customer service and shame they don’t carry the same range anymore.

Let us know if you find a paint that actually works well on slightly imperfect walls. I’ve got a couple more rooms to tackle and don’t want to waste another weekend doing 5 coats either.

As this is an MSE forum, this might make your mind up.

5 litres washable and durable matt emulsion .

Wickes/ B&Q - £22

Dulux 'normal' £40

Dulux Trade Diamond/Durable around £60/£65

I think I'd rather pay more for a paint that works first time, than buy a cheaper paint that isn't a "one and done".

Of those, if money was no object what would you pick?

As you know for a lot of MSE forum users ( maybe not so much on this forum) , it does not matter what you can afford, but how little you can get away with spending 

I used the Homebase version in a bathroom with no problems ( no longer available), so I would probably 'risk' one of the cheap ones. 

I think there is a great deal of truth in the phrase "buy cheap, buy twice". For example I can buy a bathroom fan for £20 but that fan isn't likely to extract the moisture effectively from my windowless bathroom - and may die trying. And I'll spend time and money de-moulding. 

Alternatively I can buy an effective fan with a humidistat for ~£100 which is effective and lasts...and avoids me needing to clean the mould.

I think what we all want is "good value" but that's not necessarily the same as "cheap".

I can not disagree with your logic.
However if I go into a store to look for washable and durable matt paint, and one tin is £22 and one is £66, then.....

If I was trying to get away with one coat, it might be different. However if you are doing two coats, and the old and new colour is similar, you can usually get away with it. 

I can't help being a bit tight, it is in my blood   

danrv

Albermarle said:

5 litres washable and durable matt emulsion .

Wickes/ B&Q - £22

Dulux 'normal' £40

Dulux Trade Diamond/Durable around £60/£65

Dulux normal gets my vote. Perfectly fine for DIY. Not really cheap or too expensive.
True you're saving on labour costs which can offset against the higher price of trade paint but I like to save where I can.
I use Easy Care for Kitchen, bathroom and walls in general. 

bjorn_toby_wilde

I would recommend Crown Trade Clean Extreme for a bathroom. I painted a horrible bathroom ceiling with flaky, mouldy paint four years ago. After cleaning and treating the mould, etc it had two coats and it’s still pristine today.

ic

I'm happy with the Dulux EasyCare range.  It does however sound like you might be happier to hire an airless paint sprayer rather than rolling on the paint?  That will achieve a flat crips finish without any marks - it does however required a lot of prep as the spray will go everywhere.