Eggshell paint?

moonpenny

I prefer to use Satinwood or Silk paint instead of gloss for interior woodwork.
  Looking around I am wondering what is the difference between using these paints or using "Eggshell"?
Is Eggshell less shiny or not for use as a top coat etc.

daveyjp

Eggshell isn't as shiny as true gloss.  Well worth going for oil based.

The smell isn't as bad as it once was, it doesn't yellow and once it is hardened will provide years of a surface which can be wiped clean over and over again.

moonpenny

I use Satinwood usually because it isn't as shiny as gloss (which I think looks too harsh) and I prefer the oil based rather than the water based.

What I don't understand is what is the difference between Satinwood and Eggshell?

Bendo

I've been using eggshell for the last 7 years or so.  Much better than modern gloss which seems to yellow after a couple of years. 

bjorn_toby_wilde

I’ve used both. Eggshell has a lower sheen, closer to a matt than satinwood, but satinwood is harder wearing in my experience.

Oil based satinwood is harder wearing than water based but, if it’s white, it will yellow a lot quicker.

The best water based satinwood I’ve found if you do want white is Johnson’s Aquagard.  Much more hard wearing than the Dulux equivalent.

WIAWSNB

Whenever I've seen painted furniture that looks good, I'm usually told it was 'eggshell'. 
Satinwood is a tad more shiny and plasticky, as far as I can see, but that's ok for skirtings and architrave when you don't want gloss.
What 'interior woodwork' are you talking about, 'penny?

Grenage

If it's anything other than brilliant white, I use eggshell.  I always use water-based satin for white - oil yellows.

moonpenny

WIAWSNB said:

What 'interior woodwork' are you talking about, 'penny?

My living room doors (half glass) architrave and skirting.

I used water based Satinwood on doors last time and I have noticed near the door handles it looks like the top has rubbed off slightly and is slightly shiny underneath. Still white but a bit shiny and won't clean off.
I put this down to water based so will use oil based this time as I always did previously.

Albermarle

moonpenny said:

WIAWSNB said:

What 'interior woodwork' are you talking about, 'penny?

My living room doors (half glass) architrave and skirting.

I used water based Satinwood on doors last time and I have noticed near the door handles it looks like the top has rubbed off slightly and is slightly shiny underneath. Still white but a bit shiny and won't clean off.
I put this down to water based so will use oil based this time as I always did previously.

You have to be careful painting water based on top of oil based- some extra prep needed.
I presume you might have the same problem the other way around. Not sure.

WIAWSNB

moonpenny said:

WIAWSNB said:

What 'interior woodwork' are you talking about, 'penny?

My living room doors (half glass) architrave and skirting.

I used water based Satinwood on doors last time and I have noticed near the door handles it looks like the top has rubbed off slightly and is slightly shiny underneath. Still white but a bit shiny and won't clean off.
I put this down to water based so will use oil based this time as I always did previously.

Hmm, I've had the same issue in more high-contact areas. Water-based satinwood is nice to use, but isn't nearly as durable as oil-based. And, yes, even tho' the under layer was clean and keyed, it can still 'peel' if roughed up.

But, when it comes to wanting 'brilliant white', it's still water-based for me, alas.