Paint.

[colly]

Following on from Danbo's triumph in the decorating stakes.

Paint I buy now, is, to be frank, C***. Utterly poor. (No lead I guess is the reason)
I've tried all sorts, Dulux, Crown, own brands, cheap as chips toss, trade paints, you name it. It flows poorly, covers intermittently, lasts not very long and if it is a water based paint (such as I have on the stair bannisters and hand rail) it collects dirt and hand grease at an alarming rate. No amount of wiping gets it properly clean and it you clean it with some vigour the stuff rolls up in little balls and peels off.

So as an experiment I have painted a small section with a plain white undercoat, left it to dry for a couple of weeks and have gone over it with a clear, gloss, water based varnish. It looks good, just like white gloss. And it cleans easily.
Early days yet though.

 

[dan_bo]

Johnstone's paints are good.

Why don't you try it with spray laquer col? Smooooth finish.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I made the mistake of using Water Based Gloss when I was decorating the bedroom had to redo the window sill twice and its still crap and peeling off in parts, so I returned what was left of the tin and got some oil based gloss and that was fine.

 

[biggs682]

@colly you are more than welcome to come and do some more testing at chez biggs

 

[colly]

@biggs682 Very kind of you. That offer will be given careful thought, the pros and cons debated and mulled over, all points considered carefully, the project once examined..................








will be rejected.

Thanks anyway.

 

[Night Train]

I use water based paints on all my woodwork in my house. I use the matching brand water based primer and then a satin top coat.
No peeling, no dirt stains, marks clean off easily, and surfaces have remained satin white for the last 7 years.

 

[TheDoctor]

Aren't most cars done in water based paint these days?
And NT speaketh the sense. I've got water-based paint all over, and the only one that needs re-doing is the back door. Water-based exterior gloss wasn't out there when I last painted the door, so I used a few coats of interior and hoped for the best. Only lasted a decade or so...

 

[colly]

I use water based paints on all my woodwork in my house. I use the matching brand water based primer and then a satin top coat.
No peeling, no dirt stains, marks clean off easily, and surfaces have remained satin white for the last 7 years.

Well I must be doing something wrong.................Either that or we are just filthy buggers.