Paint
Dec 9th 2011 | 3:04 pm
#17
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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From: Somewhere South... Not Telling YOU
Dec 9th 2011 | 3:25 pm
#19
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From: Buderim, Qld, Australia
Re: Paint
Well I've just finished painting the entire bloody house. I used three different companies paint, British Paints, Dulux and Taubmans. The British Paints, at least in the colours I was was using, was the best of the bunch, though the jelly beans, free with two tins of Dulux, did swing things their way for a while.
Will defo use againLynn xx
Dec 9th 2011 | 4:22 pm
#20
da Bonehead
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From: Lion in da jungle
Re: Paint
Used to sell minerals to paint companies and we did a lot of tests on the various brands. It's always changing with formulae being adapted all the time.
Best we found for opacity (coverage) was Wattyl.
In fact if I was buying today I'd go for Wattyl or Solver.
Best we found for opacity (coverage) was Wattyl.
In fact if I was buying today I'd go for Wattyl or Solver.
Dec 9th 2011 | 5:00 pm
#21
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From: Redneck Wonderland
Re: Paint
My own experience was that cheaper brands were crap. Then we bought a "slave for a day" at a charity auction. He was a painter by trade we had him repaint all of our rear veranda using Dulux. Not a bad job for a $50 buck outlay + paint. We bought his Mrs as well [$20 bucks] she emptied our well over stocked pantry, washed the shelves & re arranged everything so it was neat & tidy.
Could do with another one of those auctions
Could do with another one of those auctions
Dec 9th 2011 | 5:06 pm
#22
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From: Somewhere South... Not Telling YOU
Re: Paint
My own experience was that cheaper brands were crap. Then we bought a "slave for a day" at a charity auction. He was a painter by trade we had him repaint all of our rear veranda using Dulux. Not a bad job for a $50 buck outlay + paint. We bought his Mrs as well [$20 bucks] she emptied our well over stocked pantry, washed the shelves & re arranged everything so it was neat & tidy.
Could do with another one of those auctions
Could do with another one of those auctions
They break up for school holidays early next week, I can have them to you by Thursday?....
Did I mention their beloved Grandmother will be visiting them for Christmas.... And January
Dec 9th 2011 | 5:12 pm
#23
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From: Redneck Wonderland
Re: Paint
Perhaps a phillipino maid would help... You can borrow the rockingham 4 and get her in under false pretences of having young children (sorry, I KNOW kevin is past her sell by date, but they're a package deal) as an au pair.....
They break up for school holidays early next week, I can have them to you by Thursday?....
Did I mention their beloved Grandmother will be visiting them for Christmas.... And January
They break up for school holidays early next week, I can have them to you by Thursday?....
Did I mention their beloved Grandmother will be visiting them for Christmas.... And January
Dec 9th 2011 | 5:19 pm
#25
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From: Alloha snack bar
Re: Paint
Never had problems in the UK, be it with spraying or brushing, always managed to get a decent finish. NZ and OZ - just can not get anything near the quality of finish. Adhesion problems, runs, drying anomalies, re-coating issues.
Getting really frustrated - is the paint crap?
Getting really frustrated - is the paint crap?
I've never had to do more than 2 coats.
Last edited by Amazulu; Dec 9th 2011 at 5:22 pm.
Dec 9th 2011 | 5:22 pm
#26
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From: Hills District
Re: Paint
Just finished painting a very big room with Dulux. 1 Undercoat, 2 topcoats. Result - perfect.
Dec 9th 2011 | 5:27 pm
#27
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From: Somewhere South... Not Telling YOU
Dec 9th 2011 | 6:12 pm
#30
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Re: Paint
That's what we did - one of those paint pad things, whole room in an hour. Glosswork is different though, primer, undercoat, gloss.
