best white wood paint....

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I did all of the wood in the house with "brilliant" white dulux satinwood but a lot of it appears to have turned into a yellow colour and doesn't look as good as it did 18 months ago.

Whereas, I go to other places that had their paint done years and years ago and it still looks pretty good.

which paint from your experience is the best one to use on things like skirting boards, door frames etc
is it best to move away from dulux?

could be a good thread for me to look back on in 5 years time when I am considering to redecorate...
 
I am just about to use Ronseal 2in1 primer and paint, gloss, 10 year stay white guarentee.

we'll see.
 
Avoid oil based paints if you want the colour to stay white.

Water based is better for staying white but not as nice to paint with as oil based.

If you used oil based paint before and paint over the top with water based there is a chance the oils with leach through turning the top coat yellow again.

It's normally recommended to sand the old paint away back to bare wood before repainting........ But who's got time for that eh?
 
I used satin wood absolutely everywhere.

The stairs/spindles and door frames previously had gloss white finish. I rang dulux they said I didn't need to remove the old paint but essentially sand it down to take the shine off but I knew otherwise. Today on the frames where I took all of the paint off the finish is much better and looks very good.

My point is I have skirting boards, yes made of MDF that I painted with satin wood, it looked good for a while but now the colour is dull some 18 months in.

I will probably re-decorate in 5 years.
I'm wondering whether the problem is the way I have painted everything and my approach or if it is simply the dulux pain ranges for wood are not as good as other companies.
 
famas said:
If you used oil based paint before and paint over the top with water based there is a chance the oils with leach through turning the top coat yellow again.
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I've painted over almost all the woodwork in the house, which was all oil based white gloss, with water based satin. I haven't had this problem anywhere, even on the oldest job which is probably 7 or 8 years old now. All I did was a light sanding to give the paint a key, undercoat with an acrylic undercoat and then the water based satin on top.
 
I've been using Dulux Trade Diamond Eggshell recently. Happy with it so far. I think gloss gives a nicer finish initially but, as above posters, it does yellow.
 
I've just painted the all the hall, stairs and landing wood.

Went belt and braces, washed down all surfaces with soapy water, dried and then cleaned again with meths.
Used Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 over the old gloss and then Dulux Trade Diamond Eggshell as the top coat(s).

Both paints are water based, means quick drying and hardly any smell.
 
Sikkens rubol satura plus and the suitable primer, it's great stuff and is as white as the day i applied it.
 
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Johnstone’s water based satin, I have gone through many tins of it. Nice to work with but dries very quickly. I always use a foam roller.
 
I mean what difference does oil vs water make? oil just sounds like a pain in the a*** as it takes ages to dry>? is that just it?

most people tend to go for satin wood finish

next time I'm not sure I want that, maybe I should get testers on the same bit of wood to work out which finish I like more.
 
psd99 said:
I mean what difference does oil vs water make? oil just sounds like a pain in the a*** as it takes ages to dry>? is that just it?

most people tend to go for satin wood finish

next time I'm not sure I want that, maybe I should get testers on the same bit of wood to work out which finish I like more.
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I found the water based one to be easier to apply (didn't run much at all), dries way quicker, easier to clean the brush/roller and doesn't make the house stink for days after.

My wife wanted an eggshell finish and don't think that's available in oil based paints
 
I tend to always use water based paints where I can but you will need more coats compared to oil.

That and wiping down will tend to remove some of the paint. It's water soluble after all!
 
nst68 said:
I found the water based one to be easier to apply (didn't run much at all), dries way quicker, easier to clean the brush/roller and doesn't make the house stink for days after.

My wife wanted an eggshell finish and don't think that's available in oil based paints
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You definitely can get oil based eggshell. I sprayed my kitchen cupboards in it and had to thin with spirits.
 
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