I have used Dulux Satinwood white 'wash brushes with white spirit' version on the whole house woodwork and loved it until the new regulations for reduced solvents seemed to ruin paints of all types.
I feel the water based satinwood is a cold translucent white, difficult to get good finish with brush or roller and is very difficult to sand down years later, an odd acrylic type surface! So I have steered clear of that.
So I have the solvent based one but struggle to get a good finish with foam rollers like I used to do. These low solvent ones are very different and don't form a level surface the way the old ones did, very unforgiving. They are also very slow drying! The undercoat some years back when these new low-solvent ones first came in took nearly a week to go hard, tacky to the touch for many days.
How do I get the very best finish using the solvent based satinwood? I have tried pain pads, mini foam and fleece rollers. But often I get a stippled look finish that doesn't level out with drying. Never had this problem with the old (higher solvent) version.
Any tips please? Can it be slightly thinned??
Many thanks
I feel the water based satinwood is a cold translucent white, difficult to get good finish with brush or roller and is very difficult to sand down years later, an odd acrylic type surface! So I have steered clear of that.
So I have the solvent based one but struggle to get a good finish with foam rollers like I used to do. These low solvent ones are very different and don't form a level surface the way the old ones did, very unforgiving. They are also very slow drying! The undercoat some years back when these new low-solvent ones first came in took nearly a week to go hard, tacky to the touch for many days.
How do I get the very best finish using the solvent based satinwood? I have tried pain pads, mini foam and fleece rollers. But often I get a stippled look finish that doesn't level out with drying. Never had this problem with the old (higher solvent) version.
Any tips please? Can it be slightly thinned??
Many thanks