Hey all,
I'm just posting a few images of some doors I've painted in my house over here.
The water based/acrylics are pretty much used everywhere and, in my opinion, the one I've just used has been the best of a decent bunch. Yes, that's right, the best of a decent bunch!
I don't do much hands on painting these days (I give the orders and 'relax' ) but have tried a few different ones in our own house, all being relatively easy to use, with good results. The pros working here all seem to have their own preference, but I think I'll stick to this one from now on.
Obviously, not living in Blighty any longer, I can't really compare the paints here with the progress of the water based ones over there, but I know they are better than those I was using before I left.
I'm just wondering if the finish compares to any of the ones you guys use these days. I gave each door two coats with a dampened synthetic brush and it went on as easy as can be. The finished product looks great to me, considering I'm a bit 'old school' in preferring oil based paints for woodwork.
If the water based paints over there are not getting any better, I can't help but wonder why, when they are fine here, and we do have strict VOC regulations here too.
Apologise if the images aren't great but I just quickly snapped them with my phone, in bad lighting - I'm not sure why the bi-fold doors look different colours because they are not! The finish is High Reflective White, which is an acrylic gloss produced by....a big U.S. paint company whose initials are S.W.!
PS
I don't get much time to reply on here like I used to, what, with all the 'relaxing' I do, but I do try to read as many posts as I can, and it still feels good to be able to help out now and again.
Keep up the good work, chaps and chapesses!
Cheers,
mrH
I'm just posting a few images of some doors I've painted in my house over here.
The water based/acrylics are pretty much used everywhere and, in my opinion, the one I've just used has been the best of a decent bunch. Yes, that's right, the best of a decent bunch!
I don't do much hands on painting these days (I give the orders and 'relax' ) but have tried a few different ones in our own house, all being relatively easy to use, with good results. The pros working here all seem to have their own preference, but I think I'll stick to this one from now on.
Obviously, not living in Blighty any longer, I can't really compare the paints here with the progress of the water based ones over there, but I know they are better than those I was using before I left.
I'm just wondering if the finish compares to any of the ones you guys use these days. I gave each door two coats with a dampened synthetic brush and it went on as easy as can be. The finished product looks great to me, considering I'm a bit 'old school' in preferring oil based paints for woodwork.
If the water based paints over there are not getting any better, I can't help but wonder why, when they are fine here, and we do have strict VOC regulations here too.
Apologise if the images aren't great but I just quickly snapped them with my phone, in bad lighting - I'm not sure why the bi-fold doors look different colours because they are not! The finish is High Reflective White, which is an acrylic gloss produced by....a big U.S. paint company whose initials are S.W.!
PS
I don't get much time to reply on here like I used to, what, with all the 'relaxing' I do, but I do try to read as many posts as I can, and it still feels good to be able to help out now and again.
Keep up the good work, chaps and chapesses!
Cheers,
mrH