Stay white gloss/eggshell
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If you want to avoid the problem of white paint yellowing, avoid oilbased trim paints. Insist on waterbased/acrylic.
The best gloss and satin are Johnstone's Aqua system (get the undercoat as well); the best eggshells I've found are Little Greene or Farrow and Ball. Dulux do an 'extra tough' eggshell but it feels nasty - harsh and gritty.
The best gloss and satin are Johnstone's Aqua system (get the undercoat as well); the best eggshells I've found are Little Greene or Farrow and Ball. Dulux do an 'extra tough' eggshell but it feels nasty - harsh and gritty.
Had the same problem of yellowing with both Crown and Dulux, they say it's fixed now but then they would, wouldn't they?
Also tried Johnstones last year but it seems hard work to stop it sagging and keep a wet edge on a door.
Had a lot of success recently with Bedec paints. Water based and easy to use. I've just painted two metal garage doors and following their instructions I just painted the gloss on to the bare steel. No primer, no undercoat just straight on with the gloss. Two coats and it was perfect enough, so I gave it another for luck. Used a 1 inch brush in the grooves and 3 inch radiator roller on the flat bits. Twenty minutes each door.
Very happy with it BUT they call it gloss, I'd call it satin. I'm happy with the satin finish but if you're after gloss finish then maybe this isn't for you, or maybe brushing as against rollering would give a shinier finish? There's some pics on a previous thread which might be of interest.
Either way this paint suits me very well and I've subsequently done a couple of pre-Duluxed yellowed doors internally (2 years old) and very happy with the results. The difference is frightening. Of course SWMBO now wants all the interior paintwork re-done.
Also tried Johnstones last year but it seems hard work to stop it sagging and keep a wet edge on a door.
Had a lot of success recently with Bedec paints. Water based and easy to use. I've just painted two metal garage doors and following their instructions I just painted the gloss on to the bare steel. No primer, no undercoat just straight on with the gloss. Two coats and it was perfect enough, so I gave it another for luck. Used a 1 inch brush in the grooves and 3 inch radiator roller on the flat bits. Twenty minutes each door.
Very happy with it BUT they call it gloss, I'd call it satin. I'm happy with the satin finish but if you're after gloss finish then maybe this isn't for you, or maybe brushing as against rollering would give a shinier finish? There's some pics on a previous thread which might be of interest.
Either way this paint suits me very well and I've subsequently done a couple of pre-Duluxed yellowed doors internally (2 years old) and very happy with the results. The difference is frightening. Of course SWMBO now wants all the interior paintwork re-done.
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That's the stuff, though cheaper there than I found it. I got it from a decorating shop in Dereham 'cos Ridgeon's were out of stock and I think I paid £42 ish. We were in Kings Lynn Norfolk for a few days holiday and I ended up driving miles to get it. Didn't think of Toolstation, there's a branch 5 miles from my home. Doh. 
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