White paint - that stays white
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mainly hallway and livingroom, it is to go on pine skirting and arcitrave.
The wood has been undercoated, but always seems to discolour after a length of time.
I have just laid down a new laminate floor, replacing the skirting, which after one coat of fresh paint really shows up the existing doors and arcitrave which were only done last year.
Kerr
The wood has been undercoated, but always seems to discolour after a length of time.
I have just laid down a new laminate floor, replacing the skirting, which after one coat of fresh paint really shows up the existing doors and arcitrave which were only done last year.
Kerr
oil based white paint 'yellows' over time, and there is nothing you can do to stop the process!
Water based woodwork paints are entering the market but I think they have a few years more development to supersede oil based paint. Theses do not yellow with age.
Personally I prefer white paint when it has mellowed with age a little. Using off-white (eg antique white colour) instead of brilliant white will prevent the large contrast between new and year old paintwork.
If you paint the new skirting now it wont take long until it mellows and matches the rest of the paintwork.
Water based woodwork paints are entering the market but I think they have a few years more development to supersede oil based paint. Theses do not yellow with age.
Personally I prefer white paint when it has mellowed with age a little. Using off-white (eg antique white colour) instead of brilliant white will prevent the large contrast between new and year old paintwork.
If you paint the new skirting now it wont take long until it mellows and matches the rest of the paintwork.
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I used B&Qs own brand paint which was called "Ever white" (or something like that) around 12 months ago for the architrave and skirting in the bedroom. It is still pure white today.
Advantages - low (almost nil) odour, clean brushes in water, quick drying (about 4 hours between coats if I remember correctly).
Disadvantages - needed three coats to get a good finish (although the wood had previously been painted navy blue!), not as "shiny" as traditional gloss paint.
However I wanted it to look clean and white rather than yellowing and shiny so I was pleased with the results and I will be using it again. I believe they now do an "ever white" emulsion as well.
Advantages - low (almost nil) odour, clean brushes in water, quick drying (about 4 hours between coats if I remember correctly).
Disadvantages - needed three coats to get a good finish (although the wood had previously been painted navy blue!), not as "shiny" as traditional gloss paint.
However I wanted it to look clean and white rather than yellowing and shiny so I was pleased with the results and I will be using it again. I believe they now do an "ever white" emulsion as well.
We've been looking for a stay-white gloss paint, and tried the B&Q EverWhite last week (before reading this forum). My wife (she's better at painting than I am) tried it out on a (previously white) loft hatch, but was quite disappointed with its covering power. She only did two coats, but her impression is that we could need up to four coats to get a decent finish.
With 8 interior doors, plus skirtings, banisters, and landing to paint, there's no way she's going to do that many coats across the board, so we're looking for alternatives.
She tried Rustins a few years ago, but found it difficult to work with because it dried so quickly. If we can't find a stay-white gloss, we'll probably look for a satin finish instead.
Any more suggestions? Or any ideas about stay-white satin finishes?
With 8 interior doors, plus skirtings, banisters, and landing to paint, there's no way she's going to do that many coats across the board, so we're looking for alternatives.
She tried Rustins a few years ago, but found it difficult to work with because it dried so quickly. If we can't find a stay-white gloss, we'll probably look for a satin finish instead.
Any more suggestions? Or any ideas about stay-white satin finishes?
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Funny how white cars don't seem to go yellow. It's a conspiracy I tell you.
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