Dulux Light & Space emulsion. Anyone else not impressed?

We are decorating a windowless little room 1.8w x 1.9l x 2.4h which has only a skylight for light so we thought we'd try Dulux Light & Space "Lumitec" formulation paint, which has the claim: "reflects twice as much light back into your room". Presumably they have used a higher dosage of titanium dioxide or a special cosmetic grade or something fancy. We are using Morning Light, which is a pale cream.

Anyway it has taken five coats to cover the old pale coffee colour, so almost three cans of 2.5 litres. We are so unimpressed we have made up a test card with 1 2 3 4 and 5 coats, which we are sending to Dulux.

In future we'll spend a little extra and stick with our usual Little Greene Paint Company, not cheap but definitely a superb quality product. We reckon two, or max three coats of this would have done it.

Anybody else tried this Light & Space emulsion?

Hi,

I am actually thinking of using this myself. I've just had my living room skimmed and want to bring more light into the room. Does it actually do what it says on the tin and help achieve this or is it a con?

Steve

Ive heard its a gimmick.

...but this stuff is terrible.

Four coats to cover a very light blue wall - still wasn't happy. Eventually I gave up and just used a standard white matt paint.

Plus it left the surface feeling roughish. I had to sand it before applying the new white matt.

I would never buy again, shockingly bad.

I think they have stopped making it..if they havn't they should!

It's ok if used on a papered wall but the finish is naff on plaster.
There's a Light and Space section in latest colour chart I have so it's still available.

just used light and space on new lining paper in a long narrow hallway.
first impression were- oh no not gonna cover in 2 full coats (i had thinned some down to do a mist coat first). now after 1 full coat I've just got a few bits above doorways to roll again as i used a different (darker colour lining in places) and then it'l look good......but I will go over it all again to make it really 'glow' as thats what it seems to do in the sunlight.
I dont think its cheap enough to use to obliterate strong colours- I'd use a contract mat to get a good white and even base first for that then the L&S and 2 coats shoud definitlely be enough
I'm not a tosher though- I'm a wood butcher.

Don't waste your money on this product, it doesn't do what it says on the tin! I ended up using regular white silk and it looked much better.