Gloss or Satinwood?

[EHarris]

Good evening,

I live in a new ish build (6 years old). I’m trying to match the original paint finish but having no luck.

Would you say this is more of a gloss paint than satinwood? I have purchased Dulux trade high gloss and satinwood and neither have the same finish. It appears to be somewhere in the middle.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

 

[Mottie]

Satinwood. Oil based.

 

[EHarris]

Thanks, I can’t for the life of me find a satinwood which dries this glossy

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

It looks like gloss that's got old. It's just aged.

Also it looks like it's MDF rather than solid wood, so the surface has that speckled finish which reduces the shine. Also it may have absorbed some of the paint, kind of sucked it onto the surface.

Now it's sealed, your next paint will probably build up and look more normal. Especially after you've sanded and knocked the tops off the speckled finish. So you won't be able to get that look again if that's what you want.

Don't worry about it, just buy what you like the look of.

 

[Dec27]

Definitely satin wood, I hate oil based paints now as they are harder to use and clean after.

Leyland do a decent quick dry water based version

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Actually it may be Satinwood. I just looked at mine, which is Leyland Satinwood and it has a similar sheen.

It's probably fair to say there's a fair bit of difference in sheen level between brands.

I just use the stuff as it doesn't highlight flaws as much as gloss. So that's probably a good reason for the botchy housebuilders to use it too.

 

[blup]

Try test mixing the satinwood with some gloss for that in between sheen (water based is fine)

 

[securespark]

Reminds me of the time in 1986 when Mum had a new bathroom in wild sage and she asked me to paint the sink and bidet wastes in a similar colour...

I got all the paint pots out of her garage and started mixing stuff together.

Believe it or not, I got something very close!