I am redecorating our house. Most of the houses woodwork is fine but some needs re glossing. I don't want to completely re gloss every bit in the entire house, but just do what needs doing without there being an obvious difference between the old and the very white new gloss. How can I match the existing colour? ( I believe it's oil based) thanks.
I WANT my gloss to yellow....?
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Use dulux "once" gloss. A customer of mine supplied this for her house and it went very yellow within 18 days, almost magnolia, shocking stuff, absolute crap.
You wont be able to match it perfectly, even if you mixed the white to a perfect yellowed matched the rates at which the new and old yellow will be out of kilter.
The yellowing is not an age thing, moreover it is a function of an absence of UV light
The "good" news is that all oil based paints have the potential to yellow faster post the 2010 VOC compliance reformulations.
The yellowing is not an age thing, moreover it is a function of an absence of UV light
The "good" news is that all oil based paints have the potential to yellow faster post the 2010 VOC compliance reformulations.
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on previous occassions i've used China white to patch old white gloss this is the nearest i've found that looks "Aged" on application
or get some tint from a decorators supplier .Is that a euphemism or a cry for help....
I used to use BS paint colour 10B15, it is a slightly "milk" or "oyster shell" white and not a PBW.
But there are lots of "hints of" white available now at low prices. I think you will have to paint all the woodwork in any one room, though, even if you get a reasonable match to the old paint in other rooms. Door edges and frames are where it will show worst.
But there are lots of "hints of" white available now at low prices. I think you will have to paint all the woodwork in any one room, though, even if you get a reasonable match to the old paint in other rooms. Door edges and frames are where it will show worst.
You could use the same paint as was used before.
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