Is there a single type of paint considered top quality in the trade?

[ic1927]

Leyland trade vinyl matt is good gear and reasonably priced. Just done a care home with Leyland trade acrylic eggshell on the walls, oh man is that stuff good!, almost bomb proof.

 

[mrcrow]

thanks
i agree they are a bit expensive...last time i used dulux normal trade from b and q it was a bit "wet and thin" over my previously wallpapered walls...on which i had used the same a year ago...
i sent the batch no to dulux and said i was not sure that the paint was really for the trade and will get trade vinyl to check this out
they sent me a voucher for trade vinyl.. but assured me the batch on the trade was checked and ok..
concerning painting which i dont do a lot..my "real" painter alex who does my house suggested this outlet for paints...what do you think?

the are quite near to me...
cheers
geof

 

[opps]

thanks
i agree they are a bit expensive...last time i used dulux normal trade from b and q it was a bit "wet and thin" over my previously wallpapered walls...on which i had used the same a year ago...
i sent the batch no to dulux and said i was not sure that the paint was really for the trade and will get trade vinyl to check this out
they sent me a voucher for trade vinyl.. but assured me the batch on the trade was checked and ok..
concerning painting which i dont do a lot..my "real" painter alex who does my house suggested this outlet for paints...what do you think?

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the are quite near to me...
cheers
geof

There are no Rabart stores any where near London but having looked at their site, they look like a proper decorators' merchant. Paint is almost always cheaper from a decorators' merchant, some other products, such as 2 pack filler are cheaper at automotive paint suppliers. eg my local DM charges about £30 for a large tub of 2 pack Upol Easy 7, I can buy the same item from a bodyshop supplier via eBay for about £18.

 

[mrcrow]

There are no Rabart stores any where near London but having looked at their site, they look like a proper decorators' merchant. Paint is almost always cheaper from a decorators' merchant, some other products, such as 2 pack filler are cheaper at automotive paint suppliers. eg my local DM charges about £30 for a large tub of 2 pack Upol Easy 7, I can buy the same item from a bodyshop supplier via eBay for about £18.

brilliant!!...spent 4 years in london 1980 to 1984...

 

[ic1927]

Rabart have a couple of shops here in south Wales, used them occasionally and found them well stocked with pretty much everything a decorator needs.

 

[mrcrow]

Rabart have a couple of shops here in south Wales, used them occasionally and found them well stocked with pretty much everything a decorator needs.

thanks
i will be getting some more paint to do the garage door...gloss this time...cleans easier using car suds and a hose down and the house radiators are a bit yellow in places and need a good going over to smarten them
they are white...do they need to be gloss as well...no i am not going to use the garage method to clean them... all of the house doors and skirtings are silk but not oil based..
cheers
geof