Hi,can anyone help please, I am going to paint inside panel doors, I'm going to use water based paint, which looks the best, gloss or semi gloss, and what is the difference between semi gloss and satin, also the selection of whites is astounding, do most people go with pre-mixed whites when painting doors, the last house we lived in had varnished doors, so I've never done this before, it's also an older house. Thanks.
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To be honest, I don't think there is such a thing as different whites. Forgive my black and white (hehe) attitude on this one, but if it is anything other than pure brilliant white, it is a colour!
I personally would use satin... I think that large areas of gloss can look garish. But it is all personal opinion.
There is another option. You can use the "effects" paints to add a pearlescent finish to your paint. My girlfriend did this, she took one gaudy ugly 70s brick fireplace and painted it purple. Added some clear coat pearlescent to accent it and it looks the mutts nutts. That might look a little odd in an old house though.
I personally would use satin... I think that large areas of gloss can look garish. But it is all personal opinion.
There is another option. You can use the "effects" paints to add a pearlescent finish to your paint. My girlfriend did this, she took one gaudy ugly 70s brick fireplace and painted it purple. Added some clear coat pearlescent to accent it and it looks the mutts nutts. That might look a little odd in an old house though.
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So where she get the pearlescent paint ? (not the mutts nuts 
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