Painting Exterior Of House In Satin

[DeludedAussie]

Hi

I used satin inside our house and was very happy with the results

I actually used Wickes Satinwood and was impressed with the results

I am now going to paint the outside of the house and I am unsure whether to use gloss or satinwood for the woodwork and windows

In peoples experience is satin wood desirable for exterior of the house or is gloss recommended for its hard wearing capability?

 

[Bosswhite]

Decisions !!!
The choice is yours, do you prefer satin finish to a gloss finish. ??

If you want satin try Dulux Weathershield exterior Satin Finish.

http://www.dulux.co.uk/products/paint-mixing-weathershield-quick-dry-exterior-satin

 

[emilybronte]

I actually used Wickes Satinwood and was impressed with the results

I wasn't. In fact, I have made sample boards of all the different makes of water based and oil based trim paints and Wickes own brand was the least impressive! It was like painting with drippy molten plastic. It's odd, because some of their own brand stuff (like the hardware and tile adhesive) is really good.

There's no reason btw why satinwood paint should be any more or less durable than gloss, or eggshell. It's more to do with whether it's water based or oil based, the quality of the make and how exposed to the elements it will be.

 

[madder]

It's gonna be a personal preference really. I much prefer Satin to Gloss finish. It also covers better.