Properly matt paint

[thepook]

Hi,

I'm in the middle of redecorating the whole house, and have been mist-coating the fresh plaster with Dulux Supermatt White, which gives amazing coverage. In one room, I've used that as the top coats, too, 'cos the plaster was still a bit fresh.

Now I'm painting other rooms where the plaster is fully dried-out, and I'm using a Supermatt mist coat, followed by 2 coats of regular Dulux Vinyl Matt White. The problem is, I'm not liking the slight sheen off the Vinyl Matt, and after the Supermatt it looks a bit like silk!

Obviously I don't want to top coat everywhere with Supermatt, 'cos its quite chalky and won't be durable enough. Does anyone know how durable Dulux Flat Matt would be relative to regular Vinyl Matt?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Jackrae]

If you want a durable finish their "Diamond" paint is fantastic.

 

[thepook]

Hi,

Thanks for that - will the diamond matt not have at least as much sheen, if not more than the vinyl matt?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[joe-90]

A really good durable total matt paint is the cheapo German brand Baufix from Lidl.

 

[thepook]

A really good durable total matt paint is the cheapo German brand Baufix from Lidl.

Really, that would have been the last place I would have looked for paint?

 

[joe-90]

I used it just last week and bought some more the other day.