Wickes branded paint - any good?

[arobinson1984]

Hi,

I'm looking to redecorate our living room and master bedroom. The walls are going to be wallpapered but looking for some paint for ceilings, doors and skirting boards.

I'll be using gloss for doors and skirting boards and likely matt for ceilings.

I've been told that the wickes branded paint is very good and actually better than most brand names such as dulux.

Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers

Andy

 

[misterhelpful]

Speaking from my experiences with Wickes paint, I would steer clear of the Trade stuff but I have found that their Master range is pretty good. On the other hand many people say the exact opposite and swear by the trade paint.

Dulux Trade range is far better than any of the Wickes products (and the regular retail Dulux paints come to that) but will set you back a few quid more.

 

[Robbie uk]

Wickes paint was made by Leyland, but is now made by a German manfacturer. The masterstroke stuff is quite good.

 

[TheDec]

Andy

I think you would be far better off to go with trade paints such as Dulux, Leyland, or Gliddens, you will get both far better opacity and viscosity using these systems as opposed to any shed or retail paints.

Dec

 

[arobinson1984]

thankyou for your replies,

Ill have a look around and see what I can find. I'll look at the wickes master range as well as the dulux trade range.

I've never seen the leyland or gliddens ranges, where are they available from?

Andy