Wickes Trade Matt - advice on thinning please

[Stormboy]

Been using Wickes Trade Matt (White) on a previously painted room.

Finding when cutting in the paint seems to be drying as fast as I apply it! Also leaves fairly 'groovy' brush marks. Rollering also difficult and getting some patches of sandpaper like finish.

Question: is this paint rubbish or do I need to thin it down a bit?

 

[joe-90]

You need to thin it. Put some in a pot and thin it until it does what you want. Try 5% to start with.

 

[RMS]

I've used wickes trade matt for a job recently and had the same problem. I normally use Dulux vinyl matt which I have to say is much better to work with.

As stated you should thin it slightly but not too much.

I would definitely advise on paying a bit more for Dulux or crown paint. Something i've learned over the years.

 

[TheDec]

Been using Wickes Trade Matt (White) on a previously painted room.

Finding when cutting in the paint seems to be drying as fast as I apply it! Also leaves fairly 'groovy' brush marks. Rollering also difficult and getting some patches of sandpaper like finish.

Question: is this paint rubbish or do I need to thin it down a bit?

As joe said thin your paint around 5%, for this product I would say that would be enough. Yet I dont think that the paint is the problem here but the application of it.

The groovy brush marks indicate that you are applying your paint to thickly and not feathering it out, the sandpaper effect "orange peel" is normaly caused by applying to much pressure to the roller, roll it out evenly and when your sleeve is almost void of paint finish off with light upward strokes. When you remove the the roller from the wall do so whilst it is still spinning and on no account stop the roller prior to it's removal.

Dec

 

[slippyr4]

I also have found this same problem with wickes trade matt. I found that even watered down it dried amazingly fast - usually touch dry in under a minute.

Maybe a tradesman can work with paint that goes off that quick, but I certainly can't.

I'll never use it again.

 

[Stormboy]

yeah, I will avoid it next time too. The Crown stuff I used previously was much easier to work with.

 

[misterhelpful]

I've never liked Wickes' trade paint and have said so in numerous threads but will admit I don't mind their Master range, although I haven't used it for a good while now so it may have changed.

 

[dcdec]

Its rubbish. I did a job where the customer supplied it to match the paper, i had exactly the same problem as the op. The paint has no body to it, materials such as fillers, pigment and binders are of poor grade and i'm afraid thinning doesn't help as its obliteration is so bad thinning will just turn it to ****. Best thing to do is bin it.