ALDI DECO Water Based Gloss Paint

Andy From Sligo

I wanted to add to another thread already on boards but the thread was closed.
i painted our wooden bath panel yesterday with some white gloss paint i bought from Aldi Ireland last month, and i got to say its the crappiest results/coverage i have ever got from paint! - ive even used paint with unknown name with better results, alarm bells should have rung when i read on the side it was 'water based' - well i wont be making that mistake again, and thank god you can still get hold of good old fashioned oil based gloss paint still!

cowlove

Do you not need an undercoat?

Andy From Sligo

cowlove wrote: »

Do you not need an undercoat?

i used their DECO undercoat/primer beforehand, again that wasnt very good coverage/viscosity either...

game4it70

To be fair it would have needed more than one undercoat if it was raw or varnished timber.

Either way i find even good brand water-based finishes to be generally poor with varnish being the exception.

Oil-based is still available so get some decent paint and save yourself the extra effort that cheap paint brings.

Andy From Sligo

ah well at least i found some use for the primer/undercoat today, it seemed to cover up the cement on the wall outside nicely before the top coat goes on

JOSman

was looking to buy some paint, thanks for the heads up. I'll give Deco a miss.