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Flat white paint?

  • 09-05-2015 9:43pm
    #1
    Yonoshi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hello all,
    I was hoping Someone would be able to explain the differences between Flat white paint and matt white paint (if any). From what I have read flat white has good light reflecting properties but I have never heard of it before.

    Are they one in the same or is there a big difference? Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Yonoshi


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  • #2
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭mad m


    Yonoshi wrote: »
    Hello all,
    I was hoping Someone would be able to explain the differences between Flat white paint and matt white paint (if any). From what I have read flat white has good light reflecting properties but I have never heard of it before.

    Are they one in the same or is there a big difference? Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Yonoshi


    Flat white is oil based where as Matt White is water based.


  • #3
    cardwizzard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭cardwizzard


    mad m wrote: »
    Flat white is oil based where as Matt White is water based.


    No this is incorrect completely. Water or oil has nothing to do with it.

    Flat v matte is down to sheen levels. In a table of sheen levels flat would be bottom with less than 2% sheen. Then matte may have 5%, satin roughly 20%, eggshell slightly less and gloss at about 80% sheen.

    There is no rules regarding this and different manufacturers have different %s. One manufacturer may use 30% for a satin and a different 20%, it's impossible to tell unless you use it alot. Some gloss levels hit 95% and are great in the right situation.

    A general rule of thumb is the higher sheen the more abuse it can take. A flat will need repainting alot as all marks and fingerprints will remain and can't be cleaned. Gloss can be washed and takes alot more abuse.


    So OP flat white would have very poor light reflecting properties. Flat or matte is usually used in poor conditioned walls/ceilings. And theres little difference in flat/matte.


  • #4
    Yonoshi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Yonoshi


    cardwizzard wrote: »
    No this is incorrect completely. Water or oil has nothing to do with it.

    Flat v matte is down to sheen levels. In a table of sheen levels flat would be bottom with less than 2% sheen. Then matte may have 5%, satin roughly 20%, eggshell slightly less and gloss at about 80% sheen.

    There is no rules regarding this and different manufacturers have different %s. One manufacturer may use 30% for a satin and a different 20%, it's impossible to tell unless you use it alot. Some gloss levels hit 95% and are great in the right situation.

    A general rule of thumb is the higher sheen the more abuse it can take. A flat will need repainting alot as all marks and fingerprints will remain and can't be cleaned. Gloss can be washed and takes alot more abuse.


    So OP flat white would have very poor light reflecting properties. Flat or matte is usually used in poor conditioned walls/ceilings. And theres little difference in flat/matte.

    Thank you for this reply, definitely helpful for what I had planned and makes decision on the type of paint I need a lot easier.
    Many thanks


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