External Paint

Cute Hoor

I am planning on painting the outside of my house. Can anybody advise please the best paint (quality rather than price) to use and where is the best place to purchase (living in south west Dublin). Any advice appreciated

mad m

Woodies/B&Q sometimes have deals on exterior emulsion. Dulux or Sandtex is good. They are more or less all the same 100% acrylic and good for exterior finish.

dok_golf

Agree with above. I use Sandtex but its only a personal choice. Dulux Weathershield is prob just as good. Fleetwood have come on in leaps and bounds in last few years,

PANDDDKP

Colourtrend is the best exterior paint. Far superior to the brands mentioned above. As for Fleetwood, stay well away from it, it's rubbish.

shaymo88

Btw keep away from the paint in Woodies/B&Q etc. Even thought its well known branded stuff, the manufacturer's do a deal with Woodies etc as they know they will be selling the paint at a discount etc. So the paint is not as good a quality as the same brand bought in the regular dedicated paint shops-basically its watered down!

We got paint few years ago form a paint shop and it was very thick. then when we got same brand in Woodies/Homebase etc it was water in comparison!

I was talking to a builder recently and he confirmed this. He told me he's always warning people never to buy the paint in these places exactly for that, yet so many people think they are getting a bargain!

antiskeptic

shaymo88 wrote: »

Btw keep away from the paint in Woodies/B&Q etc. Even thought its well known branded stuff, the manufacturer's do a deal with Woodies etc as they know they will be selling the paint at a discount etc. So the paint is not as good a quality as the same brand bought in the regular dedicated paint shops-basically its watered down!

We got paint few years ago form a paint shop and it was very thick. then when we got same brand in Woodies/Homebase etc it was water in comparison!

I was talking to a builder recently and he confirmed this. He told me he's always warning people never to buy the paint in these places exactly for that, yet so many people think they are getting a bargain!

Seems strange that a brand, who spend fortunes building up their name, would cut the ground out from under their own feet. I mean, if the stuff doesn't perform well then the name goes down.

Generally speaking, when brands do cheaper, they use another name for it to distinguish it from the premium product. Dulux WeatherShield Entry Level or some such.

dok_golf

antiskeptic wrote: »

Seems strange that a brand, who spend fortunes building up their name, would cut the ground out from under their own feet. I mean, if the stuff doesn't perform well then the name goes down.

Generally speaking, when brands do cheaper, they use another name for it to distinguish it from the premium product. Dulux WeatherShield Entry Level or some such.

Agreed. Crown Exterior paints are the same as Sandtex but people are more willing to pay for a "reputable" brand name

shaymo88

People who go into the Homebase etc are none the wiser the quality of the paint they are getting, the think they are getting a "bargain". The paint companies know this etc so there's no comeback re what they supply to each shops etc.
Unless you're painting a lot regularly only then will you notice the difference and who going to bother to say anything? Apart from my comment, nobody is going to be shouting it from the roof tops so it really doesn't affect the companies. Each type of customer buys what they want.

Safehands

shaymo88 wrote: »

People who go into the Homebase etc are none the wiser the quality of the paint they are getting, the think they are getting a "bargain". The paint companies know this etc so there's no comeback re what they supply to each shops etc.
Unless you're painting a lot regularly only then will you notice the difference and who going to bother to say anything? Apart from my comment, nobody is going to be shouting it from the roof tops so it really doesn't affect the companies. Each type of customer buys what they want.

I must say, I find that very hard to believe. It would do untold damage to the paint manufacturer and to Woodies/b&q. They must be these manufacturer's biggest customers. So to water down the paint would be a crazy thing to do. Do you really think Woodies would accept that? By the way, these paints are not cheap in Woodies. Don't kid yourself about that.