Decent Paint

photosmart

Hi All


Need to do all ceilings in my house again - anyone recommend
decent white paint with good price/quality ratio?


Its just to freshen up.



cheers


P

lawred2

I've found that Valspar is great to work with, great finish and very durable.

Payton

Don't skimp on paint. I've always used Dulux or Crown paints and never a problem with them.

dok_golf

Crown Obliterating White Matt

cheif kaiser

dok_golf wrote: »

Crown Obliterating White Matt

Completely agree! Very reasonably priced and excellent coverage. Would recommend it to anyone doing ceilings or as an undercoat on newly skimmed walls, one coat is enough to give complete coverage and great finish.

photosmart

Thanks all

So Crown/Dulux are recommended. No major surprise there. Anyone used Johnstones ceiling or trade white? Its only €30 for 10 litres.

romaderwdcsax

photosmart wrote: »

Thanks all

So Crown/Dulux are recommended. No major surprise there. Anyone used Johnstones ceiling or trade white? Its only €30 for 10 litres.

Haven’t used johnstones. Dulux supermatt is around €30/€35 for 10 litres and will cover in one coat no problem over a previously painted white ceiling.

Payton

photosmart wrote: »

Thanks all

So Crown/Dulux are recommended. No major surprise there. Anyone used Johnstones ceiling or trade white? Its only €30 for 10 litres.

The only time I have used Johnstones paint is when i got my walls and ceilings skimmed with plaster and I watered down 50/50 Johnstone's paint to seal the walls.
Honestly its not as good as Dulux as the consistancy and quality is not great. Pay the extra and know it's done correctly.

photosmart

Thanks all


I'll be buying a tub of Dulux supermatt or crown matt tmrw.
Now just need to get the motivation to actually do the job:pac:



cheers


Jim

cheif kaiser

photosmart wrote: »

Thanks all

So Crown/Dulux are recommended. No major surprise there. Anyone used Johnstones ceiling or trade white? Its only €30 for 10 litres.

Nearly sure I only paid €25 for 10 litres of the Crown covermatt obliterating emulsion in the Crown Centre.

Have used Johnstones many times and you'd want 3 coats to equal 1 coat of the covermatt.

dok_golf

28 euro in galway to Joe Public

photosmart

Bought a tub of covermatt today for €26. Didn't see the word "obliterating"
anywhere so I'm not sure if its the same stuff but I'm sure it'll do

chicorytip

dok_golf wrote:

Crown Obliterating White Matt

Crown white paints, both emulsion and gloss, are quite watery and provide a dull looking finish in comparison to Dulux, for example. For ceilings Fleetwood Ceiling Paint is fine - very easy to apply, using the correct type of brush.

dok_golf

The one mentioned above is Crown trade paint, infinitely better than off the shelf.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

Keep away from dulux ceiling paint, watery. Supermatt very good.

chicorytip

dok_golf wrote:

The one mentioned above is Crown trade paint, infinitely better than off the shelf.

Oh, I see. Is that much more expensive than the standard type? The only real recommendation I can give the off the shelf brand is it's cheap price.

dok_golf

a little more expensive but well worth it.

Juwwi

Another vote for Dulux Supermatt

Cona

Hi, also jumping in here...Need to buy White paint for Ceiling and Walls in the hallway. Can anyone advise the best paint AND where to buy it?

Based in Cork....

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

I'd go with dulux supermatt trade

romaderwdcsax

Cona wrote: »

Hi, also jumping in here...Need to buy White paint for Ceiling and Walls in the hallway. Can anyone advise the best paint AND where to buy it?

Based in Cork....

If you get prices in various shops, go into pat McDonnell’s paint shop and they will beat any price your given elsewhere. Really depends on your budget but stick to dulux or colortrend as they would be the best quality. I know you might say it’s only white paint but trust me, using the cheaper brands will break your heart. Dulux and colortrend are much easier to work with, might be more expensive but well worth spending an extra few quid on.

photosmart

Went with crown covermatt for ceiling and it worked out well.