Paint for Kitchen Backsplash

cr-07

Hi Everyone,

Looking for some advice here. I'm currently in the process of renovating my kitchen. I have purchased a kitchen from B&Q, and am going to paint the room prior to it being installed.

I am not going to include any tiles for the backsplash, and am just going to have bare walls and paint. I'm looking for recommendations for a paint that is easily washable/wipeable, and will not run or come off.

The salesperson at B&Q has recommended to use Valspar v500, and a salesperson at PaintRite has suggested to use ColourTrend. Any other suggestions? Or would I be better to go with the Valspar or ColourTrend?

cnocbui

In place of a spalsh back, I just overpainted the white wall paint with clear acrylic based varnish. It seems to have stood up fairly well as an experiment, this being a section 20 years later:

The pink tinge is the sun reflecting off something.

cr-07

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117632905#Comment_117632905

Thanks for the idea. So you just used regular emulsion paint and then painted over that with clear acrylic?

cnocbui

Yes. It's shiny from certain angles, perhaps a bit less than gloss paint, so you might want to experiment on a small patch and see what you think first. I did it in the bathroom as well behind the sink.

tiredcity

We have Tikkurila Optiva 5 in their basic white behind ours for last year and no issues. It gets wiped daily.