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Best quality/wearing paint brand - Colourtrend Soft Sheen?

  • 17-03-2020 11:10pm
    #1
    OfflerCrocGod
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    I'm looking to paint a new attic conversion and hallway. The house is a new build and the paint seems very poor quality, easy to mark and trying to wash off or patch marks just rubs off the paint or the patch doesn't blend in at all. With young kids we're looking for an easy to clean, robust paint. We'd like to chose a quality paint that we can then continue using in the rest of the house. It looks like a branded paint is the best idea, so something like Crown, Delux, Johnstone or Colourtrend. My research seems to indicate that Colourtrend Soft Sheen would be the best of that lot.

    Does anyone have any experience of Colourtrend Soft Sheen? Or Colourtrend? Am I way off in my initial research? F&B seem to be poor value and not higher quality than Colourtrend from what I can tell.

    I was going to prime the fresh plaster with Colourtrend Prime 4.


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  • #2
    jlm29
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    I have colourtrend ceramic Matt in my hallway, and I’ve found it great. Washes really well. I think it’s up 2 years now and it looks like new.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    I’d recommend Colourtrend, especially the ones with ceramic in them. It’s excellent paint and easy to work with. I’ve also painted furniture (a Welsh Dresser and bookcases, bedroom furniture etc) with Colourtrend Eggshell.

    Hard wearing, easy to clean.

    Also, I’ve got great advice and good service from their local agent. Which is worth a bit to me.


  • #4
    dok_golf
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    Any Colourtrend of Fleetwood Ceramic matt. fleetwood is better and cheaper. Crown TRADE also has a good one called Clean Extreme. Best one available is Tikkurila Optiva 5


  • #5
    dok_golf
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    Just in relation to the new plaster. There is a superb one called Bagar Prim. It will prevent mapping unlike some others


  • #6
    chancer12
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    Thinking of painting the mahogany surround of my fireplace so would need a paint that can be washed/wiped. Would Colourtrend be the best option? Would like a matt finish if possible. thanks


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  • #7
    dok_golf
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    Adhesion primer, shellac primer followed by 2 coats Helmi 10 or Intact 8


  • #8
    OfflerCrocGod
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    Well thanks to the lockdown it looks like I'll have to use Colourtrend Prime 4 for the priming as my local shop (it's still doing click and collect orders) doesn't sell either Bagar Prim or Tikkurila Optiva Primer. Well I'll try and use them in future decorating I do as they seem well rated.


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