Gloss that stays white?

[mikeiow]

guindilias said:

Wasn't the issue that the stuff would stay white if in sunlight, as yours is, but yellow if not? Maybe I am remembering wrongly...

Not sure.....in theory, they guarantee it for 10 years.....but I bet that kind of guarantee would be hard to follow up on!
It was nice to work with: not too thin, etc. I have high hopes it'll be fine

[uncinqsix]

I'm not a fan of the look of full gloss on trim. I use a good semigloss waterbased enamel, with a hot weather thinner to give a little more flow. The trick with the waterbased paints is simply to work them as little as possible. Brush on, quickly lay off and don't touch it again.

[Bikerjon]

Well I had a of tin of Leyland acrylic eggshell left over from redecorating the bathroom, so I've started using that instead of gloss. The finish takes a bit of getting used (still looks a bit like I've left it at the undercoat stage!) but it's supposed to stay white and that's the main thing now. Much faster to apply but needs two coats. I see what previous posters mean about the technique, speed is important with this paint as it dries so quickly and doesn't self level like traditional gloss.

[Sticks.]

Thorodin said:

Complaints about poor finish almost always are because of poor substrate. Most people paint over old paint, assuming it had perfect prep originally. If you can, take door off and lay flat, strip, prime, flat, undercoat, one light topcoat, second light topcoat. That's why the DIY market is so big, paying a pro a going rate for the right job is expensive. If it loses gloss, he'll do it again. With 2/3 hour recoat water based, the time is halved.

I don't go as far as this, but I think of typical gloss white as if it were varnish, so all the colour comes from the undercoats.

Johnstone's acrylic makes extra coats of undercoat easy.

[Oakey]

I used this in our hallway a year ago



Still white

[bony_13]

Another vote for the Johnstones stuff.

Bit more expensive and a bit more effort to get hold of, but well worth it.

[Sticks.]

Does it shine as much as other gloss? I've used other quick dry gloss and found it a bit flat.

[Humpy D]

I would say so. I was expecting the Aqua Gloss to be a little flat compared to o/b gloss but I was very pleasantly surprised.

I found the staff at my local Johnstones Decorating Centre to be really helpful. They even had pieces of wood painted with gloss and satin so you could compare the sheen.

[Fastchas]

I did a few doors last year in Crown Brilliant White Gloss. I thought it looked a bit grey as soon as it dried then found an old tin of Focus Do-It-All's (remember them?) gloss and tried that. Dunno how old it was but it was left in the garage by the previous owners. The Focus Do-It-All was whiter than the Crown.
I immediately took the Crown back to B&Q and complained.
Customer service desk: 'Yeah, we know of the problem and have reported it to Crown'
Me: 'What?! What's it still doing on the shelf then? Take it off!!!'
Wasted my time duying about 4/5 doors.

[onomatopoeia]

I used the Dulux trade in my hallway three years ago, which gets very little natural light (one small window). The inside face of the door to the boiler cupboard (no light at all unless the door is open) is now starting to yellow, the rest is still white.

[bony_13]

Ok so following my other post and to answer questions re. Johnstones AquaGloss,

+ Goes on very easily and leaves a smooth drip-free finish
+ Glossy finish that lasts and stays white
+ Doesn't smell

- You have to work quickly and continuously
- Real pain to clean from brushes
- Bit more hassle to get hold of than some others (depending on your location)

I'm an not a professional by the way, just happy with a product and pleases it hasn't gone yellow like the previous oil bases glosses I have used