lindylou53 Â Â 18 #1 Posted July 7, 2017 Can anyone explain what the difference is between trade paint and 'ordinary' paint? Wanting to get Dulux silk finish and not sure which to get. It's for skirting boards and doors. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
choogling   14 #2 Posted July 7, 2017 Can anyone explain what the difference is between trade paint and 'ordinary' paint? Wanting to get Dulux silk finish and not sure which to get. It's for skirting boards and doors. Thanks.  think its just promotional bull, if it trade it must be better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,827 #3 Posted July 7, 2017 whatever you go for ,don't fall for the one coat stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mafya   221 #4 Posted July 7, 2017 Can anyone explain what the difference is between trade paint and 'ordinary' paint? Wanting to get Dulux silk finish and not sure which to get. It's for skirting boards and doors. Thanks.  Have a read of this= http://www.neverpaintagain.co.uk/blog/why-trade-paint-for-decorators-is-better-than-diy-paint/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TheNugget   10 #5 Posted July 8, 2017 Dulux Once.  I think the word they were looking for is Twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mmitchell   10 #6 Posted July 8, 2017 (edited) Can anyone explain what the difference is between trade paint and 'ordinary' paint? Wanting to get Dulux silk finish and not sure which to get. It's for skirting boards and doors. Thanks.  You don't want to put a silk paint on woodwork. silk is for ceilings and walls, you'll need gloss, satinwood or eggshell finish for the woodwork Copied from my website. Trade paint is manufactured for trade professionals. It has many advantages over retail paint.  Retail paint from DIY suppliers will often require more than two coats of paint to finish the job. Trade paint has superior opacity, which means less paint covers more of the painted surface and most jobs require just two coats. Trade paint is also more durable, so the true colour lasts longer. To cut a long story short trade paint is a bit more expensive then retail paint but worth it. Edited July 8, 2017 by mmitchell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
zach   226 #7 Posted July 8, 2017 Retail paint from DIY suppliers will often require more than two coats of paint to finish the job. Trade paint has superior opacity, which means less paint covers more of the painted surface and most jobs require just two coats. Trade paint is also more durable, so the true colour lasts longer. To cut a long story short trade paint is a bit more expensive then retail paint but worth it.  Thanks for that. I thought it was the other way round. Trade being the cheap stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mmitchell   10 #8 Posted July 8, 2017 Thanks for that. I thought it was the other way round. Trade being the cheap stuff.  Zach. No trade paint is better than retail paint. Crown trade centres have currently got some good offers on at the moment for members of the public. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lindylou53 Â Â 18 #9 Posted July 8, 2017 You don't want to put a silk paint on woodwork. silk is for ceilings and walls, you'll need gloss, satinwood or eggshell finish for the woodwork Copied from my website. Trade paint is manufactured for trade professionals. It has many advantages over retail paint. Â Retail paint from DIY suppliers will often require more than two coats of paint to finish the job. Trade paint has superior opacity, which means less paint covers more of the painted surface and most jobs require just two coats. Trade paint is also more durable, so the true colour lasts longer. To cut a long story short trade paint is a bit more expensive then retail paint but worth it. Sorry - I meant satin! Thanks for info:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...