Hi,
Just returned empty-handed from B&Q and Homebase as it seems the Dulux mixed-to-your-own-colour range has been changed to have only water-based products now. As a long-time and very satisfied user of their Satinwood product (and the Permoglaze Satin Finish which was/is also very good) I'm not having that, especially if it's anything like their old water-based "Quick Drying Satinwood" which, apart from Dulux "Once", was The Worst Paint I Have Ever Used.
So, which of the "trade" paint suppliers still supply anything that's at all good? My requirements are - SATIN finish, Solvent based, Tinting machine colours available. The Permoglaze site is down so can't check that. Leyland and/or Johnstone still seem to do some, and are apparently working on new solvent-based versions that will be compliant with the new regulations - seems these particular regulations have slipped in with minimal publicity leaving possibly inferior products for us DIYers.
Are any of the "trade" counters DIYer-friendly nowadays? Last time I went to Brewers their ticket prices seemed unbelievably high, I'm guessing with a substantial discount for "trade" customers. I need to try my local "Cane Adam" and Johnstone's Leyland centres tomorrow - has anyone had any luck with these? I have been spoiled for a long time by working very near a small shop called Professional Traders in Sunbury, and got all my Permoglaze supplies there - very pleased with the service and they didn't discriminate particularly against DIY customers pricewise. Sadly BT decided they didn't want me to work there after September so I lost my handy walkable-at-lunchtime supplier. (It's a 72 mile round trip if I need to pop over there now.) Ho hum.
Any advice welcome!
Thanks, Simon.