Hi,
Is it me or was there a time where you could buy one tin of paint labeled "kitchen and bathroom" paint? The sheds now seem to sell separate kitchen and bathroom paints. Is this just a trick to make you buy two pots rather than one?
Across the rest of the house, we have used dulux endurance, which is a wipeable emulsion. Now the unique selling point of the bathroom paint is that it is moisture resistant. Wouldn't the dulux endurance be moisture resistant considering that it is wipeable? The kitchen paint claims to be wipeable and grease resistant but again, wouldn't the endurance be the same? Could I just use the endurance emulsion and save some money?
I have had a look on the dulux web site and
That they are both wipeable and will not fade, so are they really any different?
I have heard eggshell is recommended for kitchens and bathrooms but the dulux web site says it is only for woods and metals:
The tin says high vocs, so would it be very smelly if applied to a whole wall? It says self-undercoating but would you need to use anything as an undercoat or primer (I would be painting onto bare plaster).
Has anyone used any of Wickes' paint? I see they sell this:
It's interesting that the description for their kitchen paint says: "A tough, fully scrubbable emulsion in a long lasting matt finish. Ideal for busy rooms such as kitchens, hallways, stairs and children's bedrooms.
For interior walls and ceilings Tough and long lasting Flawless matt finish Fully scrubbable Ideal for kitchens and all other high traffic areas", which does make me think it is no different to any other wipeable emulsion.