Since it came onto the market, we have always used Wickes Master Quick Drying Brilliant White, water based, gloss paint - until now to great success. However, last month we bought two different tins with different batch numbers. We have noticed serious discolouration from the brilliant white (when wet) to a grey/cream 24 hours later when it dries. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Wickes and the manufacturers are looking into it but we want to know if its a widespread/long term problem. Any other ideas for alternative paint - we have 17 doors in the hall/stairs/landing of our old Victorian house to paint within the next month and we find the water based paint has seriously less fumes than oil based?
Problem Wickes Water Based Gloss Paint
Jan 23, 2004
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B and Q and Dulux do water based brilliant white gloss (i.e. for wood) paint. It's probably a bit more expensive than the wickes stuff but should let you get the job done (Everwhite I think it was called).
HTH.
Thanks - have gone for the Dulux - £2 more at Focus - but what a difference - even goes on far better than Wickes' - first time we've ever bought Dulux - but now we realise price isn't everything. :-}
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