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Stephen Hull
 
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Default White paint discolouration

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Parish wrote:

Excellent information there, You learn something everyday, It
certainly explained to me why paint goes yellow sitting in the
dark.


So all that you, and/or the OP, need to do is to train SWMBO to
re-arrange the plant/ornament display on the window sill every time
she dusts :-)


/me dons flameproof suit


Good point, I'll just blame the Wife for leaving plant pots on the
window sills.

Sounds daft and I can't explain why but areas kept in the dark appear
to turn yellow very quickly indeed.


It's not a bug, it's a feature, according to Max Bone
http://groups.google.com/groups?&sel...Bx%40maxmaxmax.


Obviously not one you would encounter in your main painting.


Absolutely and I've saved his post for future reference

This is probably an old wive's tale, and I have certainly never
tried it, but I was told if you add a small amount of BLACK gloss
paint (e.g half a teaspoon full) to the white gloss and then mix it
very well, it will never discolour. Haven't got the heart to try it
myself, but maybe someone here and confirm or deny.


Anyone tried this to confirm if it actually works?.

Steve.




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