On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:21:40 +0100, "David Hearn"
wrote:
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I doubt its a con - bathroom/kitchen paints do appear to be more
plastic-coated when dried. I've rubbed a painted wall with a damp cloth
before to try and clean something off and found the cloth go the colour of
the paint slightly. Done this with a room painted with bathroom paint and
nothing came off - almost like its waterproof.

Agreed - not Bathroom but our experience has been with Kitchen where
we used to get severe mould in areas where there was condensation and
little ventilation - corners near the floor on outside walls. Special
kitchen paint (Wickes) has eliminated the problem completely - but it
is tricky to put on - seem to remember if you over-roll it, it can
lift off again - so we used two or three thin coats.