On 28 Dec, 13:08, Sam wrote:

Can anyone tell me the difference between Dulux trade paint and Dulux
"for sale to the public" paint?

In general, without checking on Dulux specifically, the difference is
in the amount of inert pigment (or plain white filler) in there. This
has a significant effect on the covering power _per_coat_.

If you're looking for the cheapest job, you'll probably get there
eventually with the cheap stuff, using more coats to do just as good a
job (Dulux "non-trade" isn't a bad paint).

If you're just freshening up a tobacco-stained or faded wall, there's
ot much in it.

If you're in a hurry, or if labour is costing more than paint (almost
any commercial work), then the "trade" grade paints are almost always
the better investment.