I'd not say that the less than gloss are all a problem dirt wise, it really
depends how hard the surface is I used to find. I'd agree about acrylic. If
there is any slight chance that its going to get a lot of friction or damp
then don't use it. I'm still suffering from the problems painting a
banister with it gave me over 15 years ago. The last time the hallway got
painted it was just sanded a bit and had one of the well known one coat
glosses applied. All was well for some months then the gloss started to
bubble and fall off as damp had got under it and made the acrylic soft.

Bah Humbug.
Brian

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On Saturday, 5 January 2019 18:26:28 UTC, Another John wrote:

The woodwork inside our house needs repainting -- we've been in the
house over 30 years, and I've only spasmodically repainted the woodwork
in bits and pieces. Some of it has never been painted since before we
moved in!

All of it (ALL of it!) is gloss white. Having tried acrylic a few
years ago, and also "one-coat", I'm still most comfortable with
undercoat and top coat ( Dulux Brilliant White).

Are there new products

yes

that I ought to try?

definitely not. Water based gloss is junk compared to alkyd.

The ranges in paint these
days are staggering.

Also, I might want to change one or two rooms to be a little more
colourful -- pastels, in what we used to call "silk" finish.

if you mean the woodwork, the result of anything but gloss is it gets
dirtier faster & is hard to clean up. That's why people use gloss.

I thought I would ask here first because then I'd know where
to make a beeline, when I go a-browsing down the aisles.

Thanks for any advice!
John

Dulux & Leyland are excellent quality, and somewhat different. Some folk
also like Crown.


NT