Just about to paint some new shelves, is there a type or brand of paint
that is tougher than others?

D

NoSpam wrote:
Just about to paint some new shelves, is there a type or brand of paint
that is tougher than others?

D

They're all much of a muchness unless you go to the trouble of sourcing
specialist paints. Oil based eggshell is quite a good finish for shelves
but I haven't seen that in the sheds for a while. Certainly still
available from trade suppliers.

Stuart Noble wrote:
NoSpam wrote:
Just about to paint some new shelves, is there a type or brand of
paint that is tougher than others?

D

They're all much of a muchness unless you go to the trouble of sourcing
specialist paints. Oil based eggshell is quite a good finish for shelves
but I haven't seen that in the sheds for a while. Certainly still
available from trade suppliers.

Farrow and Ball do an excellent range of oil based eggshell.
I've used that over acrylic primer and occasionally their undercoat for
'perfect' finishes.

In article , Stuart Noble
writes
NoSpam wrote:
Just about to paint some new shelves, is there a type or brand of paint
that is tougher than others?

D

They're all much of a muchness unless you go to the trouble of sourcing
specialist paints. Oil based eggshell is quite a good finish for shelves
but I haven't seen that in the sheds for a while. Certainly still
available from trade suppliers.

That's certainly what's on mine, Dulux Trade Eggshell, available from B&Q
(certainly the warehouses anyway). The water based is distinguished by
the Quick Drying label, oil based by the small High in VOC caution label
on the back.
--
fred
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"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , Stuart Noble
writes
NoSpam wrote:
Just about to paint some new shelves, is there a type or brand of paint
that is tougher than others?

D

They're all much of a muchness unless you go to the trouble of sourcing
specialist paints. Oil based eggshell is quite a good finish for shelves
but I haven't seen that in the sheds for a while. Certainly still
available from trade suppliers.

That's certainly what's on mine, Dulux Trade Eggshell, available from B&Q
(certainly the warehouses anyway). The water based is distinguished by
the Quick Drying label, oil based by the small High in VOC caution label
on the back.
--
fred

Slightly similar to "eggshell" is the Dulux Satinwood type. I have found
this very satisfactory for shelves - it goes on lovely and smooth after
suitable preparation (I always use a water based acrylic primer/undercoat -
previously Dulux but now exclusively Permoglaze, which I get from my local
specialist shop). However Beware - Dulux also do (or did last time I looked)
a "quick drying" satinwood, which is water based, and which is rubbish
compared to the very nice Satinwood range. The water based one is nastily
thick so does not go on as well as the solvent based, and I have found it
also seems to chip off far more easily. Satinwood is available at the Dulux
"mix to your choice of colour" machines in your local B&Q I think.

Good luck!
Simon.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:
NoSpam wrote:
Just about to paint some new shelves, is there a type or brand of
paint that is tougher than others?

D

They're all much of a muchness unless you go to the trouble of
sourcing specialist paints. Oil based eggshell is quite a good finish
for shelves but I haven't seen that in the sheds for a while.
Certainly still available from trade suppliers.

Farrow and Ball do an excellent range of oil based eggshell.
I've used that over acrylic primer and occasionally their undercoat for
'perfect' finishes.


Now thoroughly sanded, primed, sanded and undercoated (with the Dulux
"professional" range) and I've bought some of the Farrow and Ball
oil-based eggshell.

Thanks to all for the advice.

D