I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint that you
purchase from shops.

Kindest regards,

Jim

On Jul 4, 6:53*am, "the_constructor"
wrote:
I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint that you
purchase from shops.

Kindest regards,

Jim

I find a lot of this "trade" paint to be absolute crap.
It's so thin, you end up putting extra coats on.

"the_constructor" wrote in
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I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the
house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint
that you purchase from shops.

Kindest regards,

Jim




Usually the difference is that trade paint carries more pigment
and less varnish (polyurethane) so it covers better with less
coats leaving the quality of finish to the skill of the painter.
DIY paint is the opposite so it may require more than one coat
but will give a superb finish.

I would think the same basic rules apply to masonary paint.


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the_constructor wrote:

I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint that you
purchase from shops.

It all depends on the make.
The good Trade brands, Dulux, Crown, Johnstones can be relied on to be
good quality, and generally better then the basic retail paint that they
sell.
It is more expensive though.
B+Q are cheaper than Dulux trade centres, - the paint is different, and
IMO it is better to buy the paint direct form the maker, rather than a
slightly different mix from the retailer.

I've seen some paint for £10 for 10 litres in B+Q, I wouldnt buy it
myself, as it isnt worth my time to do 2 or 3 coats of cheap paint, when
one coat of good quality is better.

Alan.
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On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 06:53:08 +0100, the_constructor wrote:

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint that you
purchase from shops.

Thats *very* cheap. Is it a branded paint such as Dulux or some "no
name" stuff?

Last year I paid around £60/10l for Dulux Trade Smooth Masonary
(tinted in store) from a Dulux Decorator center. They do have offers
quite frequently, say 25% off shelf edge.

Painting the house is a big job, not something you want to do again
in 3 years time 'cause the paint wasn't up to it.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:02:27 +0100, A.Lee wrote:

I've seen some paint for £10 for 10 litres in B+Q, I wouldnt buy it
myself, as it isnt worth my time to do 2 or 3 coats of cheap paint, when
one coat of good quality is better.

I'm using 2 1/2 coats of Dulux Trade. First coat thinned a little
(the 1/2 but only about 5 to 10% water added), then two full
strength. You can tell where there are 2 1/2 coats compared to 1 1/2.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Jul 4, 6:53*am, "the_constructor"
wrote:

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint that you
purchase from shops.

Trade, if honest stuff, is better. It costs more, but is intended to
do the job in fewer (i.e. one) coats. Crown, Leyland, Dulux will all
offer such ranges. A Crown Decorator Centre (small industrial estate
in most cities & large towns) is a great place to buy paint - far
better than B&Q or the retail sheds. Retail sheds are a dreadful price
for most things, but paint especially.

For masonry, I use Leyland's Granacryl. "Trade" is less significant
here, as most masonry paint is designed around one coat anyway, so
there's less of a deliberate split into ranges. However quality does
vary.

Rough texture masonry paint has far less covering power than smooth,
owing to the filler, although it does give a different finish.

That's about the same price I was paying for Leyland from No Frills
DIY (Focus clearance shop) until reently.

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(A.Lee) wrote:

the_constructor wrote:

I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint
that you purchase from shops.

It all depends on the make.
The good Trade brands, Dulux, Crown, Johnstones can be relied on
to be good quality, and generally better then the basic retail
paint that they sell. It is more expensive though. B+Q are
cheaper than Dulux trade centres, - the paint is different, and
IMO it is better to buy the paint direct form the maker, rather
than a slightly different mix from the retailer.

I've seen some paint for £10 for 10 litres in B+Q, I wouldnt buy
it myself, as it isnt worth my time to do 2 or 3 coats of cheap
paint, when one coat of good quality is better.

Alan.

Plus of course the quality of the ingredients used and the type of
pigment all make a difference. The expensive paints tend to have
their pigment ground to a finer degree than cheaper paints which
of course adds to the cost but it does create a much finer finish,
which is why coachpaints are always more superior in terms of
application finish and durability than household paints, but they
don't make masonry paint unfortunately.

Stephen.


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harry wrote:
On Jul 4, 6:53 am, "the_constructor"
wrote:
I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

What is the difference between trade paint and household paint that you
purchase from shops.

Kindest regards,

Jim

I find a lot of this "trade" paint to be absolute crap.
It's so thin, you end up putting extra coats on.

designed to be sprayed?...the fastest way to get a bare room painted

On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:02:27 +0100, (A.Lee) wrote:

It is more expensive though.
B+Q are cheaper than Dulux trade centres

I've seen billboard advertising in the past few weeks saying that if
you can buy cheaper than Dulux Trade Centres then they will refund the
difference.

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On 04/07/11 06:53, the_constructor wrote:
I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.


Is it this item
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200566712263

i was going to say you must be mad buying unbranded cheap paint,its
usually crap.
but the feedback the seller is getting is mostly good regarding the
paint, most negs are about the delivery/courier service.


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the_constructor wrote:

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.

You get what you pay for. Check through the feedback for that seller
where some comments include "the paint was a bit thin and pale".

I use Johnstones Masonry Paint which is a trade brand, £40 for 10
litres. The stuff you are looking at may be OK, but what feeback there
is seems to suggest that it's what one would expect for cheap paint -
you're going to need more coats and it may not last long.

"Mark" wrote in message ...
On 04/07/11 06:53, the_constructor wrote:
I need to purchase some masonry paint for the outside of the house.

On eBay I can purchased 20ltrs for £38 of trade masonry paint.


Is it this item
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200566712263

i was going to say you must be mad buying unbranded cheap paint,its
usually crap.
but the feedback the seller is getting is mostly good regarding the
paint, most negs are about the delivery/courier service.

Yes, you are right.
I looked at the feedback when I spotted the paint and if the seller had had
any bad feedback due to paint, then I wouldn't have even considered it.
I know some of you will think I am mad, but I use masonary paint to paint
the wooden fences. It does last much longer than ordinary paint. I painted
all the fences at my old house and still after 8 years they look as fresh as
they did the day I painted them. That was using B&Q masonary paint.