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A review of Dulux Trade Diamond Matt
I was recently asked by Trade Express to review the Dulux Trade Diamond Matt, Pure Brilliant White emulsion; I used this product both on a ceiling and walls to review this product.
As I opened the tin I thought it had more odour then the normal trade paint, but maybe that's just me. It isn't a strong smell and doesn't linger so wasn't an issue. I was impressed by the opacity and how it covered the artexed ceiling I painted. I was also impressed with the whiteness, it certainly was a pure brilliant white.
The paint went on well; the coverage is on par with normal Matt emulsion although slightly less at 16m2 per litre. However, drying time is increased with a recoat time of 4-6 hours compared to 2-4 hours of vinyl matt. Touch dry will obviously depend on the conditions in which you are working but for me it took around 3 hours for each coat to fully dry.
Durability and Stain Resistance
The big selling point of this paint is of course it's durability and stain resistance and the fact you can wash marks off without getting that 'buffed sheen' look you normally get from vinyl matt emulsions. I have tried rubbing a small area of the wall I painted and I couldn't see any obvious signs of a sheen appearing.
The Dulux Trade datasheet (447) for this product states it is suitable for use in Kitchens and Bathrooms due to it's moisture resistant properties. For this review I used Dulux Trade Diamond Matt Pure Brilliant White on a Kitchen ceiling and walls in a cupboard. I am confident this paint will hold up well in the area's I used it.
The Product comes in 2.5 and 5 litre cans and of course you can have any colour mixed with colour tinting.
The only downside I can see would be it's price, at over £15 per 5L can more than traditional Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt and the colour mixing prices at around £70 for 5 litres. However, saying that, I feel if the job calls for a tough durable stain resistant paint I would use this product.
Review by Adrian Rayfield
http://www.propertydecorating.co.uk/blog/?p=524
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Comments (2)
adam f April 15th 2011
is the long term plan to faze out solvent based paints? and if not will they be more work done to stop the paint yellowing?
and will they be demonstrations in DDC stores to show off the water based gloss?
i use the water based gloss, i use the water based undercoat as standard, but can the water based gloss live up to the same standard of oil based gloss?
Rob G November 15th 2011
Hi Adam
according to Dulux, the new white gloss formula that they have brought out in recent months, is now better then the formula prior to the VOC regulations (2007). therefore we should stop seeing such a rapid yellowing from their solvent-based products.
Paint companies will not phase out oil based paints and if anything, they are only now set to improve us technology in this market becomes better. This is with exception of solvent-based paints for walls and ceilings(i.e- eggshell for walls), as the government has set unrealistic VOCs levels on these products but currently cannot be made at the moment.
In answer to your questionâcan water-based gloss live up to the same standard as oil based gloss? the answer is simply no. Waterborne paints will never have the same machine level as its oil based equivalent, and it will always (even with the best of brushes) leave brush marks as it is unable to flatten as good as a solvent-based product.
hope that helps, Rob