Search found 6 matches

by RichardB
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:54 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Dulux Paints
Replies: 43
Views: 14073

Re: Dulux Paints

to add...............in fact it does not have any chalk added to the TRADE paint and you notice this when brushing. :wink:
by RichardB
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Dulux Paints
Replies: 43
Views: 14073

Re: Dulux Paints

Ed, I would agree. As previously mentioned when speaking with Brewers regarding 'Trade' Dulux paint it is much, much tougher than the Dulux off the shelf at B&Q as it has more pigment and does not have loads of Chalk :shock: added to thicken it out as the lower grade Dulux does. I did buy some t...
by RichardB
Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:11 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Dulux Paints
Replies: 43
Views: 14073

Re: Dulux Paints

Solo looks good! In the end I stuck with what I have used in the past System 65 2 pack paint from Serene. It is also woth noting that Sikkens do a range of paints under the Rubbol banner which come in white or can be mixed to any 4 digit BS colour. You can get the mix from Brewers if they have the S...
by RichardB
Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:25 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Dulux Paints
Replies: 43
Views: 14073

Re: Dulux Paints

All, many thanks for your very helpful replies. I have a 2.5l tin of Dulux non drip gloss, would that be classified as professional paint? I will be using the paint to paint the iside of my Merlin 908 not hull as this is varnised. I have already mist coated the inside with a 2 pack paint as I had a ...
by RichardB
Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:11 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Dulux Paints
Replies: 43
Views: 14073

Dulux Paints

Happy New Year one and all! A topic that has been touched on in the past ...............Dulux Paint. Has anyone one actually used it with any success on boats? Is it pretty tough gear? I have used a weathersafe system in the past but the supplier now charges £35 for a 2.5 litre tin and I think that ...
by RichardB
Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:47 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Paints
Replies: 8
Views: 3796

Re: Paints

I have used and continue to use a 2 pot paint called Weathersafe system 65 produced by a company called Serene Paints. They are based in Small Dole near Burgess Hill West Sussex http://www.serenepaints.co.uk/ . I have used the paint on old an new boats and I know for a fact that Laurie Smart, who bu...