Browse Forums General Discussion Re: What would you expect? 41Jan 27, 2011 9:28 pm catjim, if there is no sticker at all on the tin, there could be no instructions Sometimes some painters just pour the paint into plain tins/buckets that you can buy at Bunnings etc. Which is not nice, since the owner then can't know what paint is being used. Lucky, Rizzo's painter did use the original tin with the manufacturer's sticker. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: What would you expect? 42Jan 27, 2011 9:52 pm Lex Lucky, Rizzo's painter did use the original tin with the manufacturer's sticker. Same here. It's as clear as day on my tin. Note to everyone else still building - check the paint tins before handover to ensure the paint being used is the exact type and colour of what you have agreed to so this can be picked up before handover. Never thought to do that myself Re: What would you expect? 43Jan 27, 2011 9:59 pm You would have thought the Builder would have asked you to actually pick a specific White. The color selection process can become very confusing after a while and you tend to forget things. But it's their job to make sure everything you pick has a code or a name at least. Re: What would you expect? 44Jan 28, 2011 10:47 am fairy blue Rizzo I have actually noticed the same thing as Bubbles, that the cavity slider is actually a lot more discoloured than the rest... wonder why that would be? We were told it happens due to lack of natural light. The doors spend more time closed than open so they are in the dark, the effect is more noticeable. This is the same at my place and also on the inside of the broom cupboard and linen cupboard doors. Well that would explain a lot. That would be why the inside of my toilet doors look a lot more yellower than the outside of them, because the inside of both toilets have no natural light. Re: What would you expect? 45Jan 28, 2011 11:45 am kek It's normal practice to use oil-based paint on doors, skirts and so on. Most painters prefer it.... and our builder's standard specifications stated that oil-based gloss paints would be used on those areas. I don't see any problems with oil, apart from it being more smelly and taking longer to dry. It's far more durable (I used semi-gloss acrylic on a built-in wall unit and a set of bifold doors in our old house and it was a BIG mistake; lots of scratches from normal usage ) and cleans easily. No yellowing here. +1. If you want full gloss you won't get the same effect with water-based. Our trims are painted the same colour as walls, but oil based enamel, and they are still the same ccolour. I have noticed slight yellowing in the bathroom of a house we painted 6 years ago due to lack of light but I've never seen it happen straight away. As each manufacturer uses different combinations of ingredients I'd bet that some brands do not have the same UV sensitivity as others. Bought in Nov 21 at the height of the market (classic). Good area, atrocious floor plan. BUT has land out to the left-hand side that we can extend out on (see second… 0 8784 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39767 Hi It came to my attention after the handover that - The facade cladding on the face and the side are not straight. -The face tapers down by 50mm from left to right and… 0 2473 |