Browse Forums Finishing Touch 1 May 07, 2013 9:43 pm Ok this maybe a stupid question but why to do most tradies/painters and builders use Solver Paint. Just about every painter we have had to quote on our house say they use Solver paint and Solver only. Hence the question why? is it better, do tradies get a really good price on Solver. Our last house was painted in Solver as it was done through the builder and I didn't actually think the paint was that nice, a bit chalky. Any insights would be great. We would like Dulux or Taubmans Endure used but it doesn't seem to be the "done thing" Thanks Re: Why Solver Paint 2May 07, 2013 10:11 pm A painter who uses dulux was my requirement. Found one! Thanks to enelya My builder uses solver too. But I don't have any answers why. It's annoying as I'm so much more familiar with dulux colours Re: Why Solver Paint 3May 07, 2013 10:33 pm I have heard/read good things about the quality of Solver paints, if that helps. Re: Why Solver Paint 4May 07, 2013 10:34 pm Our builder uses taubmans. I would also be interested in the difference.... We are getting the house done after handover so would like to know what kind of paint we should want them to be using! Re: Why Solver Paint 5May 07, 2013 11:26 pm It's hard for the average home owner to know what paint is good apart from marketing and price. The more marketing the better perception of the product. The higher the price, the better it must be! lol Painters are more likely to use cheaper paints to get the job. I got a painter to paint my owner built house. I painted the garage ceiling myself so I could install the garage door. I've painted beforeh and did a good job so thought I could at least do the garage ceiling, but wow it was pretty patchy I'm assuming it due to the new plasterboard. I ended up getting the painter to finish off the garage! lol Anyway, as I was buying the paint myself and only paying for labour, I asked the painters what paint they think is best. I would think they would be honest about their opinion. Sealer and ceiling paint- they recommended Haymes Ultra Premium. For low sheen wall paint, they recommended Haymes Ultra Premium, Wattyl ID or Dulux wash and wear. I ended up using Wattyl ID as it was slightly cheaper than the Dulux (same price as Haymes). I ended up getting Wattyl oil based enamel. I'm very happy with the job. Much better than what I could achieve myself. 1 coat sealer plus 2 coats everywhere (sprayed and back rolled), except the living room ceiling where they had left over paint so they did an extra coat. Fantastic job. Every brand has there basic (trade) and premium product. I suggest you buy the premium paint. Which is the best brand is debatable, but I think my painters advice is solid. Re: Why Solver Paint 6May 08, 2013 12:02 pm Thanks for the replies all. I would be happy to supply the paint and pay for labour but most of the tradies wont do this. If I had the time I would paint myself as I have painted a lot before but with to little ones I don't have the time. Ahh well just cross my fingers and hope that the Solver paint comes up alright. Re: Why Solver Paint 7May 19, 2013 1:48 pm Charnley Ok this maybe a stupid question but why to do most tradies/painters and builders use Solver Paint. Just about every painter we have had to quote on our house say they use Solver paint and Solver only. Hence the question why? is it better, do tradies get a really good price on Solver. Our last house was painted in Solver as it was done through the builder and I didn't actually think the paint was that nice, a bit chalky. Any insights would be great. We would like Dulux or Taubmans Endure used but it doesn't seem to be the "done thing" Thanks Hi charnley, I'm not keen on solver colours either. My husband is a painter so I asked him about your question. He said solver is a good product, and they've got a new range out called Ultra which is actually very good. He said the builders use solver because solver give them a very good price for it. Re supplying your own paint for a painter to put on for you, the reason they don't like doing that is also financial - say the job they're doing for you is $1,000 and the paint costs $70 for them to buy, If you buy it yourself it might cost you $100 and so would expect them to take $100 off the bill, so the sums don't work as it wouldn't have cost them $100 to buy it. Hope that makes sense. He personally is happy to use any product a client wants him to (as long as its a good one - see comment below) but he sources it as a) it's usually cheaper that way and b) he has the receipt for his tax purposes. He doesn't put any profit on paint, eg if the paint costs him $70 that's what he charges the client - but I would imagine not all painters are like that. He did also say painters are not keen on using other products as some products are not good quality and don't meet Australian standards. Obviously that wouldn't be the case with dulux etc. one more thing - if you find a colour that is say dulux, 99% of the time solver can make that up for you, so if you're not happy with the solver colours but have to use solver, that might be a way round it. Hope this helps. Re: Why Solver Paint 8May 19, 2013 6:36 pm I've found Solver paints to be of incosistent colour and quality. Bought the same paint and had it colour mixed at the same shop and got two completely different colours. Tradies like it beacuse of the deals Solver does i.e. free to the major builders for display homes. The paint used in your house will generally be "trade quality" i.e. watered down so you have to get it redone in 5 years. Re: Why Solver Paint 9May 22, 2013 6:51 pm Thanks Mandy, yes I thought it must be a good trade price. I think the problem is that a lot of it is trade paint so the quality is not as good or it gets watered down especially when it gets done though the builder. Even if the paint is good quality you water in down and you get a poor finish. Thanks for your replies guys That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17889 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23405 A Sabco spin mop, minimal moisture, not very regularly. 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