Zac Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hi - I 'm after 30 - 50 litres of white matt emulsion paint (UK brands) if anybody wishes to part with it.I'm in the South Correze (Dept 19) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 If you can help Zac please contact him by PM or email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Zac, in my experience there is a white French achrylic called Corona that is easily as good as Crown Professional. A little thinning with water, goes on a treat, dry to a dense obliterating white. One coat and no messing.Got it at a big Leroy Merlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Welcome to the Forum, Zac. If I may digress for a little time...In my day, you drank Corona at Christmas, after buying the stuff from man on the Corona lorry. And then you got 2d (tuppence) back for the empty bottle.I hope that you find your paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Serves you right if all your teeth have now rotted away! That Corona (the drink, not the paint) is dreadful stuff. I think I'd rather drink the paint and paint the walls and ceilings with the drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Corona cherryade - great stuff. Factory was near Southampton. One holiday job was checking that the tops were on the bottles at the end of the conveyor belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 be careful not to thin the paint too much as some are thixotropic in nature but become very thin easily which then makes you put on 2-3 coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limousin Lass Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Cathy, nothing better on a hot summers day than cream soda with a blob of ice cream in. The Corona man and the Walls ice cream man on his bicycle used to follow each other around where I lived as a child in Salisbury.Sorry off topic but couldn't resist the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I'm just about to start a thread on Corona....Thanks, Zac, for your patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thanks to you all for your inputs. I never realised this topic would be so popular - Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr orloff Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What surface type are you painting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Plasterboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr orloff Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I used a white acrylic matt plasterboard/plaster undercoat from Chantemur. They have branches all over. 28 Euros for 10 litres. I thought it was excellent - covered much better than the Crown matt emulsion that I brought from the UK. Worth a try. I haven't tried the top coat emulsion yet - they do that for 40 Euros for 10 litres white or 50 Euros in any colour you like. However, a paint called Renaulac from Brico Depot has been highly recommended. I've seen the results with Renaulac so I will probably use that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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