Dulux Trade Weathershield Exterior High Gloss

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mattBe's review of Dulux Trade Weathershield

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“Dulux Trade Weathershield Exterior High Gloss”

Written on: 23/07/2012 by mattBe

This is the worst exterior paint that I have ever used, it goes on ok, and even though the exterior windows were washed down, rubbed down cleaned with metholated spirits, primed, 2 Dulux Exterior undercoats, 1 Dulux weathershield top coat, 1 year later the paint is splitting, and peeling off !!! I have been painting for 35 years, and this expensive paint is the worst that I have ever used. I will never use Dulux again.
Worse still is that where it has cracked in hairline splits it seems to hold the moisture in now rotting the windows as the moisture cannot escape ! Lasts up to 8 years !!!!???? what a load of Rubbish, no way !, perhaps in a temperature controlled room out of the sunlight, but certainly not on my house.

Shortly after painting the rear of my house I also painted the windows on 2 blocks of flats luckily with Sadolin Superdec woodstain, these windows still today look like they were painted yesterday !



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Tallrichukr's Response to mattBe's Review

Written on: 27/09/2012

That's because you used methylated spirit to clean your woodwork. It leaves a residue. You should have used sugar soap.

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Greenville's Response to mattBe's Review

Written on: 05/10/2012

I have had a similar problem. I followed the full recommendations for the 3 phase exterior paint system. Eight weeks later I have noticed flaking, When I attempted to rub back down, I discoved I can peel off the layers.The paint has just not hardened off!! More than recommended time was allowed between coats, due to my other work commitments. If the paint was overlaid before dry time I could accept problems could happen but I know this wasn't the case. What a complete disaster after all the effort to strip back to bare wood, and start from scratch. Gutted.

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