written by surferdude333 on 01/02/2013
Prepped my front door, and applied paint, 24hrs later couldnt open front door without kicking it, took all the paint and primer off round the edges of the door, tried sanding back, still tacky so made a mess of the door, pinholes of paint underneath has appeared all over the door,and paint overall still tacky! i wished id read this reviews before i used it!! AVOID - AVOID - AVOID!!!
written by on 20/11/2012
I can't add much to the comments of other reviewers but I have noticed this paint seems to have disappeared from the B&Q website so hopefully it's been withdrawn. It does say on the tin that the recoat time is 16 hours but I took that to mean it would be dry well before then. In fact, after 24 hours it's finally dry enough to handle. The long drying time means more time for dust and fluff to attach to the paint and prevents me from sanding down in other areas. I used this paint for bookshelves, so how long must I wait before I dare to put books on them? Will I find that they are stuck to the shelves? I think I'll give it a week at least!
written by TheMagicRat on 14/10/2012
Don't waste your money and this will certainly cost you LOTS of time. It's like painting with treacle and it 'pulls' if you have to come back to a section that you painted just minutes before, like round a window in a front door. Small pin holes appeared within minutes and it took ages to become touch dry. I took it back for a refund and had to wait seven days before I could even lightly flat it. I switched to Dulux Non Drip Gloss and this goes on a treat. Just a gentle pull that flattens and spreads the paint, looks wet glossy immediately so you can easily see any bits that you have missed and it's forgiving in that you can go over or join sections several minutes later without leaving brush marks Also avoid water based, quick dry glosses for doors. They dry way too quick and you will end up with unsightly brush marks
written by FiggyB on 08/10/2012
This paint does not dry - not even touch dry after full day. Unfortunately used it at front door, which I am now unable to close! Will have to strip and redo whole job using another, more reliable, brand.
written by on 12/08/2012
Utter rubbish. Refuses to dry. Quite how B&Q cab create such a cretinous paint is beyond me.
written by cheesefreak on 06/03/2012
Wish I'd read these reviews before using this paint. Still not dry and its 16 hrs later! The coverage is poor. I will have to rub down and start again with a well-known brand A waste of time and money. Does not cover in one coat and takes 24hrs+ to dry. Does not do what it says on the tin
written by Dustymin on 20/09/2011
We bought this paint to brighten up our windows. I removed all the opening sashes and painted them first then did the fixed glazing. The paint was still not dry 12 hours later and I found myself fitting the opening sashes while still tacky at 10pm. Plus our cat had decided to leave it's paw prints on the cill. I'd forgotten how bad this paint was until I painted a door yesterday which is still not dry enough to re-hang. Awful paint - any that remains will be skipped to prevent this happening again.
written by PeterFrench on 11/09/2011
White one coat Gloss. Terrible paint. 6 Hours on and its still wet to touch. Its been warm today, windows are open and there's plenty of breeze. But still wet. It also needs more than one coat. I applied it to window cills that already had a white matt basecoat and you can still see the imperfections through it.
written by on 15/05/2011
gloss applied five hours ago now sweating. its not drying. have new beige carpets. will require compensation if this goes pear shaped.
written by on 13/04/2011
Wish I had read the reviews first. I painted windows and frames inside and out yesterday on a perfect day, sunny but windy as well. I took the upstairs windows out to paint and unfortunately after 13 hours drying time they were still wet (not tacky even) to the touch. So last night we had to leave all the downstairs back windows open and tape a bin bag on the bathroom and just suffer with no window in the back bedroom. Its now 34 hours since I finished painting and whilst some areas have formed a skin, you still cant touch anything as the paint is still wet underneath. I used exactly as it said on the tin and at 50 years old have done a fair bit of painting in my time so I'm not a complete novice. I'm going to email them later on, just a refund won't be good enough, I wasted a day and it looks as if I'm going to have to remove it all before repainting argh! This paint has remained wet where I got some on the windows! Didn't want to give a star at all but the site wont let give a 0.
written by on 12/04/2011
THIS IS THE WORST PAINT THAT I HAVE EVER USED BAR NONE. 2 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION IT IS STILL WET. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE RAIN CAME AND RUINED THE FINISH. HOPEFULLY, BY THE END OF THE SUMMER IT WILL BE DRY ENOUGH TO SAND AND RE-PAINT. EVENTUALLY GOT A REFUND AFTER THREATENING TO INVOLVE TRADING STANDARDS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN SELL THIS STUFF.
written by on 21/03/2011
A TERRIBLE PAINT, EVEN ON A WARM SUNNY DAY IT IS STILL WET TO THE TOUCH 6 HOURS AFTER PAINTING. IT HAS NOW GOT CHILLY AND WE CANT CLOSE THE FRONT DOOR WITHOUT RISKING THE DOOR ITSELF AND THEN FINGERS CROSSED WE CAN OPEN IT OK IN THE MORNING. RUBBISH PAINT, DEFINATLEY BUY THE SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE BRANDED PAINT FOR A GOOD FINISH. APPALLED THAT B&Q SELL THIS AND HAVE THEIR NAME ON IT.
written by on 08/01/2011
24 hours after applying the paint is still not dry. Wouldn't recommend this at all.
written by on 25/09/2010
I bought the white exterior gloss as it had a built in undercoat it will not dry its like water, cant believe they can sell it? and as usual with all 'one coats' it doesn't cover with one coat and takes so long to dry it maybe the next day (or later) hope it doesn't rain?!?...
written by on 20/08/2010
Takes for ever to dry.Still wet not even touch dry after 5 hours Very Disapointed.will have to close front door and ruin a lot of work annoyed
written by on 26/05/2009
I thought being one coat might save me some time and I liked the bright red colour. It said 16 hours on the tin and we are at the end of May so the mild air should've helped speed up the drying time.
One coat eh? More like several! Does NOT do exactly what is says on the tin, is almost translucent and takes an age to dry. I've had to shut the door I was painting (because it is in a town centre) while it's still wet, I thought it would at least be touch dry after a few hours - but it still has the consistency of a cheap lipstick! I think I'll have to wait until it's dry and sand it down. It easily runs and sags, pulls if you try to brush out a run and you can see dark and light areas straight though it.
Wish I hadn't bothered with it quite honestly.
Sorry B&Q.
written by geoff39 on 14/06/2005
I purchased two tins country beige gloss , more like undercoat ,bought one tin of competitors and that covered in one. You only get what you pay for.
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Batesrich's Response to 197626_geoff39's Review
Written on: 30/01/2007
I am not surprised mate - I have never rated B & Q for paint. They just try to do it too cheaply, and it doesn't work. I expect they sell plenty to inexperienced DIYers though, so why should they bother? I have been using Sadolin, which seems pretty good stuff, but I am about to try Holkam linseed oil paint, which is dead old fashioned, but that kind of paint used to stay on better years ago.