Best House Paint?

[Soi224]

We're getting ready to re-paint the exterior of the house here in Bangkok and was wondering what the best brand of paint that is sold here. I don't want to leave it up to the painters and then not be happy with their decision later, so I'll take it out of their hands and handle that.

I have seen

JOTUN

BEGER

ICI

PAMASTIC

NIPPON

TOA

Any tips or advice are appreciated as I admit total ignorance in this matter.

Soi224

[kamalabob2]

Those are all good paint "brands", but look carefully at the "line" of the paint for your application. Most of those paint companies have web sites in English and you can look and COMPARE the specifications of the various "grades" or "lines" of paint they sell. Price around several stores including "paint specialists" as there will be a difference in cost on the exact same size, model, brand of paint from store to store. The Thai Rath newspaper sometimes lists "promotions" in advertisements (in Thai of course). I suggest you research the various qualities of the primer that you might consider using on your interior painting project.

[JAS21]

We're getting ready to re-paint the exterior of the house here in Bangkok and was wondering what the best brand of paint that is sold here. I don't want to leave it up to the painters and then not be happy with their decision later, so I'll take it out of their hands and handle that.

I have seen

JOTUN

BEGER

ICI

PAMASTIC

NIPPON

TOA

Any tips or advice are appreciated as I admit total ignorance in this matter.

Soi224

Dulux Weathershield Hydrofresh. This is a 10year paint and is supposed to wash clean. You need to use a paint primer. Normally you use a different primer if you are painting over new concrete or old paint. Dulux Weathershield Paint Primer is the only primer that I found that can be use it for either. As ever they will mix to whatever colour you want.

As you are in BK why not go to one of the shows at Impact/BITEC etc where you can talk to the paint companies and get some good information. If you don't use a primer..it won't stick well. No doubt you will have to carefully watch the painters to ensure they apply it as per the spec. and add little or no water. The primer is hard to apply.

We bought our paint at a show..they always have promotions. You need to know your wall area. You would expect to use 1-primer coat and 2-finish coats for a long lasting job. Anything else is bodged. You need to carefully look for any loose surface, make sure it is removed before applying anything and also wash the surfaces down before applying the paint primer to an old paint surface.

As stated elsewhere read the manufactures web site.

One last thing.....Thai painters are not renown for covering any floor areas or tile surfaces..they slap it about a bit so you have to watch how they cover up areas where you don't want paint splashed.

[khundon]

Joten is good but I would recommend applying a Cement Stabiliser first such as Blue Circle or equivilant then primer

Then top coat.

Stabiliser will stop render coat from "dusting" and will make future paint applications last much longer.

Good luck.

[Beardog]

Dupont Duluxe hands down. If you don't mind repainting every 3-6 months Toa 4 seasons- beger or some of the other shlock brands. Jotun is not bad.

Remember to use the same primer to go with the paint. that will make or break your paint job.

I have had by far the best luck with duluxe. twice as much & worth every bahts worth!

[Fore Man]

Good point on paint spatters...the paint teams will not be careful and will certainly not clean up after themselves...our newly tiled and teak floors were a mess after ceiling painting and it took a special cleaning team a week to get it all removed. The builder paid for it as it was in our contract.

One other point...and this may come as hard to believe: we had 20 or so light bulbs stolen by painters right out of our fixtures. Again, we made the builder replace them, but it would be best to install all bulbs after all painting is completed. Anything not tied down is a candidate for theft. Tools left by craftsmen (such as an expensive electric sabre saw bolted to a saw table) will be stolen unless placed in a room under lock and key when not used.

A bit off topic, I realize, but I thought you'd like to be aware.