Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Renovation progress Update... Painting
There are lots of different finishes to the various paints and depending on the activities of the room, the finish will definitely come into play.
Our selections span across different brands, from Wash&Wear from ICI Dulux to Odour-less from Nippon...
Like we mentioned before... we only selected our paints from Nippon and ICI Dulux, so could only do a comparison between these two brands.
Between Nippon and ICI Dulux, we felt that the ICI range of products seems to be a combination of two or three Nippon products, and vice-versa.
Selecting a Nippon range, say Medi-fresh is like getting a mixture of ICI All-in-one plus Supreme 3-in-1... or
Selecting a ICI Dulux range, say Supreme 3-in-1 is like getting a mixture of Nippon Wash&Wear and Medi-fresh(without the anti-bacterial component)... etc
When Nippon advertised the Odourless paint series, it does not mean it is odourless... it means odour-less... as in less odour, NOT totally no odour... so take note :)
So here is the comparison that we compiled...
Nippon All-in-one is very similar to the ICI Dulux All-in-one
Nippon Medi-fresh is very similar to the ICI Dulux All-in-one and Supreme 3-in-1
Nippon EasyWash is very similar to the ICI Dulux Supreme 3-in-1 and Wash&Wear
Nippon 3-in-1 SoftMatt is very similar to the ICI Dulux Pentalite range
Mentioned in my earlier article, we actually took a sponge and a wet tissue to test if the paints we selected are as washable as the catalogs claimed them to be, and we were very satisfied with the results...
If you are going for a washable surface, Matte paints are a big no no. Once you apply the sponge on it, the matte surfaces gets polished off, leaving a low shiny sheen on the area that was scrubbed. When viewed at an angle, there will be shiny patches among the matte wall. Not very nice.
If you are going for a spot light fixture for a particular wall, then a Matte finish is very important. This is because the light from the spot light will not reflect too much off the wall, and will be able to create the desired effect of the shadow/light cast on the wall.
Our finished paint works...
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# posted by GnM @ 7:49 PM 
