Wilkinson Own Brand Paint

I brought a tin of wilkinsons own brand paint to paint my kitchen, i chose this because it was cheaper than alternative brands at just £7.99 for a 5 liter tin, B&Q charge £9.99 for a 2.5 liter tin so i made a conciderable saving. When i first opened the tin it looked a bit watery but after stiring it up it looked just the same as all other paints. My kitchen is aliglipter paper at the top and tiles at the bottom so i only had to paint half the room. I started at the top of the wall by the ceiling and worked my way down, this paint went on to my walls lovely and smooth, it took 2 coats to cover properly which i was a bit disapointed about as i was using a ...  Read the complete review

When I decorated my bathroom and bedroom last month I was suprised how expensive emulsion paint is. I didn't want to spend £18 - £20 on Dulux paint so thought I would try paint from Wilkinsons. I brought a 5 liter tin of lilac paint and another 5 liter tin of magnolia paint. They cost £7.50 for each tin and because my rooms are so small one tin of each would do both rooms. I think the paint brushes onto the wall very well and it is easy to see what area of the wall you have already painted . The paint is a bit thinner than Dulux paint and drips more but if you are careful then this shouldn't be a problem for you. When I used the paint roller it ...  Read the complete review

When I moved into my house 3 years ago, I decided I wanted the whole place painted white - to complement my minimalist style. It was going to take a LOT of paint, being a 3 storey, 4 bedroom house, & we figured if we were to use the big name brands such as Dulux or Crown, it was going to cost a LOT of money.... So, we decided to risk using Wilko paint. After all, it had been very well received in a test carried out in a well-known home & garden magazine, & we were only using white paint, so didn't need to worry about the range of colours available or how even the colour would be. Having used 'one-coat' products previously, I had been ...  Read the complete review

It's very tempting to go for Wilkinson own-brand paint as it's so much cheaper than the big-name varieties like Dulux. Experience over the years though has made me realise that it's cheap for a reason: Wilkinson paint is regularly so thin that you need many coats to get an even finish, so that not only are the dearer brands not actually that much dearer because you don't need so much, but it's sometimes worth paying a little bit extra to save yourself some time & hassle. Having just used some Wilkinson gloss that was almost as runny as milk & dripped everywhere, & some Wlikinson radiator paint that was a similar consistency with disappointing ...  Read the complete review