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Painting Hints and Tips
- Colour inspiration at your fingertips
If you’re looking to sell your home, or just want to update your current look so you enjoy it for many years to come, then you will need three things; the Dulux Interior Popular Colours palette card, a Dulux Sample Pot and Dulux Wash & Wear.
Use the Interior Popular Colour palette to help you narrow down your colour selection from the Dulux Colours of New Zealand™ range, test that colour at home with a Dulux Sample Pot, then use Dulux Wash & Wear (available in Low Sheen, Semi Gloss and Flat) to achieve your timeless vision.
Or, if you are starting your preparations for your upcoming summer project, then pop into your local placemakers store for Dulux Weathershield X10 and all the inspiration you need to choose colour with the Dulux Exterior Popular Colours palette. Alternatively contact one our our helpful team members and we can help you with all aspects of your renovation.
- Preparation is now faster and easier with Dulux 1 Step
New Dulux 1 Step Primer, Sealer & Undercoat, for superior multi-surface preparation of interior and exterior surfaces.
Dulux 1 Step will assist you to achieve the best possible paint finish on both interior and exterior surfaces. It has been specially formulated to provide superior adhesion, stain blocking, tannin blocking and rust resistance. As it's a primer, sealer and undercoat in one, it will also save time and money! Available in Acrylic and Oil Based.
Dulux 1 Step
- Helps the top coat go on easier, look better and last longer
- Does not flow like a top coat. It is designed to stay where it is put to help fill imperfections and even up porosity of surfaces
- Is easy to sand. Dulux 1 Step should be sanded smooth as the top coat will mirror the finish of the undercoat
- Has high opacity, to ensure superior hiding powers over previous colours. This allows the top coat to deliver the true colour
- Provides great adhesion to exterior timber for oil or acrylic topcoats
- Can be tinted to greatly improve the coverage of bright topcoats
Handy Tips
- Ensure the surface temperature is above 10ºC during both application and drying time. Low temperatures can cause poor flow, resulting in unnecessary brush and roller marks meaning more sanding
- Using the right equipment is also important. Good quality synthetic brushes are the best
- When rolling it is important to use the right type of sleeve.
If applying Dulux 1 Step to a smooth or semi-smooth surface a nap length of 12mm will be best. On very rough uneven surfaces a nap of up to 20mm may be required
- The only house paint guaranteed for as long as you live in your house*
Dulux® Weathershield X10®
Dulux Weathershield X10 provides long life protection for your house with a tough, flexible finish. Protection guaranteed against peeling, flaking and blistering for as long as you live in your house. For over 40 years we’ve been developing and testing Dulux Weathershield X10 under New Zealand’s harsh weather conditions. Working with top chemists, our paint is developed and manufactured to a world-class standard.
Dulux Weathershield X10 will provide complete protection from wind, rain, sun, snow, hail, temperatures and humidity. We are so confident our product will not peel, flake or blister in any weather condition that if it doesn’t deliver we’ll replace the product free of charge. * That’s the Dulux Promise
Ten great reasons to use Dulux Weathershield X10:
- Guaranteed for as long as you are living in your house against blistering, peeling and flaking*
- Resistance to colour fading
- UV protection
- Covers small surface cracks
- Easy to apply and washes out in water
- Resistance to mould, dirt and stains
- Made in New Zealand
- 100% acrylic self-priming exterior paint
- Ideal for dressed and rough sawn timber, bricks, concrete, fibre cement board, masonry, Zincalume and galvanised iron.
- MaxiFlex stretch technology gives a tough flexible finish for long life protection from the harsh New Zealand sun.
*This is a Dulux guarantee and does not cover paint failure caused by any breakdown of coatings applied previously, where Weathershield X10 is applied over coatings not specified by Dulux or in the event of substrate failure or faulty application. To claim you must be living in the house you have painted with Weathershield X10. For further information on this special offer please contact your Dulux Sales Representative or call the Dulux Customer Contact Centre on 0800 800 424.
- Adding splashes of colour
Want to add a splash of colour to your home but don’t want to paint an entire room or wall?
Gretchen Flynn, Dulux colour expert, shares some ideas on interesting ways to add colour to your home renovation:
- Collect shells, stones and branches, paint these and then group them together in a bowl.
- Liven up your fireplace when it’s not in use, and make it a focal point of the room by painting pinecones.
- Paint different sized and shaped jars and bottles and group them together.
- Keep an eye out for different styled chairs at op shops or garage sales. Paint each chair a different colour for an eclectic and unique look.
- Dip leaves in coloured paint and place them in a bowl to create a gorgeous and unique centrepiece.
- Pick up a canvas at your local art and craft store, and paint it in a contrasting hue to your walls. Not only will you have a unique piece of art, but it will also add interest to your walls.
