I'm looking for masonry paint and have come across this offer from Aldi - haven't spotted cheaper elsewhere, but also don't know anything of the quality (hopefully others can help there)
Available in white and magnolia.
Shame that I'm actually looking for a yellow paint!
All comments (20)
saintscouple
24 Apr 13#1
Thanks for this just what I need
joshm
24 Apr 131#2
For your average job on your own home: given the time you invest in prepping and painting, and having been stung myself by cheap (i.e. low quality/budget paint) in the past, I'm of the opinion that you'd be better off with a tried-and-trusted brand (e.g. Dulux Weathershield) than chancing your arm with this. Admittedly you could pay a lot more for 'better' paints, but it's money well spent in my opinion.
For a quick 'n dirty bodgit & leggit job this might be adequate (although perhaps it'd require more coats than a 'quality' branded alternative)?
silps to joshm
24 Apr 13#3
Agree with you totally, only that Aldi stuff generally tends to be very good but cheap. Hopefully someone will comment on here who has bought it before.
Last week we had our walls painted with B&Q masonry paint and it is very good. About 12 years ago we previously used B&Q masonry paint and it was still totally sound on a south facing wall before we refreshed it last week. They say on the tub it lasts 15 years.
Sophiasky
24 Apr 13#4
I've got a shed (masonry type, not wood) that was painted about 14 years ago. The paintwork is flaky and patchy in areas. If I want to paint it using masonry paint, will I have to sand it down first, or will the masonry paint just stick to it and cover it ok? Any advice appreciated.
silps to Sophiasky
24 Apr 131#5
Scrape off the flaky areas and sand down any weathered patches.
ricko
24 Apr 131#6
"The paintwork is flaky and patchy in areas. If I want to paint it using masonry paint, will I have to sand it down first, or will the masonry paint just stick to it and cover it ok? Any advice appreciated."
Any flaky areas can be removed with a special wire brush on the end of a drill and a couple of coats of paint will cover the areas .
You can also buy a liquid for such areas called Stabilising Solution .
heres the write up from Wickes :
Exterior Stabilising Solution is a clear, highly penetrative primer, specially formulated to bind dusty or chalky exterior masonry surfaces. It is also ideal for lowering the absorbency of very porous exterior masonry surface. Exterior Stabilising Solution should be overpainted with Wickes masonry paints.
For all exterior masonry walls
A clear, highly penetrative primer
Binds chalky and dusty surfaces prior to painting
Highly penetrative to lower the surface absorbency of exterior masonry surfaces
Sophiasky
24 Apr 13#7
Thank you all for the advice.
bria47
26 Apr 13#8
Don't buy cheap .
oberlisc
26 Apr 13#9
Ideal for me, extending a brick shed with blocks, next to boundary fence, would be to tight to get in to paint the wall so I'll paint the outward facing surface first with this before the blocks are laid ( let paint dry first), only problem what colour should I get.........
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Opening post
Available in white and magnolia.
Shame that I'm actually looking for a yellow paint!
All comments (20)
For a quick 'n dirty bodgit & leggit job this might be adequate (although perhaps it'd require more coats than a 'quality' branded alternative)?
Last week we had our walls painted with B&Q masonry paint and it is very good. About 12 years ago we previously used B&Q masonry paint and it was still totally sound on a south facing wall before we refreshed it last week. They say on the tub it lasts 15 years.
Any flaky areas can be removed with a special wire brush on the end of a drill and a couple of coats of paint will cover the areas .
You can also buy a liquid for such areas called Stabilising Solution .
heres the write up from Wickes :
Exterior Stabilising Solution is a clear, highly penetrative primer, specially formulated to bind dusty or chalky exterior masonry surfaces. It is also ideal for lowering the absorbency of very porous exterior masonry surface. Exterior Stabilising Solution should be overpainted with Wickes masonry paints.
For all exterior masonry walls
A clear, highly penetrative primer
Binds chalky and dusty surfaces prior to painting
Highly penetrative to lower the surface absorbency of exterior masonry surfaces