White Knight Renew Tile & Laminate Satin Finish Questions & Answers

Hi. White Knight® Renew Tile & Laminate Paint is suitable on interior ceramic wall tiles. We do not suggest overcoating with the Benchtop Protective Coating on ceramic wall tiled areas unless, as you mentioned, it was applied onto a Laminated benchtop for added durability.

I would not recommend using the clear top coating. It was not clear, but gave a yellow tinge, and also showed tiny bubbles no matter how l applied, or whichever roller l used. In the end l painted over the whole benchtop again, with the White Knight satin tile and laminate, and it looks like it did before the disatrous clear topcoat. I was very disappointed with the "protective coat", and now I'm just careful with the benchtop and its fine as it is, and I'm very pleased with the look of my bright white benchtop.

Hi Claire. I am happy with my bench top after the primer and the two coats of colour. It’s a dark grey colour. How have your bench tops held up leaving it at that stage and not using the protective coat ?

Hi Kristy, the benchtops are fine. No chips , and they clean up well, although l am careful not to put hot things directly on them, and never cut directly on them. You might be ok with the dark grey, but be careful, the top coat could change the colour you have so carefully chosen. And I've actually got 5 coats on now: primer, two top coats, one protective coat, then another layer of the paint! So it's pretty thick.

Hi Kristy,

We recommend using a good quality 230mm hard dense foam roller for an ideal result.

Hi Sue,

Unfortunately we do not test other manufacturer's product for suitability. We advise to use a complete system from one manufacturer.

Hi Johnny,

In theory, yes on interior timber that has been primed with a suitable primer that can be overcoated with oil-based paint.

Hi Ann,

White Knight Renew Gloss and Satin finishes are both oil-based products and clean up with Mineral Turpentine.

Same thing happened to me. Moisture in the air could do it apparently. Nothing could fix it.

Hi Debbie, The main reason for the tiny bubbles across the surface is due to the application or the roller used. Generally you would apply the coating with a hard dense foam roller and not the spongey type of roller as this can aerate the coating causing more bubbles in the paint film.

I'm not qualified to answer this question however if it was me I'd do what she has suggested with the associated risks if it doesn't work. Best of luck Andrea.

Hi Andrea,

If it looks fabulous after two coats, then no need to apply another, although if you want to you can. Make sure the surface is sanded as per the can directions between coats.

I have no knowledge relating to this question.

Hi Kate,

Recommended application of the Tile and Laminate Primer is by brush and roller as this works the product onto the surface to provide good adhesion as opposed to laying it down softly by spraying.

Same thing happened to me. I tried to sand it and it was worse. The only way to fix this was to get a new laminate bench-top put in.

Oh my stars! I will be seeking compensation over a faulty product first! There is no way I can afford to fix their mistake.

I have no experience in laminate painting. My experience was with shower floor tiles wherein I followed the detailed instructions to the letter and the end result was great. I recommend White Knight Tile Paint 100%. If you customer has followed the instructions provided to the letter there should be a solution. Thank you.

Hi Penny, We hope the conversation you had with John from our technical team helped you. Please do not hesitate to call our Customer Service Technical Team at 131 686 between 9 am and 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. You can also send us an email at whiteknightcontactus@ppg.com should you have more paint-related questions or concerns in the future.

Hi Sue, Benchtop Protective Coating when fully mixed should not require any thinning. Good mixing can assist with increasing flow. Make sure that you are using a wide foam roller and don’t apply too thick. Try for up to 20m2 per litre per coat. Although in theory it can be thinned 5% with water we don’t do any testing to confirm.

Thank you

Hi Carol,

You will need to ask Rustoleum if there product can be applied over a water based two pack protective coating as we don’t have their test results.

All the best, White Knight Paints Team

Hi, White Knight doesn’t manufacture or test sealants from other manufacturers. Make sure the sealant you use says on the directions that its suitable for a painted surface. A sealant manufacturer would be in a better position to advise what they have that can be used over an oil based paint.

All the best, White Knight Paints Team

Thanks Luke. Yes I checked and double checked the surfaces and paints before using the product and it still yellowed. I'll hunt elsewhere.

I would not bother. Terrible product. Best to replace the bench top.

I’ve used it on all my bench tops great result . But want to give a top up coat . I want to know if thinners can be used ?

No

Hi Sheila, We don’t have a product called benchtop enamel paint. We do have Benchtop Protective Coating which is a water-based product. We don’t recommend thinning but if you were to do this, it would be with water.

All the best, White Knight Paints Team

Yes but ours still wasn't 100 percent

Sanded back. Put another coat on. Now it has dried white in patches. Completely ruined. What a waist of money and time.

Hi,

The white patches can be due to unremoved sanding dust, not mixing the product thoroughly or inconsistent application.

All the best, White Knight Paints Team

Results are not great with just the paint - the surface just isn't hard enough. I have had little luck with the White Knight product. The first time I used it, it went milky and didn't clear once dry. The second time I used the recommended roller and the finish was irregular and heavily textured. The third time I used a 4mm nap microfibre roller with average results. There were odd little white specks in it that couldn't be picked out. The fourth time, I used a Dulux product - it is cheaper, and also has a longer 'working' time - 10 days vs 1 hour for the White Knight. That was 2 weeks ago. So far, so good. But I don't know how it will wear long term. It's pretty hard at the moment and seems scratch resistant. Hope this helps. Good luck, Desiree

Can you use the Dulux top coat product on top of the White Knight top coat product? Did it stick?

l would like to know the answer to this question as well

well you can spray pretty well anything you can brush or roller on "IF" you know what your doing..

just a light scuff with a grey scourer from auto paint shop and use a tack rag (bunnings etc) to remove dust, most important..i actually used haymes acrylic on the doors with an adhesion primer turned out great..

The primer is acrylic but the top coat is oil based. It was the 1st time I used that combination you would think it to be stronger if the primer was also oil base.