British Paints H2O Enamel Gloss

Peels and chips – Like many other users of this product, I too had a terrible experience. As a professional Handyman and renovator of multiple houses, I have used my fair share of paints. Even after the prescribed amount of drying time, this product peeled away from the surface I had painted (a factory primed door) when applying the second coat. Then, when… Read more

attempting to sand the product off, it just rolls into sticky balls. I will never purchase British Paints H2O enamel again. Shame on you British paints for creating such a product, and shame on you Bunnings for selling it....despite the consistent faults customers are complaining about.

Waste of Money Rubbish Product – Painted skirtings, door frames, window frames and doors of a whole house. All areas were sanded, wiped down with methylated spirits and undercoated. It does not flow properly seems to drag. If you go back over an area it leaves marks and tends to lift already painted area. After 48 hours paint still feels wet although dry. Paint peels off like… Read more

old vinyl paint. Don't try to remove a dried drip it will peel the whole lot off. Having worked for an opposition paint company I have never seen anything like this in my life. Had to spend hours sanding and repainting areas that peeled off. When sanding it just rolls up into balls, so frustrating and annoying. Took some of the peeled off paint to a specialist paint store, the store assistant asked me why I was giving him a vinyl sticker. When I explained it was British Paints H20 enamel, he asked me if I was joking. Never again, can't trust British Paints. Will tell everyone I know about this sub standard product that should not be sold and removed from production.

Woeful – peels off like the old latex paint one chip and you can peel it off like a sheet, primed with zinsser primer maybe that was wrong but never had an issue before Show details

Do not buy this paint – If I could rate it zero I would. It dries with bumps. You can’t smooth it without ripping up all the paint. You can still see the primer. You ruined my door and wasted my time!! I want my money back. Show details

Can't trust British Paints anymore – I purchased a 4 lt can to do skirts and architraves in my bedroom, but switched to a different brand exterior gloss when the first coat of h20 was peeling off, as I thought I must have been doing something wrong. Decided to use the paint on the campervan cupboards, to save money, but have spent 2 days and am so disappointed with outcome. Painting… Read more

late yesterday afternoon, it was drying off so fast and catching up in the brush when I was laying it off. 6am today, 19 degrees, sanding back and trying again. Not drying as quick, but not covering well and can't get brushstrokes out (new brush, not a cheapie). 4 house renos under my belt, and doubting my own abilities. After reading the reviews, I wonder why this product is still on the market?

H20 water based enamel used on very old wood – I chose the H20 water based enamel on a friends reccomemdation and was very happy with it. Brushes cleaned up easily and as long as I wasn't stingy with the amount of paint I used. The doors, trim and skirting boards came up really well for 80 year old wood. Being summer I have had to be careful what days I painted, as it dries fairly quickly… Read more

but that is easily worked around.

I did find it went on the skirting boards and door trim easier then the doors, but I'm also a novice when painting but was still happy with the result.

Crap!!!! – This product is bloody crap. Prep skirting, door frames doors as pre information on can. And the crap is peeling off!!! Cover is horrible. I should of just got water of the tap and painted with that. What a waste of money, time and effort. $80 down the drain and a weekend wasted.  Show details

Excellent finish – I was using Dulux Aquanamel with reasonable results on flush doors, but ran out of paint and purchased British Paints H2O Enamel to finish the projectd. I used a roller to apply the products and laid it off with a brush. The British Paints gave me a noticeably superior finish as I found it did not dry as fast. I would recommend the product.  Show details ·  1

Watery Mess – Drips everywhere coverage very thin, looks like I will have to do 3 coats. Still looking streaky. Would NOT buy again, or any British Paints products after my experience with this product. Have painted many houses over the years, this is the worst paint I have ever used. Google search reveals all these bad reviews can’t all be wrong can we. Show details

As other reviews: Do Not Buy – I also wish I had read reviews before I started to paint. I used low sheen for the walls and the H2O for the doors and skirting etc, both really thin bad paint. The only reason I purchased as my daughter picked a color that was British paint, well its not actually a color it was pure white. I never thought it would be such a bad paint. Always used… Read more

either Dulux or Haymes before. Bitish paint was't cheap by any means, however as other reviews I had to put 3 coats on the doors and 3 damn coats on the walls. I had even prepared the skirting by undercoating and still had to put 3 coats on. Bunnings should not sell this, I will also be telling them next time I am in store. Its just such a waste of paint and our time. Never again will I buy British Paint and I will tell anyone who asks.

Waste Of Time- Do not buy – After applying 4 coats and still receiving below par results I decided to call the customer helpline who took no responsibility for the poor quality of paint and blamed it on the roller, I have tried 3 different types of rollers including Synthetic roller and microfiber. Still no improvement. Do not buy this paint; I have just chucked $70+ down… Read more

the drain and more importantly days of sanding and painting. What a waste, this is tarnishing British paints reputation.

After reading the reviews it is apparent that unfortunately I am not the only one to suffer with this issue.

It is appalling you are still willing to rip of loyal customers.

Disgusted.

Product Review – On the recommendation of Bunnings i bought the H20 High Gloss product to do my windows etc. We have had a terrible time getting a quality finish and in desperation went and bought new brushes, painted at night so it was cool and in despair i have even been googling how to apply high gloss paint onto surfaces. No matter what we do i can't get a… Read more

finish that is acceptable, We have bought a house and are repainting to freshen up but we will be returning for a refund. So now a week behind schedule but i now wish i had of read these reviews earlier and saved a week of my time and effort and money!!

Worst paint I ever used – This paint is difficult to get a decent finish. Even a short nap roller gives orange peel finish. Brushes leave marks. Needs 3 coats to get a really solid finish. I would never buy this paint again. Bought it mainly to recoat wardrobe doors, skirtings and architraves. Looks terrible. Avoid like the plague.  Show details

This paint should be taken off the market – This paint is rubbish don't buy you will be very sorry, doesn't coat, not a smooth finish and it certainly is not glossy it's expensive to buy and as far as I am concerned I think British Paints H20 should be taken off the market, so many people ripped off, if I had kept the receipt I would have taken it back for a refund. I intend to put this information out on facebook to possibly prevent other people of making the same mistake.  Show details

Absolute rubbish – Not at all happy. Doesnt cover. Advised not to use this again by the store sales person. Returned to Bunnings for a full refund. Dont waste your time or your money on this product. Required a minimum of three coats to establish any kind of coverage. no better than white water,  Show details

to many coats – I'm not happy I chose this paint this time it is a time aster as to many coats are required after the three coats where applied to the prepainted surfaces it did look respectable but I was expecting a one coat finish and the extra time used could have been used doing far more enjoyable things  Show details

What a time and money waster!!!!! – Wanting to paint all internal doors with H20 Enamel but I only bought 2 litres to start with. Managed to get a reasonable finish on the door of the en suite. I am still trying to get a reasonable finish on the bedroom door. I have tried to spray (thinned lightly as the paint wasn't runny as per some of the reviews) but it still dried quickly and I… Read more

couldn't get a wet edge even after 3 attempts - boy it dried fast!! Most of the paint went on the garage floor as overspray. So bought a 4 lit tin. Opened up the spray nozzle a whisker to make it more HVLP and then couldn't avoid runs no matter how fast I moved. Again the consistency in the tin appeared normal. Had one more try with the sprayer and thought I'd nailed it. Went back a couple of hours later and found some lovely big sags which I never expected. I gave up the sprayer and bought the best roller Bunnings had but then I couldn't get rid of the volcanoes. So sanded off again and rolled another coat and followed with a brush to eliminate the potential cratering and pimples (more like boils). This left brush marks which were totally unacceptable so more sanding. So I then laid the door flat and tried with the roller again and it left the heaviest orange peel you could imagine. Sanded again and rolled again and followed with the brush again late in the day when humidity is up a bit and temperature down a bit so the paint should have had longer to dry and longer to level out. I sanded for an hour this morning and still not finished. Anyone want 2 litres of H2O enamel. I won't get a refund from Bunnings because I didn't keep the receipt. NO MORE BP here!!!

Avoid this paint at all costs!! – I always use Taubmans Endure but was persuaded to try the British Paints by a staff member at Bunnings. After 2 coats the undercoat is clearly visible and the British Paints is streaky. I was constantly chasing drips and now my time and my clients money is being wasted on applying 3rd and 4th coats!! Luckily for me, my client is fully aware the… Read more

fault is with this inferior product and not my house painting skills. Never again will I purchase anything from British Paints.

Very disappointing in every aspect – I read the poor reviews after buying this paint but thought the reviewers had not applied correctly so I did everything properly, sanded gloss off the base yellowed paint,primed with H20 specified primer and still got a terrible finish and the shade of white is worse than the yellowed original!  Show details

Wont cover & peels/chips – same problems as everyone else, i applied to a sanded pre-primed surface im up to my 4th coat & can still see through layers in some areas. After 6days it peels off or chips at the slightest touch. Very frustrating that i have wasted hours/days painting all my internal doors & dining setting in this rubbish for it to look half done & peel & chip. I would never buy this again  Show details

Don't waste your money – Bought this paint trying to save a few dollars, but we have learnt a lesson. Never buy cheap paint, it costs more in the long run. This paint was watery and just wouldn't cover. Showed every roller and brush mark. We've given up and will now buy decent paint and start over.

Absolute rubbish – Unfortunately hubby bought ten litres of this garbage to paint all our trims and doors. It is so watery we returned the product to bunnings who advised it just needed to be mixed properly in their machine. Insisting the bunnings guy test it after the mixing before I took it home, the paint guy tested the product straight after. Despite a machine… Read more

mix it was still a watery consistency so he sent me to the returns desk for a refund. Standing in line was a lady with ironically British paints ceiling white returning her tin for the same reason. My advice save your money, milk has thicker consistency than this paint.

I wouldn't use again – Im Using this product to paint skirtings and window frames, (already has 2 coats of primer) finding the paint is very watery 4th coat and still looks rough, runs & brush strokes. I tried painting the wall and its almost transperant . 5 coats should do it !! Do your research ! make sure this is the right choice before you buy.

Poor flow – Absolutely hopeless trying to get a nice even finish on my internal doors. These were removed for painting on the flat to avoid sagging. Even with a short nap roller it is impossible to avoid 'flat' areas and overlap lines. Having since read reviews of other brands it would seem this is a common problem with all. Will never make the mistake of… Read more

doing this again as it has cost a fortune in paint to acheive some coverage and oodles of lost time. If you're worried about the smell of oil based it's nothing compared to these hassles. Why not remove the door and paint it in the shed ? At least you'll get something that looks good and doesn't stay tacky forever. Good luck !

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