Dulux Wash & Wear +Plus Kitchen & Bathroom Questions & Answers

It will be nice contrast difference . Unless you want to match your colours ceiling and walls. It's a minute difference but will be noticeable during daylight. It is kinda hard to spot difference with vivid white and ceiling white. But I do not agree with ceilings in low sheen or any sheen . Only in bathrooms as they are smaller area . Because the sheen on ceiling will and may show more imperfections / joins ect. Which is why we want flat or matt on the ceilings to hide that.

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Hi Amelia, you can use Dulux Wash & Wear +Plus Kitchen & Bathroom for ceiling however we recommend you paint your ceiling using Dulux Ceiling White which has a white flat finish that will help conceal imperfections. Happy to help answer any other queries, you can call us on 13 25 25 (option 2). All the best,

Hi, thank you for taking the time to contact us with your query, Dulux Wash & Wear +Plus Kitchen & Bathroom! We would love to help! Please give our Help & Advice Team a call on 13 25 25 (Option 2), and they will be able to answer all of your questions! – The Dulux Team.

I’m not sure, sorry. I didn’t use one and it was fine. Best you contact Dulux directly and check with them - they’re the experts!

Hi , Yes it can be used in kitchen & bathroom ,but you need a VERY VERY experienced painter and use Dulux 101 wash & wear. If you do it yourself or by a non skilled painter the result will be horrible!!

Never ever use a product call wash & wear plus super hide it will damage all your house leave with marks on all brush & roller used places , stay away from this product and save your self headache & fainancail losses.

Also be noted that with dulux paint (all types ) you cannot do touch up paint after finishing painting ( incase of you have damage or dirty walls after full paint is finished) because it will always leave spot marks , and you should paint the full wall where it requires touch up. This will need an experienced painter again which might incurr you extra charges.

Hope this had answered your question

Hi Skippa, it is perfectly fine to use in your bedroom. As always check the preparation requirements for your walls and if you have any questions please call our Help&Advice team on 13 25 25 or live chat with us on our website. The Dulux team

Thanks for the replies they have been very helpful

Because Dulux has changed the formula i.e. now raw materials sourced in China and made into a formula that each country batch manufactures with either water or solvent and it is CRAP. We used Taubmans Endure in the end which is far superior.

Hi Kaz, thanks for choosing to use Dulux Wash&Wear. A way to remove these kind of marks from your wall would be to use a damp cloth and wipe down the larger area. If you are still not satisfied, please give us a call on 13 25 25 and our Help&Advice team would be happy to help you with your bathroom. the Dulux Team

Hi Kaz, yes sounds similar to what I have seen from chalkyness on my bedroom walls in really bad patches. Unfortunately if you wash walls as Dulux rep suggests it makes the chalkyness in the paint worse as you add moisture which draws it out more. I put up with this for 8 years, wiping down. Dulux blamed our application and prep.Tried Wash and Wear on one wall again in August, cause they said there was a new formula.Same problem.Now am painting with Taubmans Endure. Way better but not acceptable that we've had to pay for different paint. Sorry to say the only solution I have is to wash and repaint with a different brand.

It may be surfactant leaching. It happens to water based paints and there are a number of reasons it can happen to a newly painted surface, but the most common are probably bad drying conditions or you didn't wait long enough before subjecting the paint to humidity or condensation. In areas where you get steam or condensation you need good drying conditions (not too cold and plenty of ventilation) and you need to give the paint plenty of time to dry properly. It takes about a week for water based paint to cure completely. Sometimes you can save your paint job by washing with soapy water (you may have to do this more than once). If it is surfactant leaching it might help if you Google the term or ring Dulux to discuss. I have found the people at Dulux to be really helpful.

Hi there Gwatt! You can re-paint with the new colour as soon as the old colour is dry (usually after 2 hours, depending on the conditions). Happy painting!

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Hi Imen1614. Wash&Wear +PLUS Kitchen&Bathroom drying times are: Touch dry: 30 mins Recoat: 2 hrs Full paint integrity: 7 days Drying times at 25°C and 50% humidity. Under cooler or more humid conditions allow longer. Temperature must be above 10°C during application and drying. Avoid exposure to steam and condensation for 48 hours.

Happy painting!

Hi Imen, thanks for your query. We recommend a minimum of 2 hours dry time before applying a second coat. This is for normal conditions at around 25 degrees. If it is bit cooler, then recommend allowing some more time to cure, just to be sure.

I hope this help with your question. Please feel free to give us a call on 13 25 25 for any further questions or go to our website at external link .

The Dulux Customer Service Team

Hi there, if it is a Dulux undercoat you can use the same undercoat for damp or dry areas, it's the anti bacterial properties in the topcoat that will protect you from mould and bacteria. Happy painting!

Use the same undercoat as you used for the bedroom if you have leftovers. No need to spend extra money.

Hi, I'm not a spokesman for Dulux but it sounds like you need an exhaust fan in the bathroom. The runs should wipe off with a damp cloth.

Hi Lloyd. If you leave this paint for a few months undisturbed, then open the tin, you will see a blue substance on the top layer of the stratified paint: that's the anti-fungal stuff. The blue stuff dribbling down the walls is the anti-fungal leaching out of the paint. Dulux will tell you that its surfactant, (but their information is that surfactant leaches out orange or white; not blue). Then they'll tell you that you didn't paint it right or you didn't let it dry properly. That's rubbish. It's just a crap product.

I have never heard of this sort of thing occurring. Have you spoken to Dulux about it? They may be able to advise you.

Thanks for caring, will do.

Hi Susan, You have discovered an issue that is known in the industry as "surfactant leaching", where certain ingredients from within the paint rise to the surface. It's a relatively common issue that can happen with all water based paints when the drying process is delayed by cool conditions or humidity.

The resolution is to wipe the beads off with a soft sponge and soapy water. There's some technical advice on the Dulux website that explains the phenomenon and how to treat it in a bit more detail: external link .

If the description of "surfactant leaching" in the article doesn't match your issue, or if you'd like to speak to one of our technical team, please call us on 13 25 25.

Regards,

The Dulux Team