Resene Enamacryl
6 reviews
The extra you pay more than makes up in quality – I did a wee Reno of a play boat in a park recently that had been painted with a white 3 in 1 by the D people. I hate those cheap products as they create expense And waste more time by needing to repaint as they just don’t perform or look good. This was no different. The dirt stains from the sea breeze and sand wasn’t budging with sugar soap… Read more
scrubbing and a gurney. I used Ironstone (I think the name is) dark charcoal. Just using this paint is so easy it glides on, no clagging in the brush, didn’t need to wash my brush all day working outside in the heat and changing conditions. The first coat could of been enough, yet due to it being a kids play equipment, I added an extra for durability. I was amazed at how fast it dried compared to other brands. The sheen was just right that it would repel dirt yet not look too glossy. Dark colours I’ve always found to be a pain to work with in the past. The base opacity has to be a good quality combination of materials for coverage over white and 2-3 coats are usual. I’ll never use any other brand after this experience low odour, ease of use is helpful on my body. Very chuffed with the results.
Just terrific – We were hesitant when we had to repaint gloss finishes in our house, as we were worried about brush marks etc. being occasional DIYers. We were so happy with the perfect finish we got with this paint we ran out and bought 10L of it, and had two shop assistants comment on how good it is as we walked past them on the way out. If you use a generous… Read more
coat, there are no brush marks. Very easy to clean up as it is water based. We have found resene paints to be fantastic quality and won't use anything else now.
21st technical paint – yes very easy to use gives a great finish if you know how apply the product. .using the right brush and having good brush skills helps.just because you have a brush in your hand does not make someone a painter. .i been using Resene for 20yrs..i would not use any other paint all resene products are fantastic to use..if you no how..it does ssy on… Read more · 1
the can..the paint the professionals use if someone bags Resene they just don't know how to use there products
Nice Finish – I have tried the Dulux and Wattlyl brands of waterbased enamel and I found that this one leaves the nicest glossy finish. It is very runny and not particularly easy to paint with but if you want that really glossy finish then out of those three I found this one the best.
Why did I persist with this for so long? – I've been using Resene Enamacryl for about eight years. What sold it to me years ago was the advice that it can be painted easily and effectively over old enamel paint. It's a really thin paint (I only ever use it as a white paint) and I find I have to do about three to four coats on doors and windows (we're serial renovators), and even then… Read more
it continues to give a streaky finish.
I gave up a couple of weeks ago - annoyed at how much I was going through - and the expense! It's about $90 or more for a 4 litre tin.
I've tried the Dulux Aqua Enamel years ago and it was hideous!
I've now found Wattyl Aqua Trim is working well - it gives a really nice thick coating - without being too thick and clumpy on the brush. And it's cheaper! By about $20 a tin! Nothing Too thin (use more than you should); too expensive.
Extremely poor product, over-rated & over-priced – I used this product on advice from the Resene trade representative. No recommendation was given as to what undercoat to use so I used Resene Decorator "PREMIUM" sealer "UNDERCOAT".This was apparently the wrong choice and the Enamacryl bubbled, cissed, crazed & curtained. I usually use Haymes Ultra Premium paint range and never had any issues… Read more
whatsoever. Haymes New Life Sealer/undercoat, finished with Haymes Ultratrim and perfect results for 2/3 of the price. I am a tradesman with 25 years experience and wish I never heard of resene.
no support whatsoever when things went wrong.
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