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Yellowing Brilliant white paint
Why does white gloss paint start to turn cream-yellow after a year are so on internal surfaces?
Don't say smoking as it is a no smoking house and the paint is not exposed to sunlight.
Don't say smoking as it is a no smoking house and the paint is not exposed to sunlight.
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It's the oils and alkyds in the paints that darken.
But there are quite a few water-based gloss paints available that are stated to be non-yellowing, like B&Q's 'Everwhite'. They won't give the super-gloss finish that oil-based paints do, but you might find the finish acceptable. They will yellow eventually in a kitchen though, by picking up grease from frying and roasting.
One problem I find with these paints is brushmarks. The way round it is to thin the paints with water, and apply several coats. Leaving no brushmarks can take a bit of practice!
But there are quite a few water-based gloss paints available that are stated to be non-yellowing, like B&Q's 'Everwhite'. They won't give the super-gloss finish that oil-based paints do, but you might find the finish acceptable. They will yellow eventually in a kitchen though, by picking up grease from frying and roasting.
One problem I find with these paints is brushmarks. The way round it is to thin the paints with water, and apply several coats. Leaving no brushmarks can take a bit of practice!
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According to DULUX, due to a change in "recipe" (due to European Law in reducing 'volitile' ingredients) of white gloss paint it will yellow more quickly if there is a lack of sunlight upon it. UV will keep it whiter. Strange may it seem but that's it. So a back of acupboard door will be more yellow than a interior window timber frame painted with DULUX (or CROWN etc) WHITE GLOSS. DULUX have water-based gloss but reviews for this version are poor. My recommendation is, on small jobs, to use a white gloss enamel paint on woodwork (the same kind of paint that you'd use on Radiators - I use the WILKINSONS brand in the UK).
According to DULUX, due to a change in "recipe" (due to European Law in reducing 'volitile' ingredients) of white gloss paint it will yellow more quickly if there is a lack of sunlight upon it. UV will keep it whiter. Strange may it seem but that's it.
So a back of a cupboard door will be more yellow than an interior window timber frame painted with DULUX (or CROWN etc) WHITE GLOSS. DULUX have water-based gloss but reviews for this version are poor.
My recommendation is, on small jobs, to use a white gloss enamel paint on woodwork (the same kind of paint that you'd use on Radiators - I use the WILKINSONS brand in the UK).
So a back of a cupboard door will be more yellow than an interior window timber frame painted with DULUX (or CROWN etc) WHITE GLOSS. DULUX have water-based gloss but reviews for this version are poor.
My recommendation is, on small jobs, to use a white gloss enamel paint on woodwork (the same kind of paint that you'd use on Radiators - I use the WILKINSONS brand in the UK).
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