How to care for Dulux paint in your home
So, you’ve decided to protect your home with Dulux. Here are some helpful tips on caring for the freshly painted walls in your home. Follow this guide to extend the life of your paintwork and help maintain the value of your investment.
How To Guides
How do you extend the life of your painted walls?
Allow the paint to cure properly once painted, it can take around a full week under normal weather conditions to develop full washability.
It is then important to know how to remove dirt, grease and mould, without damaging the paint surface. The best process for cleaning surfaces will vary based on the sheen finish on the painted walls.
Throughout the living areas and bedrooms of most homes, you will normally find ceilings finished in a flat finish with paint such as Dulux Ceiling White, and walls in matt or low sheen finish in paints such as Dulux Weathershield® for the outside and Dulux Wash&Wear® for the inside. Doors, windows and trims will usually be painted with a gloss or semi gloss finish paint.
Cleaning interior surfaces coated in low sheen to matt finishes
For wall coatings or ceiling coatings that are flat finishes do not use rough abrasives or solvent cleaners, stiff scrubbing brushes or harsh caustic preparations. Instead, use warm water with a small amount of mild detergent.
Cleaning interior surfaces coated in semi gloss and gloss finishes
Cleaning exterior surfaces coated in matt, low sheen, semi gloss and gloss finishes
Save your Dulux touch-up paint!
Your painter may have left you with some leftover Dulux touch-up paint. This provides you with a sample of the type and colour of paint that was used on your home. If required, please use it to touch-up existing paintwork should you damage it over the coming years or use as a reference if purchasing larger volumes.
Throughout the Dulux site you will find tips for painting, here is our guide on How to use a paint brush, however our Help & Advice team is available to assist on 13 25 25.
With Dulux paint protecting your home, you can be sure you have selected a quality paint with long lasting protection to keep your home looking fresher for longer.
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