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ShaneGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
Don’t buy. Terrible paint. Patchy & shows up imperfections!!
Bought this for my garage ceiling. After 2 coats was patchy. Not happy I went 1 more coat next day. No better. Dries super quick, doesn’t hide imperfections well enough and overlap marks show even after keeping wet edge. Saved a few bucks at Bunnings compared to Dulux/others but poor poor quality. Never again.
Purchased in April 2021 at Bunnings for A$138.00.
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Will never buy again
Used British paints low sheen paint to cover existing walls (light blue) with cream colour (champagne cream - Taubmans tint). Cut in 3 times and rolled walls 3 times and existing colour still bleeds through. Paint does not go on smoothly as well with brush even after paying for expensive paint brushes to ensure a good job.
Will NEVER buy British paints again after purchasing from Bunnings ! Very disappointed in this product
Purchased in February 2021.
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James S.British Paints
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback on our ceiling paint. We are so sorry to hear that you are having some issues, and we would like to help. Please contact our Help & Advice team on 13 25... Read more
25 (Option 2), and quote your ticket number 299399, or you can private message us with your details and we will call you as soon as possible. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturdays from 8:30am to 3:00pm, and Sundays from 10am to 4pm AEST The British Paints Team.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
David J.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Disgusting smell.
Purchased this paint as recommend by Bunnings Sunbury. The bedroom absolutely stinks now, we painted 3 weeks ago and the room stinks. We went in the ceiling and under the house to check for dead rodents, couldn't find anything. Only after we sniffed where we painted did we figure out the walls smell.....bad. Only room in the house we painted and only room in the house that smells. Very frustrated.
Purchased in January 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$48.00.
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DuluxGroup A.British Paints
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback on our British Paints Ceiling Paint, David. We are so sorry to hear that you are having some issues, and we would like to help. Please contact our Help ... Read more
& Advice team on 13 25 25 (Option 2), and quote your ticket number 294136, or you can private message us with your details and we will call you as soon as possible. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturdays from 8:30am to 3:00pm, and Sundays from 10am to 4pm AEST - The British Paints Team.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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DaveSoutheast, SA
Terrible smelly wont cover nicely patchy just horrible paint
The room is 4m by 3m I washed ceiling with sugar soap.Started painting next morning and a few stain like marks still visible, so I stopped and purchased a a gd brand of stain and mould blocker and painted any areas that had marks. I let that dry for about 5 hours and put 1st coat of ceiling white. Over a period of a week I've put 3 coats on and can still see the white stain blocker. I'm not going to bother putting any more on it's a waste of time .My local mitre 10 store has advised and given a huge discount on enough blocker for entire ceiling as well as 4 litres of Dulux ceiling white. Very disappointed with British paints, never again .
Purchased in January 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$45.90.
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DuluxBritish Paints
Hi Dave
We're sorry to hear of your experience with your ceiling project. We understand your frustration and we are here to help you. Can you please contact our Help & Advice Technical Team on 13 25 ... Read more
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Painted large bedroom ceiling with cornice and rose
Paint went on well and came up beautiful white. I used a large good quality brush and a synthetic roller on a pole - paint went on quickly and dried fast. In my opinion it's not too thin for brush work (I had a lot of that to do) - and it didn't drip everywhere from the roller..
I am honestly not sure how these other reviewers are such experiences - I am buying this paint to do the rest of my house.
Purchased in October 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$50.00.
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DuluxBritish Paints
Hi Matt
Great to hear of your experience with British Paint Ceiling Paint, if you have more projects in mind, call our Help & Advice team on 13 25 25 (option 2), who will be more than willing to help! Regards The British Team
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GregSouth East Queensland, QLD
Don’t paint your houses with this stuff
I bought British paints as recommended by Bunnings staff, 4 Coats to do a small room and this is painting over white, same problems painting my bathroom, it’s patchy does not cover well. Very annoyed at Bunnings, won’t give me my money back or replace. NEVER AGAIN will I use this paint.
Purchased in February 2021 for A$350.00.
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DuluxGroup A.British Paints
Hi Greg, we are sorry to see that you’re not satisfied with the finish in your home, and we understand your frustration. We want to help! Please call our Help & Advice team on 13 25 25 (Option 2) and ... Read more
quote your ticket number 235611, or you can private message us with your details and we will call you as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you - The British Paints Team.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Waste of money and time
I previously used dulux and quality and finish were always great, used british paint 15 litre clean and protect and 15 litre ceiling paint recommended by bunnings staff and needed 4-5 five coats and it was patchy and a poor finish, then i found this review and realized british paints is an inferior product and should at least refund all the customers their money for an inferior product and both british paints and bunnings should be sued for selling such poor quality products.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi There,
We are really sorry to hear you did not have a great experience with our ceiling paint, and can understand the frustration of not getting the result you were after. However, we would like t... Read more
o help. If you get the chance can you please call us on 13 25 25 and quote ticket number 150852 - We will try to assist you with your project. Regards, The British Paints Team.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Ron. K
- 4 reviews
Not bad at all.
Good ceiling paint. Used 15 litres for bedrooms lounge room and hallways throughout my house. As with any ceiling paint preparation is the key.. This product rolls well and coverage is pretty good. Have used dulux taubmans and wattle over the many years and this product stacks up alright.... Will definitely use again...
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infinityAU
- 19 reviews
Good ceiling paint for money
I bought the paint in 15 litres tub as was cheaper than other brands at bunnings which was painted by retired tradie. Everything now looks good and no problems so far. No strong smell neither. I will use it again in future if I have to if price is cheaper.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi There,
Thanks for taking the time to review our Ceiling product. We are glad to hear you had a good experience, all the best for your next project!
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CharlotteBrisbane
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
White not so white
So it turns out white ceiling paint is a lot whiter than white wall paint, making the walls look yellow-ish, now I will need to paint the ceiling again, which is a huge amount of work.
Will not be buying again this product ever again, what a waste of money and energy...
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MarinaBrisbane
- 3 reviews
- 2 likes
If I knew what I know now...
Just came across reviews of this paint and painful memories resurfaced vividly in my head. I had to repaint dining room ceiling after a small chunk of gyprock fell off along with light fitting. Brought that piece to Bunnings and asked to colour match. Long story short - I ended up repainting the whole ceiling. Painting was not easy, paint was drying fast and we still had visible patches after two coats. We had to apply one more coat, which improved overall look, but the ceiling can still look blotchy during sunny days due to reflection off the ground.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi Marina,
We are very sorry to hear you were not satisfied with one of our paints and understand your frustration. Not achieving cover could mean a preparation or contamination issue
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Ceiling was washed with sugar soap and just water afterwards until clean. I said what I wanted to say for a number of years. To achieve the great result I just won't buy British paints any more, simple.
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Smelly, patchy paint.
Be warned this is a rubbish paint and smells like a dead rodent. Cutting in is much darker than the roller areas and the texture of the surfaces varies wildly regardless of how you apply it. Bunnings and British Paints should be embarrassed to sell it. Back to Dulux for me. The smell is disgusting weeks after application when the ceiling warms up. It has happened now in two separate rooms painted weeks apart. It is not a coincidence.
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Garth M.British Paints
Hi Brad, we are sorry to hear you are not satisfied with our paint. We appreciate your feedback and would like to assist you. Please call our Customer Support team on 13 25 25. We ant to ensure we can help you. British Paints
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Find a different paint
My son inlaw brought british paints having had it reccommened by the bunnings team, unfortunatly serious bad outcome, there is no integrity either with bunnings team or British paints team, blaming the consumer for a bad outcome rather than looking at their own product is not a good look, some serious bad management..."trust British Paints, sure can" there catch phrase, no longer applies, find a different paint..
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NickBritish Paints
Hi There,
We are sorry to hear you haven't had a great experience with our Ceiling product, and can understand the frustration of not getting the finish you wanted. We would like to get in touch and ... Read more
find out more information so we can help. If you get the chance, could you call us on 13 25 25 and we will try assist you to finish your project. Regards, The British Paints TeamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Worst decision I have made in a long time.
Terrible paint, patchy after 3 coats loading heaps of paint on the roller, tried different rollers, still no better - so demoralizing, all the effort and $500+ spent for such a poor result. Wall paint was barely any better, again three coat minimum on good condition walls. Should have stuck with Dulux, never had any issue before and two coats has nearly always been sufficient.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi Cam. Thanks for your feedback and we understand the not getting a great result can be frustrating. We want to ensure we can help you with your problem, so you can get the result you are after. To b... Read more
est help you we would like to get more information so we can assist, if you could please call us on 13 25 25. Regards, The British Paints TeamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Worst product ever, will cost thousands to fix
Worst product ever, looks patchy after a few coats, turns out its textured my ceiling and now i need to replace my ceiling or hand sand all the paint off and start again. this well known brand will cost me 5000 to fix and 2 weeks of my life. Never ever go near this useless product. worst mistake i ever made. it would have been cheaper to pay a tradie to do the whole house
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NickBritish Paints
Hi There, Thank you for the feedback and it is disappointing to hear that you have had that experience with our ceiling paint product. We would like to find out more from you, If you have a moment wou... Read more
ld you kindly contact our customer service team on 13 25 25 (option 2) so that we can assist you with this project? Regards, The British Paints TeamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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So much work for such bad results
This is the worse paint I’ve ever used I have painted nearly all the inside of my house and never had any problems before till using British Paint low sheen taking this half tin back to Bunnnngs and hoping they can help, the cutting in dried very dark and the walls are patchy and streaked, so very disappointing.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi Jac,
We are sorry to hear that you didn't have a great experience with our ceiling product. We would like to get in touch and find out more so we can help you with your project. If you get a chanc... Read more
e could you please call us on 13 25 25 and quote your personal ticket number 38591? Regards, The British Paints TeamAll sorted apparently they put the wrong base in the paint and that’s why the results were so bad all replaced the paint, now to give it a second shot.
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rastas472Murwillumbah
- 9 reviews
- 18 likes
Should have read this first!
I bought a 10 litre tin of this stuff yesterday from Bunnings, but after reading these reviews it's being returned this morning before I open it. I'll spend a little more and buy Dulux I think! Been there and done that before with cheap paint, and I don't want to spend more time than I have to with a Roller up in the air.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi There, Thank you for the feedback and it is disappointing to hear that you have had that experience with our ceiling product. We would like to find out more from you, If you have a moment would you... Read more
kindly contact our customer service team on 13 25 25 (option 2) so that we can assist you with this project? Regards, The British Paints TeamAnother generic reply by the looks. Read my review before you reply. I haven't 'had that experience' as yet. I will be returning the product before opening it after reading everyone else's reviews on it!!
NickBritish Paints
Hi, We would like to get in contact and find out more details so we can assist you with your project. If you get the chance can you call us on 13 25 25 and quote your personal CARE number 4575650 - Lo... Read more
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Terrible paint
Waste of money. This brand is rubbish.
We have to paint all ceilings and walls again. Although washed all the walls with sugar soap prior painting but still it didn't cover anything...
I don't know why staff at Bunnings even suggested this brand when clearly it's a RUBBISH brand.
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NickBritish Paints
Hi There, We are sorry to hear you didn't have a good experience with our Ceiling Paint. We would like to find out more information and help. If you get a chance could you call us on 13 25 25? Regards, The British Paints Team
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GeoAdeaide
I ve used the expensive reconized top brands & never had good results when it comes to ceiling paint
No. & 1 coat is such a decieptive way to advertise these top line ceiling paints.
Its false advertising . It usually takes 2 to 4 coats to cover properly. Cheaper no brand ceiling whites are much better & 2 coats & you done.So save your money, time & energy. Go the no name brands
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NickBritish Paints
Hi Geo, Thank you for the feedback and it is disappointing to hear that you have had that experience with this product. We would like to find out more from you, If you have a moment would you kindly c... Read more
ontact our customer service team on 132525 (option 2) so that we can assist you with this project? Regards, The British Paints TeamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Keith and Anne GInnisfail
- 4 reviews
British Paints
Not happy with the finish, there is none, 1 prep coat, 2 tops coats low sheen and 2 topcoats flat ceiling paint and still rollermarks in paint.Not happy
At all wish i had read the reviews could have saved myself a heap of cash, not sure what to use next
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NickBritish Paints
Hi Keith and Anne, we're sorry about your experience and we want to help. Please contact us on 13 25 25 and our Customer Service Team will help come to a solution for you.
We did already contact the customer service team to no avail.
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Questions & Answers
Dazzleasked
can i thin British Paints Ceiling Paint Flat Acrylic. My 4ltr tin was right down to say 1/8th left, and my son left the top ajar (would of been a few months). Its now much more viscous. I only want to use this paint to touch up a few marks in the ceiling.
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We can only recommend using the products in the condition they are sold.
Any alteration to the formula by the consumer can thereafter not be guaranteed.
Hi Dazzle,
We can only recommend using the products in the condition they are sold in. If you make any alteration to the formula, we cannot guarantee what the results will be like. Our recommendation would be to purchase a 100ml sample size pot of the British Paints Flat Ceiling Paint which may be enough paint to meet your touch-up needs.
Happy painting!
Plaster proasked
Hi just opened a brand new 10 l of the ceiling paint with primer. It's the consistency of jelly or custard. I've stirred a small amount for 5 minutes straight it starts to loosen up by the time I'm dipping the brush in its returned to original consistency. It's been kept in a cool dry spot I purchased from Bunnings over a month ago I don't have the receipt and it's a four hour return trip. Suggestions?
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Try stirring the whole tin, as most might be settled in the bottom...if that doesn't work, take the BATCH no, its along the bottom rim of the tin NOT underneath...you have to really look for it, its NOT the bar code...that would be proof that you bought it from that shop, make sure you call them first, see if they will give you a replacement or refund, or they may say to call their office ( British Paints ) ..on.. 13 25 25 ....these are their hrs... Mon-Fri from 7:30am to 7pm (EST); Sat 8:30am to 3pm, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays
I bought a 4 litre tin and have the same issue - the paint is as thick as cottage cheese. Impossible to stir/mix and difficult to apply - tried small roller and long bristled brush. Had to change to a short bristled brush to achieve any level of success. How in God's name could you apply this paint with a sprayer, as it says on the can? You would have to remix with a large amount of water.
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DuluxBritish Paints
Hi Shane
for assistance by contact our Help & Advice team. Our operating hours are from Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm and Saturdays from 8:30am to 3:00pm AEST . Please quote your ticket number 309028. - British Paints TeamWe are committed in providing the best consumer experience, it is disappointing to read that we have not being able to provide this on this occasion, we would love for you to reach out to us ... Read more