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Puncstorta

PuncstortaPeel, WA

  • 3 reviews

Very ugly result.

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This paint dries in about 10 seconds so it is impossible to finish a simple kitchen cabinet door smooth, without brush marks and rugged paint marks. I tried thinning a little but no difference. It costs almost double then other paints.



Purchased in May 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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michelle k.Dulux

Waste of money and time

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This Paint produces horrible results using a brush application. It does not flow what so ever and leaves heavy brush marks. Bunnings should advise this to their customers when specifying it!
It will leave you frustrated and having to resanding your frames.



Purchased in March 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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jss02

jss02Brisbane

  • 6 reviews

Only works if applied by spray

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Rolling or brushing this paint leaves a lousy finish and is not worth bothering. It always shows brush lines or roller stipple. I use an airless sprayer and it goes on ok, with some caveats. Best results if you can lay the items flat, it smooths out to a brilliant finish, but upright doors and skirting boards, the finish is much more matte. The problem with airless though is it throws tails no matter what size tip or pressure I use, so it has to be watered down at least 15% which then causes runs. So, it’s a very frustrating product to use. I’ve heard Dulux Steriguard sprays without these issues, but will personally try Dulux Fast Finish next week. Aquanamel is also excessively expensive in Australia and coverage is poor to average.



Purchased in January 2021 at Dulux Trade Centre for A$200.00.

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Renee B.Dulux
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Jay

JayPerth, WA

  • 7 reviews

Gluggy paint, doesn't flow and not good for brush work on trims at all.

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After a bad experience with Dulux Super Enamel going yellow, I decided to switch to Dulux Aqua Enamel.

The paint is OK but extremely gluggy and difficult to make flow. So expect lots and lots of brush marks.
The paint has a very latex and stretchy feel to it. The finish is not good and it would honestly look better doing your trims in ceiling paint.

May be OK with a roller.

Since trying other brands of water based enamel for trims and windows, I would not recommend and will never use this paint again.

Purchased in April 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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Juzzy

JuzzyQld

  • 5 reviews

Not user friendly

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Purchased for A$80.00.

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Oscar

OscarGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 2 reviews

Stay away, there are better paints and cheaper. Shocking product.

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Purchased in May 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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Frank

FrankSydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews

Terrible coverage.

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Bought Dulux paint as we perceived it as a premium brand to paint our new house. What a mistake that was. All products we used had very poor coverage and required multiple applications to achieve average results.

Switched to another brand and got the rest of the job done in a fraction of the time that it took to paint with Dulux.

Purchased in January 2021.

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I don't think this is a traditional gloss

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Swear by Dulux all my 40 yrs of DIY but this aqua enamel gloss leaves a lot to be desired. Great prep with primer, 2 coats with light sand in between on doors and skirtings but the finish looks like an emulsion with a low sheen. Looks like remedial work and re-doing with the oil-based high gloss enamel. First complaint of Dulux in all my years - very disappointed.

Purchased in February 2021 for A$80.00.

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Gregory L

Gregory LSouth East Queensland, QLD

They wrecked oil base now we have to put up with this rubbish

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Im not like many others here as I've been a professional painter for 40 years,they have changed the formula in the oil based paint and the yellowing is happening within a month. We are now forced to use this rubbish, it's a step back in quality by a thousand percent. I can no longer hold my head high when I paint a house,I'm so ashamed it has come to this.
Nothing else to say

Purchased in January 2021 at Dulux Trade Centre for A$150.00.

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Gavin T.

Gavin T.Sydney, NSW

This paint should be TERMINATED

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Purchased in July 2021.

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Hobarttown

HobarttownHobart, TAS

Pls see comments below

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Purchased in June 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$50.00.

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Waste of money

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Dulux AquanamelTerrible finish on our doors. Painted loads of doors before, never had a issue with other brands of paint. Purchased 10L ....what a waste of money. Do not recommend this product at all. Doors looked like orange peel finish when dried....all pitted, then tried a good brush...you could see every brush stroke.

Purchased in May 2021.

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jbambury

jbambury

  • 5 reviews

Excellent Product - not easy to use for non tradesman

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Purchased at Inspirations Paint for A$98.00.

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You have to learn from mistakes

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I found trouble like others but did everyone follow the specks? I.e. useing precision max strenght primer underneath? I have spray doors on there flat using oil based primer then aquanamel. Looked great for about 10 mins before millions of tiny bubbles appeared. I still use the oil primer for its sandability to block flat then max strenght primer. I've been getting some flat finish with no orange peel almost like auto finish. I love it

Purchased in January 2021 at Dulux Trade Centre for A$1.00.

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Pike

PikeBNE

  • 13 reviews
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Bought a piano - a pianist? not quite

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Purchased in May 2021.

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Brian

BrianSouth East Queensland, QLD

Terrible Product

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Totally useless if you are painting a door, it shows all paint strokes when you attempt to lay off
It results in a patchy door, I painted the door twice and it was still useless
Dries much to quickly to enable sections to blend
I will never use it again

Purchased in May 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$30.00.

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Kieran L.

Kieran L.Perth, WA

  • 2 reviews

Disappointed

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Very poor finish. Brush strokes and clots visible. Disappointed. I would not use this again.

Purchased in February 2021.

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Mannyjen

MannyjenSydney, NSW

  • 8 reviews
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Awful results with many coats on both oil and water based primers

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I used a water based stain blocker (2 coats on wood windows) then coats aquanamel. Finish was terrrinle, bleed through was bad. I sanded right back to bare wood, used an oil based primer (2 coats, looked great) then tried aquanamel. After 4 coats I gave up. Finish very patchy. Used same system on door frames, on the 3rd coat (see images). I. Am going to sand back, use oil based primer and oil based topcoat because the finish is. Much better with just one coat of topcoat. The consistency is flour and water, I think I’d get better coverage if I did use flour and water tbh.
Also layers ripped off when removing masking tap. Chipped v easily.

Purchased in April 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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Lincoln

LincolnSydney, NSW

Best product

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More durable, non yellowing and easier to apply than enamel and flows nicely when appling. I have used both enamel and aquanamel and this product is superior and surpasses the performance of enamel. Thank you Dulux. Used it for over 5 years now wouldnt use anything else.

Purchased in August 2021 for A$81.00.

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Dulux
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Hi Lincoln
Great to hear of your experiences with Dulux Aquanamel, if you have more projects in mind, call our Help & Advice team on 13 25 25, (option 2) who will be more than happy to assist you.
Regards, The Dulux Team

Great results using this paint as normal

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After having used aqua enamel in the past was surprised to read all the bad ratings.

This paint goes on well, providing you don't play with it too much. I used a 50mm brush with a quality foam roller and no issues. Having said that if you do over roll the paint, I noticed tiny bubbles in finish. Easily removed with light roll with no pressure.

Painted the bathroom in 3 hours - 2 coats as well. First coat dried in 2 hours as stated on tin.
My painting skill is pretty average and this paint made the task easy.

Purchased in March 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$99.00.

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Dulux
DuluxDulux

Hi Brett
Great to hear of your experience with our Dulux Aquanamel Semi Gloss, if you have more projects in mind, please call our Help & Advice team on 13 25 25, who will be more than happy to assist.
Regards
The Dulux Team

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Questions & Answers

Peter

Peterasked

Aquanamel Gloss

I built a wall unit and used Aquanamel gloss to finish. The MDF surface was already very smooth and after using Dulux sealer/undercoat I sanded meticulously. I diluted the Aquanamel with 100ml/L water as suggested and sprayed the first coat. ( 28psi using gravity feed gun with 1.4mm nozzle). You advise 20 minute touch dry and >4 hours re-coat. After 24 hours I sanded and recoated. The finish is OK but not brilliant. However the surface has remained tacky/sticky. After a few days of drying I put the unit in warm sunshine to try and complete the drying. It has improved a little, but remains sticky. It is dry to the touch but when the doors (also sprayed) stay in contact with the carcass they stick together.
I want to 3rd coat but feel I am wasting my time and energy. Not to mention ending up with a poor result after weeks of careful construction.
Is there a solution?

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Renee B.Dulux

Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your query, Peter! We would love to help! Please give our Help & Advice Team a call on 13 25 25 (Option 2), quote ticket number 317120 and they will be able to answer all of your questions! The Dulux Help & Advice Team.

Ken s

Ken sasked

Aquanamel

How long to leave aqua enamel before applying tape

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Oscar
Oscar

Normally i remove the tape straight after painting while its still a bit wet. I find that letting it dry may peel some of the tape off.

Juzzy
Juzzy

Hey Ken, I try and leave it as long as possible I left it over night and it worked well....

Dulux
James S.Dulux

Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your query, Ken! 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.

Dmh91

Dmh91asked

Aquanamel

Hi.

I've painted all my doorjams and trims with Dulux aqua enamel and I love it. I got talked into doing the doors with taubmans ultimate enamel and the finish is horrible, it's meant to be the same colour yet it looks more yellow.

My question.

Can I paint the aqua enamel straight over the dry taubmans ultimate enamel or do I need to sand it right back and prep it again before I use the aqua enamel?

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Dulux
DuluxDulux

Hi Dmh91
Thank you for reaching out! Glad to read your happy with Dulux Aquanamel. We certainly can help you with your project, please sand the existing coating to a dull flat finish, dust and clean the surface well and recoat with one coat of Dulux Maximum Strength Adhesion Primer followed by 2 coats of Dulux Aquanamel. If you have any further projects on we here to assist you please contact our Help & Advice team on 132525 option 2. Our operating hours are from Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm and Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm or Sunday 10am to 4pm AEST on Live Chat. The Dulux Team

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