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Kali B.

Kali B.South East Queensland, QLD

  • 2 reviews

Do not bother!

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I was covering an off-white with un-tinted white in low sheen. It has taken 3 coats to cover the previous shade of paint which I would only expect if I was painting a darker colour! There are areas where I feel it may even need a 4th coat! I bought a 15L bucket and I’m almost halfway through it on one small bedroom. The odour is so so so strong, I’ve used many Many brands of paints but this one takes the cake for fumes and I have two small kids I’m trying to now keep away from the room because I feel like it’s toxic. Don’t waste your money buy something else.

Purchased in May 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$166.00.

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Therese56

Therese56Perth, WA

  • 3 reviews

Should have read the reviews first

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After doing all the hard bits, skim coating, sugar soaping, masking up open the can and the colour looks
good but cutting in the paint is watery and not covering the roller was the same. Will be battling to paint
26 sqm of walls with 4L this is the worst paint we have ever, ever used and very disappointed with not only
the product but Bunnings for supplying it.



Purchased in May 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$60.00.

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Unusable

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Had used Taubmans Primer on VJs and was happy with this product. Went to use the Easycoat and thought there was problem the moment I opened the can. Have never stirred a paint with such low viscosity. Rolled it on to the wall and it looked like I'd just rolled on water. No coverage at all. I wish I had read these reviews first. Am going to try to get my money back.

Purchased in April 2021.



Painted SurfacePreviously painted
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JACQUELINE R.

JACQUELINE R.Southwest, VIC

  • 2 reviews

worst paint i have ever bought

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Bought a tin of this to use for a feature wall
Thank god it was only for a feature wall
the pain was in yellow covering over white
Firstly it took 3 coats to cover it ! i would only expect that if i was covering over a darker colour not a lighter one
the paint is very thin sloppy and runny it dripped everywhere
thirdly it stank to high heaven and remained stinking the room out for weeks after
I have to say this has to be the worst tin of paint I have ever used I normally keep paint to do a freshen up coat down the track for this I didn't i'd rather have a slight shade change with a better paint than ever open that tin again
not worth the money or damaging your sense of smell.

Purchased in April 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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Saf

SafSouth Australia

  • 8 reviews

Because of the rust couldn't use the rest!

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Purchased in April 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

Painted SurfacePlasterboard and Previously painted
Carol M

Carol MDarwin, NT

  • 2 reviews

Rubbish paint

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Just had the walls professionally re-painted last week. Told them I wanted something which was like the old ceramacoat which was the best paint ever for cleaning. We live in the tropics. Bugs get in - geckos crap on the walls and moths lay their eggs. Using spray and wipe, the yellow moth egg stains (about 1cm in diameter) remains on the wall, and I notice the paint comes off on the cloth. The gecko crap comes off, but so does the paint. Not happy, Jan! Don't waste your money.

Purchased in November 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.

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Alan

AlanHunter Region, NSW

terrible

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Very unhappy with this paint stirred it well recoated as per instructions dried very patchy it took 4 coats to get it half good. Will never use this brand (easycoat) purchased from Bunnings. Have gone to a reliable paint retailer to try and rectify our feature wall with a better quality brand.Alan

Purchased in August 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$33.00.

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Barb K.

Barb K.Mid North Coast, NSW

Was a Taubmans fan until now

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On wall small only I have already used a litre a paint, it is streaky. 3 coats plus primer and it still needs more. I will have to buy a better brand to fix this up. Very unhappy. I have painted my entire house top to bottom and then some- never had this issue before.

Purchased in June 2021.

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Bryce d

Bryce dShellharbour

  • 3 reviews
  • 2 likes

Smells rather bad

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Painted kids bedroom with 2 blue tones. Light blue based on white original colour and this is fine. But the navy blue which is based on the chroma blue base smells like the neighbour is smoking weed. It went on fine and covered well but it has been a couple months and still smells. I have contacted taubmans and they have suggested that it is due to a reaction to something in the wall and is called "ghost odour". They have suggested I paint the back of the paint lid to see if the paint is bad. My wall is not made of metal so am going to paint some timber I have lying around and will send an update. Seems strange that one wall in my 3 year old house is different to 3 others in the same room.

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Naomi

Naomi

  • 4 reviews

Little bit of extra work

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The paint was quick to dry but required alot more that expected. We ended up having to apply three coats for our feature wall. The finished product is good but its does appear a little patchy in some certain lights. Economy wise was the best choice even with the third coat.

Tony H

Tony HGippsland, VIC

  • 3 reviews
  • 2 likes

So bad I checked reviews

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This paint is so bad I thought it might just be my inexperience, so I checked the reviews and"yep" it's a bummer product. Bunnings talked me into buying both the sealer undercoat and the top coat low sheen. It's not just the money that has been wasted, but also the time. I will now have to repaint the entire project.

Date PurchasedJun 2018
CristC

CristCMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 6 reviews

Good quality paint

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I have recently painted my whole house with British Paints Clean and Protect.
My son opted to go with a different colour for his bedroom and so I saw this on special at my local paint supplies store.
Application very much like British Paints and finish very similar.
I cannot understand what the issues were but it could have been a bad production patch.
I am very pleased with final finish and colour.

Date PurchasedJun 2018
Lindy

LindySydney, NSW

  • 11 reviews

I'm having the same really frustrating experience.

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Date PurchasedApr 2017

What a waste of time and effort and my money I will never use taubmans again rubbish

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This is rubbish do not use this paint, I have done all the prep and I have put two coats on it looks terrible. I will be going back to Dulux tomorrow.
I painted my whole house 8 years ago with Dulux and still looks good but this taubmans paint is absolutely crap. I have wasted my time and my hard earned money, the only reason I am re painting is the colour scheme, don't buy this paint is my advice.

Date PurchasedAug 2017
Fifihamm

Fifihamm

  • 5 reviews
  • 4 likes

5 coats and still not happy!

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I have done quite a lot of painting and i do all the prep work because i want a good finish.
Sanded the walls, filled holes,washed walls,two coats of undercoat..Thought I was going nuts as I had an expensive roller,size as stated on paint can.
I could still see roller marks after 4 coats.
Called Taubmans technical dept and after listening to everything they suggested and confirming I had done all steps correctly, the final suggestion was to thin the paint with some water.
The guy I spoke to sounded like he had to defend this paint many times..
The 5th coat is a bit better but still unsatisfactory..
Im very unhappy with the result after hours of handwork and would never use Taubmans easycoat again

Date PurchasedAug 2017
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Terrible paint!

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From the moment I tipped the paint into the roller tin I was suspicious. Couldn't cut-in to the corners, when on the roller it was like I was rolling out PVA glue onto the walls. Paint went on well for the first roll, then when going over again within 30 seconds it started lifting off the walls. Had to put it on so thick at first I used half a tin of 4 litres to do one wall. Now I have to sand back the wall due to the paint lifting off in some areas. Went and bought some Wattyl and enjoyed the painting so much I think I will do some more. Interestingly enough, when I bought the Wattyl paint, the helpful assistant guessed which paint I was using when I told him of my problems. Says he doesn't stock it any more as it is rubbish.

Date PurchasedAug 2017
BlueSteve

BlueSteveMelbourne

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Liquid glass

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Never experienced a paint before with such limited covering abilities. I'd reckon it will take 4 or 5 coats to end up with a passable result. Rubbish product - only bought it as I needed a small qty for a feature wall...so bought a 2 litre tin. The much cheaper Tradex is way better.

Date PurchasedAug 2017
Jack

Jack

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Terrible coat

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I've been painting for over 20 years and this is the worst product I have ever used. It is not at all easy to coat, and the coverage is terrible. After 4 rooms in a house I just painted I gave up and went and got some Haymes new life for the same price. One coat of the Haymes looked better then two coats of this so called easy coat. This was the first and last time I will use this product.

Date PurchasedJun 2017

Worst paint dont waste your money

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We had a professional paint the whole interior of a four bedroom house and now five weeks later in certain light it is shocking powdery, uneven not at all cleanable without leaving even more powdery marks . The paint job looks worse than it did before .A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY .And i will bot be using this product AGAIN and will NOT recommend it ... very disappointed .....

Date PurchasedApr 2017
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Disgruntled

And further more a patch was taken by taubmans for testing .... but if course its not a paint problem soap residue so guess what folks dont EVER clean your walls not that i ever did like i said cheap and nasty and would NOT recomend it

Money down the drain

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So far I have applied 4 coats of this paint to a feature wall, but it is still very patchy and I can see the old colour coming through.

I've used twice the amount of paint that was recommended and still do not have adequate coverage. Hopefully I will be able to find a similar colour in Dulux paint and fix up the job with an coat of that.

Date PurchasedApr 2017
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