Ceiling Paint - Pink to white

Greetings all,
I notices some cceiling paint today that aparently when you paint it on its pink and after it fries it turns white. I didn't buy any as the chap at Bunnings didn't seem to commited one way or the other when I asked him hwat it was like.
I've never come across this before.
Has anyone tried it?
Does it it give as good a finish as conventional ceiling paint?

If it does it would be fantastic, I spent all afternoon looking up at the ceiling to see which bits I'd painted and which ones still needed it.

Thanks in advance
Paul

Sorry about the spelling, very tired, had a big day painting LOL

Paul

No personal experience, but I know someone who used it and they reported that it did work as explained by the manufacturer.

hey notrot
just finished painting out the bedroom with this so called magic paint
and i'll tell you what it does work (buggered if i know how)
costs a bit more than "normal" paint but seems to be worth it
it's the second coat that does the head in with standard paint
a few points to watch :
have to be fairly quick,because as it says it dries white and than your back to square one
seems to be a bit thicker and thus a bit harder to apply
anyhow i would use it again

I used it on our place and reckon that its great.

Try using some floetrol in the paint and this will help with keeping a wet edge(it wont dry out as fast)

Steve

Another positive vote.

Recently used it to paint the lounge ceiling, the pink colour does make life easier and the results were good.

Cheers

Ian

I will give you the other side of the coin.

The pink to white bit works fine, it is much harder to get a good quality finish. In the end the only way I could consistently get a good finish was to thin the paint. It kept its pink to white capabilities and the finish was better.

After having a few issues I mentioned my dramas on this forum and at the local bunnings to the qualified painter there. The bunnings guy said that my problems had been replicated by a fair few others (those that had bothered to ask/complain), he recommend the use of water (about 250ml to 3 litres) of floetrol.

I'd suggest that you probably still need to put more than one coat on.

I was able to achieve pretty good results in the end, but it was a drama. It will also depend on the light situation in your room(s), downlights/halegens tend to bring out any imperfections - also if you have lots of natural light.

In defence of the paint ceilings are a bugger at the best of times.

Thansk to all of you, I still have quite a bit or "normal" ceiling paint to go, but I may give the Pirnk to white paint a go in a small room just to check it out.

I'll let you all know how it goes if I do it.

Paul

HI...used it once and found that it left an inferior finish even with two coats..went back to "normal" one coat ceiling paint.

I've never used it but after talking to my local painting place, I think I will give it a go. They did say, however, never to use it in a room that gets steamy (like the bedroom :D). He said that any steam from, say, the shower, will gradually turn the paint back to pink. And no-one wants a pink ceiling. Except maybe Al. :D

Trav

I used it in our study. I used it straight out of the can and it looks great. I did two coats and then a bit of a retouch. As anyone will tell you - preparation is the key to a good finish. You can have the best paint in the world but if surface not prepared then result will be ordinary.

As somebody has already mentioned for a large job you will find it turns to white and you can lose track of where you have been, which defeats the purpose of the pink.

I can't see how you can get a top-notch finish with one coat, regardless of paint quality; unless it wasn't too bad in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Trav

I've never used it but after talking to my local painting place, I think I will give it a go. They did say, however, never to use it in a room that gets steamy (like the bedroom :D). He said that any steam from, say, the shower, will gradually turn the paint back to pink. And no-one wants a pink ceiling. Except maybe Al. :D

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Oh, I dunno. Maybe it'd help hide the bloodstains on the ceiling from when I tried to use the Triton in there? Bathrooms don't give much elbow room. :o

I have just used "one coat" variety. Though I applied it pretty thickly, according to the directions, I found it still needed two coats over any ceilings that were not pretty close to white already. Not sure it was worth the extra cash as it saved little time.