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To think that if I buy paint which says "for walls and ceilings" that it should good for more than 2 days? And to ask you to help me find an alternative dark blue (not navy) matt paint?

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BadPaintDay · 27/04/2018 11:10

So the story is i bought b&q nirvana matt paint for ds's room. Painted the walls a week ago, moved his bed back against the wall on Monday - the paint lookes wrecked. It looms like a cat has been using it as a crscratching post. This is not just the wall by the bed - it is pretty much all over. If you put a finger on it it marks.

I have gone back to b&q in-store- their response "as you've opened the tin there is nothing we can do. Have you tried this (3 times the price paint in a very different colour!)?"
I have gone messaged though their Facebook- they can't do anything it needs to be the store. I asked for their complaints procedure they said through store - or gave me a postal address for head office no e mail or phone available.

Accepting that at least for ow I am going to have to buy alternative paint can anyone recommend a blue paint which is dark but not navy (- I guess a kind of Tesco logo blue)? Needs to be Matt as the shiny stuff just looks awful in this room. I've got a tester for dulux sapphire in Matt- it's too dark and it's shiny!

(Have name changed for this as I have posted on their Facebook site so don't want to use my usual username here)

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Seacow87 · 27/04/2018 19:22

Dulux feature wall. Brilliant. Painted my room navy with this and only took one coat

Notevilstepmother · 27/04/2018 19:24

I have Matt dark blue and it does mark a bit, Matt paint is more delicate.

Grilledaubergines · 27/04/2018 19:27

Cut your losses and repaint using Valspar. It is more expensive but it’s tough stuff.

Jamiefraserskilt · 27/04/2018 19:41

Not valspar. Visit Facebook 're valspar issues!

Grilledaubergines · 27/04/2018 21:08

Yeah I’ve seen all that but it’s been great. Every room has Valspar in my house and I can’t fault it.

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