Vinyl paints are the most common paint to be used in decorating the interior of houses. ‘Vinyl’ refers to the resin that is used as a binder in the make up of the paint. A binder is the agent in paint that serves  to make the paint stick to the support. Most trade vinyl paints are mixed as a neutral or white base and the pigment is added when ordered by the customer.

Vinyl paints can come in different sheen levels from matt, soft sheen, satin and silk.

We currently use Macpheson’s Vinyl Matt paints:

  • For white we use the vinyl matt brilliant white alternatively you can use the cheaper eclipse but we would not recommend it as it has poor coverage. Flints exhibition white is also has excellent coverage.
  • For black we use Macpherson’s vinyl matt black or the Flints theatre black
  • Although Macphersons is cost effective, the colours can be less intense  (especially their yellows and purples) than Rosco super saturated, an alternative would be crown paints which are still cheaper than Rosco.
  • Macphersons makes an excellent primer for plywood and MDF surfaces, and an excellent top coat over a primed surfaces.
  • However it is not recommend for use on canvas as the paint tends to crack on the canvas when the cloth is rolled and it is hard to un crease when hung. We would recommend using Rosco White base as a canvas primer.

You can find price lists for Macphersons, Crown and Flints paint here.