Posted 23 February 2021

Dulux Easycare Matt White Vs Dulux Trade Diamond Matt

Hi all,

Looking to do some decorating and trying to work out what would be the most ideal paint. I just want to white wash the room.

Iv narrowed it down to 2. Either the Easycare or the diamond trade. Both dulux.


Anyone have any recommendations as to what paint would be better? I want something durable that would be way to clean and wipe away marks.

Any ideas?

I have included links to the 2 paints below:

Dulux Trade Diamond

Dulux Easycare
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  1. AMaky's avatar
    I use easycare around the house, wipes well.
  2. Yus07's avatar
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    deleted7595323/02/2021 22:26

    Trade always gets recommended every time this sort of thing gets posted, …Trade always gets recommended every time this sort of thing gets posted, normally you will have the decorators on but doesn’t look like it tonight.


    Haha hopefully will have a few decorators comment by morning! Need some advice on this
  3. jamstaruk1972's avatar
    Yus0724/02/2021 07:15

    That’s for the response. Any advice as to why it is much better?


    It's the way it's made(additives)I'd imagine when I ran a pub a few year ago I had it painted in the diamond trade after recommendation from the decorator I'm glad I did every day the the cleaner wiped down the walls and it still looked new 2 years later when I sold it.
  4. SJ17's avatar
    Get yourself to a brewers or johnstones decorating centre. Will be able to provide better products and usually quite a bit cheaper.

    Dulux has really gone done hill by the sounds of it, currently doing my house up using johnstones trade
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    AMaky23/02/2021 20:27

    I use easycare around the house, wipes well.


    Yeah when I rang a few places up they recommended the trade version
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    SJ1723/02/2021 20:32

    Get yourself to a brewers or johnstones decorating centre. Will be able to …Get yourself to a brewers or johnstones decorating centre. Will be able to provide better products and usually quite a bit cheaper.Dulux has really gone done hill by the sounds of it, currently doing my house up using johnstones trade


    The whole house is done in Johnstone’s but not to keen on it find it very hard to wipe marks off.
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    Yus0723/02/2021 21:58

    Yeah when I rang a few places up they recommended the trade version


    Trade always gets recommended every time this sort of thing gets posted, normally you will have the decorators on but doesn’t look like it tonight.
  8. jamstaruk1972's avatar
    The dulux diamond trade is much better,but id only get if it was a pub/school/work enviroment if it was just a house easycare is fine.
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    Yus0723/02/2021 21:58

    The whole house is done in Johnstone’s but not to keen on it find it very h …The whole house is done in Johnstone’s but not to keen on it find it very hard to wipe marks off.


    Crown paints scrubbable it you want one that you can scrub, not just wipe.
    deleted7595323/02/2021 22:26

    Trade always gets recommended every time this sort of thing gets posted, …Trade always gets recommended every time this sort of thing gets posted, normally you will have the decorators on but doesn’t look like it tonight.


    Trade paint isn't just for decorators though, go too a centre and you'll get advice for nothing.
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    jamstaruk197224/02/2021 00:53

    The dulux diamond trade is much better,but id only get if it was a …The dulux diamond trade is much better,but id only get if it was a pub/school/work enviroment if it was just a house easycare is fine.


    That’s for the response. Any advice as to why it is much better?
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    jamstaruk197224/02/2021 08:35

    It's the way it's made(additives)I'd imagine when I ran a pub a few year …It's the way it's made(additives)I'd imagine when I ran a pub a few year ago I had it painted in the diamond trade after recommendation from the decorator I'm glad I did every day the the cleaner wiped down the walls and it still looked new 2 years later when I sold it.


    Sounds good. Will most likely got for this especially if it will last and do the job after a few years
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    SJ1724/02/2021 03:17

    Trade paint isn't just for decorators though, go too a centre and you'll …Trade paint isn't just for decorators though, go too a centre and you'll get advice for nothing.



    thought that was a given in this thread as the OP was asking about it. My comment was you would normally get lots of decorators commenting on the best paint, not that you couldnt buy it yourself, its sold in many places, B&Q used to have it, Costco does.
  13. Monaco.Blue's avatar
    Did downstairs with trade diamonds matt on an offer here. It washes really really well. Bought another batch recently on FB. Ridiculously cheap leftovers so check that out.
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    Monaco.Blue24/02/2021 12:43

    Did downstairs with trade diamonds matt on an offer here. It washes …Did downstairs with trade diamonds matt on an offer here. It washes really really well. Bought another batch recently on FB. Ridiculously cheap leftovers so check that out.


    Sounds good! Will most likely pick up the Trade Diamond! Thanks
  15. Ash_K's avatar
    Leyland Matt is the best with high opacity, I use sheen as a second coat
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