Seeing Red with Chartwell Green

[Ed_MK]

The wife really liked this Chartwell Green colour.

So the windows that we are ordering are stated as this colour.

 

but its NOT a RAL or even a REAL colour ...so we are having to Mix (never done it before)
Apparently the closest match is 14c35

 

Which is £84 for 5L from Brewers ! ..not including "special primer"

 

I mean every external beam and any other woodwork is supposed to be painted with this stuff.

Can this price be right ?

 

 

[PeterW]

What product is that for ..?? Gloss, satin, eggshell..??

 

I pay £46+VAT for mixed gloss to a colour we use and that’s for 5 litres from Johnstones 

[Ed_MK]

Hi Peter it says exactly this 

 

5LT Zinsser Allcoat Ext Satin - water Based Pastel Base  - 14C35  @ £84.00  +VAT

Advising to use with 

 

5LT Zinsser Cover Stain white @ £49.95 +VAT

 

apparently Brewer are Family Business with over 150 branches ...

hmmmmm....but so is:

 

Edited May 14, 2018 by Ed_MK

[MikeSharp01]

Brewers are usually keen on price. We paid about that for our exterior RAL colour from DULUX weathershield range.

[lizzie]

You have the BS code (similar to RAL code), you can go anywhere and get any paint mixed in the colour if you give them the code.

 

I used Brewers for years (had a whole house in F&B & Little Greene) however on this build they didnt offer me as good a discount as the dulux decorator centre so I had all my paint mixed to my codes in various Dulux finishes.  Good quality paint, good discounts and nectar points.....and they delivered (free) to site for me which my Brewers didnt offer either.

 

Solidor.co.uk are suggesting your quoted BS number or a RAL6021 (not a perfect match) as Chartwell Green options.

 

That green is everywhere its very popular and I imagine most of it is the copy colour.   I would get a sample tin made up in both  BS and RAL alternatives and see which one you prefer then choose your paint to get it mixed in....samples generally only in small tins of emulsion.

 

Mumsnet is a hive of discussion on copying paint coloursLOL

 

Its a lovely green. Good luck.

Edited May 14, 2018 by lizzie

[Ed_MK]

When you say a GOOD price ....I might be a little daft on mixed paint.
but does 5L for £85 sound a good price ...?

 

I have never bought a MIXED before and when i think about 5L my mind tells me
it should be around £30-£40

 

(sigh)

[lizzie]

Mixed will be more expensive. You can keep costs down by using cheaper paint such as Johnstones. TBH I would go for a quality exterior such as Dulux  weathershield withe the 5 year guarantee. Zinser good specialist paints but I wouldnt use them for all my external paint they will be more than a Dulux.....Valspar from B&Q is quite cheap but I dont know the quality.

[PeterW]

valspar is pretty hideous but I’ve never had an issue with Johnstones Trade and their technical support is very good too. 

 

@Ed_MK that looks like a water based stain cover not an undercoat they have quoted. Let me check what Johnstones would charge. 

[newhome]

I used Johnstones for a colour mixed pliolite for the render and thought it was fairly reasonably priced. Until it was done and I didn’t like it so covered it all up in an off the shelf Dulux Weathershield. Oops lol. 

 

 

[newhome]

My next door neighbours have the windows and doors of their listed cottage in that colour (or very similar) and it looks very attractive. 

[Ed_MK]

18 minutes ago, newhome said:

My next door neighbours have the windows and doors of their listed cottage in that colour (or very similar) and it looks very attractive. 

 

 

I Bet!

its the "colour of the moment" ...everybody wants it

 

Bit like Sea Bass was the only fish you could eat 5 years ago
and back in the 70's  when a teasmade was a bedroom necessity 

 

in 5 years i can hear ..."Her indoors" saying ....when am i going to sort out that "snotty" paint
 

<sigh>

Edited May 14, 2018 by Ed_MK

[Jeremy Harris]

49 minutes ago, Ed_MK said:

 

... back in the 70's  when a teasmade was a bedroom necessity 

 

Who can forget the Goblin Teasmade?

 

(no sniggering there in the back...)

[Temp]

Is it just wood you are painting or metal as well? I ask because Zinsser are known for special paints for metal or damp locations.

[Ed_MK]

Its all Wood

 

but we have decided that as there are only 2 materials

 

1. the PVC windows and doors which ARE Chartwell green.

 

2. and the outside woodwork, beams and gutter backs etc

 

....we would do these in a Dulux Weathershield CLOSE match mix

 

I am hoping different materials and stuff wont show a HUGE variance