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5LTR COLOURED EGGSHELL OILBASE

5LTR COLOURED EGGSHELL OILBASE

CROWN SOLVENT BORN / OIL BASED
Product Code: 049348

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Description

Crown Trade Eggshell (Solvent-Based)

Crown Trade Eggshell is a premium quality, solvent-based eggshell finish for interior wood, metal, and plaster surfaces. It provides a traditional, smooth mid-sheen appearance that offers excellent durability and a long-lasting, washable finish. Unlike its acrylic counterpart, this solvent-based formulation delivers a robust, hardwearing film with superior flow and adhesion properties, making it particularly suitable for areas requiring a very tough and easily maintainable surface. It is also noted for its outstanding resistance to steam and condensation.

Features

  • Traditional Mid-Sheen Finish: Offers a classic eggshell look, providing a subtle lustre that is less reflective than gloss but more than matt.
  • Highly Durable: Forms a tough, hardwearing film resistant to knocks, chips, and scuffs, ensuring long-term protection.
  • Outstanding Resistance to Steam and Condensation: Makes it highly suitable for moisture-prone environments.
  • Excellent Opacity: Provides superb hiding power for effective coverage.
  • Good Flow and Adhesion: Ensures a smooth, even finish with strong adherence to prepared surfaces.
  • Washable Finish: Can be easily cleaned with water and detergent, maintaining its appearance over time.
  • Long Lasting: Designed for sustained performance and aesthetic appeal.
  • Solvent-Based: Offers the benefits of traditional solvent paints, including potentially better flow and a harder film, though with a longer drying time and higher odour.
  • Good Coverage: Typically covers up to 16m² per litre.

Applications

Crown Trade Eggshell is an excellent choice for:

  • Interior Woodwork: Ideal for doors, architraves, skirting boards, window frames, and other interior timber where a highly durable and washable finish is required.
  • Interior Metalwork: Suitable for prepared metal surfaces such as radiators, pipework, and handrails.
  • Kitchens and Bathrooms: Its resistance to steam and condensation makes it particularly well-suited for these high-humidity areas.
  • High Traffic Areas: Recommended for hallways, stairwells, and other areas that experience significant wear and tear due to its robust and washable nature.
  • Areas Requiring a Traditional Finish: Preferred by those who value the specific characteristics and feel of a solvent-based eggshell paint.

Note on Distinction from Crown Trade Acrylic Eggshell: It is important to distinguish this product from "Crown Trade Acrylic Eggshell." The key difference lies in their base:

  • Crown Trade Eggshell (this product) is solvent-based, offering enhanced durability and resistance to condensation, but with a longer drying time (recoatable after 16 hours) and higher VOC levels/odour.
  • Crown Trade Acrylic Eggshell is water-based, offering quicker drying times (recoatable after 4 hours), lower odour, and less yellowing, while still providing good durability.