Green Paint 2

If you were reading the blog back at the start in early 2007 you may recall that we used Auro natural emulsion for some of the early decorating.

Now that we've had the timber window frames and french door set delivered we need to prime and undercoat them prior to fitting. So we've been back to the Green Shop and, thanks to us being so impressed with Auro emulsion, we've bought Auro's wood filler, primer, and undercoat for the frames.

We've not used the filler yet, but the two paints are proving sucessful, we think! The primer is strange to use at first as it is translucent and therefore feels like it's not doing much when you apply it. The undercoat gives much better coverage, but that's probably simply down to it containing more pigments.

Both paints are very pleasant to use, with no fumes whatsoever due to them being totally natural and non-toxic. More than can be said for the knotting solution we've used, which, in the absence of a green alternative, feels like a big compromise due to it's high VOC content. At least we're only using very small amounts compared to the paint.

It'll be interesting to see how the paints weather externally, especially as the window frames are only softwood.