Well, if he says Jotun is just so so quality, then ask him is it MPM is the best quality paint around town? Yes, practically every person working in MPM is experienced and almost all also from ICI Dulux before moving to MPM because even the boss of this company is the one previously working in in ICI Dulux as the National Decorative Manager who retired a few year backs before starting MPM.

There are a few ways to determine whether MPM is better than Jotun or even KCC, Colourland and others.

Firstly, MPM is made by PAR Kansai Paint. You can ask him to show you the can and look at the back where they will write manufactured by whosoever..
Secondly, it is only 4.5L which means less 10% from those 5L.

Thirdly, if MPM's paint is made by PAR Kansai, the paint will be second grade paint. It's very simple. If you are the boss of PAR Kansai and MPM approach you to ask you to make the paint for them, will you give them the first grade paint? If you give them the first grade paint, then how are you going to survive in the market when MPM's marketing strategy is much better than yours? So, you'll automatically give MPM the 2nd grade paint. Am I not right?
And furthermore, PAR Kansai Paint has their own second grade paint called the Goody Paint selling at a much lower price than MPM's..
A few months back, those Kansai Paint's men came out and said that why are the people buying MPM when their Goody has the same quality at a lower price. Now, MPM is in the midst of setting up their own factory.

And also price vs quality..
Ask your friend how much is the MPM selling and compare to others 5L. Add 10% of the price and see if MPM paint is really cheap. And the quality, ask him how good is it..

Ask him to show you some color books(not those catalogue but the color books that show you pictures). Maybe that will give you inspiration.

Personally, I would like the feature wall(the wall behind your bed) to be in a slightly darker colour than the rest of the walls in the room.
1. Of course Maxilite won't. Calculate it yourself. An 18L Maxilite costs RM60-63. A 7L costs 30-33..

2. Depending on the conditions. These info can be found behind the can of paint.
It will be cheaper if you buy the paint yourself and hire some Indon painter to paint.

3. I'll suggest Sissons or Jotun. KCC has some sort of fragrance smell. Avoid it if you have infant and planned to move in asap. So far, Jotun ans Sissons don't seem to have any strong smell. You'll only smell it if you place your nose right in front of the paint.

4 and 5 tak boleh tolong. I'm not staying in KL.
Wow, satin glo @ RM70..very cheap indeed.

This post has been edited by trdcelica: Dec 30 2009, 08:32 PM

now you know why is it the same price?

Quality-wise not bad and not too good..
Worth trying..
This company was first initiated in Malaysia by someone who worked before for Nippon Paint and then KCC Paint then only TOA but now letak jawatan already..

I think the distributor is Paintrade..Am I right?

Yes..paint is paint..but there are still some different grades and quality of paint..
For example, you painted half of your wall with a RM40 exterior wall Brand Unknown and the other half painted with RM 115 exterior paint Dulux W/Shield..Will they be the same? And MPM also, they asked other brand to produce paint for them. Maybe you need to know more about paint then only you'll understand how the quality varies..

You want to achieve smooth wall? Ask someone who is really experienced in scheme coating to scheme coat for you. Using USG to smoothen the wall. USG Scheme Coat is better than ASG..Maybe you should ask your reno contractor if they can get the superb smooth and flat wall you mentioned. That's only what I know about.

It depends on the color and product..

1. Just normal cheap emulsion will do..Unless you are very rich and wants the best of the best, then you can paint Pentalite on your ceiling..
Get the price of both 'fui-sui' and Pentalite..then compare both..you'll get the answer..and also normal 'fui-sui' is meant for ceiiling..

2. My answer will be both are wrong..
Contractor asked you not to apply primer because he wants to save time and works IMO..
And hardware guy, maybe that guy is more to hardware stuffs, so he might not be very familiar with paint..
If you want the best result, go for solvent-based sealer..tell the hardware guy "I want sealer la, not dust 'fui-sui' water la"..
All those Matex, Maxilite, Jotaplast, Koreton Plus all also cheap emulsion paint and is meant for painting ceiling..

This post has been edited by trdcelica: Jan 6 2010, 07:17 PM

Good to hear that you finally made the right choice..

Actually, to be frank with you, I wouldn't recommend ICI Dulux's primer or sealer to others because Dulux's sealers and primers are the most expensive..1 can of 5L will cost you rm 8x-9x but others only rm 5x-7x and 20L ICI costs 2xx-3xx whereas others costs 1xx-3xx...
My recommendation will be Sissons or Jotun..

usually they will do the flooring first, then only paint right?

yes..i think this is one of the best ways..

some 1st april and some 1st may..
and some are yet to increase their price..

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Added on May 9, 2010, 4:01 pmbro, not sure bout where to get..

dulux light&space is effective in making your area look spacier because all their colours are light colours and yeah it shines...but it's too pricey..

This post has been edited by trdcelica: May 9 2010, 04:01 PM

It depends on which brand...KCC increased by RM5 and only for some products..

Sealer go for any brand also can..Dulux is the most expensive among the top brands...
but make sure you're not getting those cheap sealer like RM3x a can..
and if you want quality, try not to buy basecoat sealer and other cheap sealers that is meant for projects..

Yeah, should not paint Matex then Strax. It's either you use sealer before painting Strax or straight away hantam Strax on your wall. Yeah. agree with kelvyn. make sure that your wall is not powdery/chalky.

1. Maxilite will do for ceiling. No primer needed. Pentalite will be too costly for you.

3. For wall, Pentalite is recommended. P/Glo will make the unevenness of your wall obvious since it is shiny-type.

4. Depending on the condition of your wall. Sealer is recommended in most cases.

5. Gloss paint.

Sui Chat means water-based paint. Sealer/Primer is yeok sui(Direct translation: Medicine)

Mind sharing why did you choose Optima?

Mr. Paint Man. Why some of the paint shops are hard-selling MPM? Reason is they get more benefit from selling other paint. Something like they co-own this company.
And about the quality, they previously/still assigning another company to produce the paint for them. I'm not really sure whether MPM have their own production-factory now. But they did source the paint from outside and repack it as MPM. And it comes in 4.5L which is 10% less.

RM 82 is quite a good deal already. Not sure if some others are selling at a lower price though.