Is Nippon Weatherbond Solareflect a good product vs Dulux weathershield or Jotun exterior paint?
Its advertised with a 10yr warranty compared to Dulux 5yr.


https://www.nipponpaint.com.my/products/top...ond-Solareflect

https://www.dulux.com.my/en/products/dulux-...ior-wall-finish

https://www.jotun.com/my/en/b2c/products/ex...ield/index.aspx

Edit - The house was painted with ICI/Dulux over 20yrs ago, still holding up reasonably well. The painters were local Chinese and did a pro job which is probably why it still looks ok.

This post has been edited by atilla: Jul 30 2019, 02:30 PM

I prefer ICI weather bond. Use nippon and ICI before on my house. ICI last longer

Nippon just marketing purposes only..
Don't actually last 10years . After year 5, somehow start peeling off...
So basically it's last 5 years only..

Also logically.. if really last 10year, how those manufacturer want to survive? I mean, u won't buy their products for at least 8years right since it's long lasting...

How about jotun or delux compared to ICI? Are they good?

use nippon for my home. i in dark grey and 1 slightly lighter grey. not sure why the one in lighter tone i can see handprint on it. asked nippon during archidex at their booth, all the can suggest is to repaint

Delux is from ICI. Jotun paint is ok ok only

they are more or less the same, see which brand got the color you want, if you go for higher line products they will have those easy clean, anti fungus and anti fade characteristic

how you prepare the surface before you start painting is more important, i see a lot inexperienced DIYer dont want to spend time scraping off old paint and do proper patching, end up their paint will peel off in few years time if not in a month

I use Nippon all the time and it works.. I guess the advertisement in the 90s really work haha.. Remember all the tv ads

are u agent for Nippon Paints? Resellers? Staff?

sorry for asking because your 1st post is on Nippon..

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Dulux is the brand name of the paint sold by ICI.

Dulux and other good US brands now offer limited lifetime warranties on their exterior paint products.
Take a look at the Dulux Australia/UK websites. The Dulux Aus/UK paint might be a higher grade than the one sold in Malaysia because the price seems to be at least 2x pricier and they are also self priming which the Malaysian is not.

well..
if u want.. can buy from there & bring them to Malaysia..
I'm sure there's way... but like u said pricier & also must include shipping chargers too..

I found out that the Nippon warranty is pro-rated. Taking the solareflect product for instance, on year 6, the max warranty claim is 50%, year 7 40% and so on. I wasn't able to get the exact terms of Jota's warranty but googling gave an Indian document which also had a reducing sliding scale of warranty payouts starting from year 2 (90%), year 3 (80%).... So the Dulux warranty straight forward and roughly similar to its competitors with Nippon having the edge but not by much.

The reason for the very different product range in Australia/Canada compared to Malaysia is because the Dulux tradename in Australia/Canada is used by different company (PPG) while Dulux Malaysia/UK is under Akzo Nobel since 2009.

Edit- Dulux Indonesia which is also under Akzo has a 2 coat(no need basecoat) weathershield product - weathershield flash which is not sold in Malaysia, not sure why that is the case.

This post has been edited by atilla: Aug 22 2019, 11:24 PM

How decent are cheaper products like KCC Koreton plus or Kansai Crown?

i didnt try before, those not widely available like nippon, jotun and dulux

you may give it a try though if you can get it easily in your area

2 shops in my area sells those paints, also another Msian brand MCI. Might try those for some interior walls.