Johnstone's Water Based Satin can be used on iron, steel, planed timber, softwood, timber, window frames and wood. They do this for a few reasons, water-based paints do solve a lot of problems, but they create some new ones.

HOWEVER, I do worry about it yellowing as it is definitely a hybrid, and therefore also kills your brushes! Quickly becoming the first choice for decorators, Johnstone's Trade Aqua Guard Satin- Colour Match is available in 3 sizes including, 1L, 2. All you need to do is keep a small bucket of water handy on a job and give your brush a little swill out every now and again, simple! Unfortunately due to rising costs of secure paint packaging together with surcharges for heavy items from our courier, we are having to apply a small surcharge to certain items.There are only two drawbacks of choosing Aqua Guard over Aqua in my opinion; Johnstone’s Aqua guard cannot be used outside, and it doesn’t come in a gloss finish.

With its advanced formulation, this paint provides excellent coverage, durability, and a smooth satin finish, enhancing the beauty and longevity of any project. It is easy to apply, dries quickly, and allows for multiple coats to be applied in a single day, saving time and effort on your painting projects. It has a satin finish which looks and feels like a traditional satin finish but has a low odour and is quick drying. Johnstones Aqua Satin is an innovative, water based satin finish for use on interior and exterior wood and metal. PaintWell increased its Industrial Paints offering with the acquisition of Promain UK Limited, the preferred UK distributor for many of the world’s leading paint and surface coatings manufacturers.

Johnstone’s Aqua Satin: - is an innovative, water based satin finish for use on interior and exterior wood and metal. Mixed to a wide range of colours including most major brands, simply enter the name and brand of the colour you would like, or select from the colour palette above to get your perfect colour.

An oil-based paint will yellow over time, clean-up is horrendous, there is a long wait in-between coats and they’re not very good for the environment. A water-based paint is not as durable, opacity isn’t as good meaning extra coats are needed, it is harder to control when applying and you normally encounter brush marks. Johnstone’s Trade Aqua Water Based Satin is a water based paint for use on interior and exterior wood and metal.

The normal procedure would be one coat of undercoat followed by two topcoats, whether going over previously painted or pre-primed.