Featuring a low VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) content, the Johnstone's Trade Aqua Water Based Satin is environmentally-friendly and contributes to better indoor air quality. Aqua Guard, on the other hand, has become my “go-to” w/b satin when the budget doesn’t allow for Scuff-X (but I’d rather use Scuff-X all day long! This site is the hub of everything we do, as well as keeping decorators up to date with all the latest news, events and reviews from within the industry.

Johnstone’s Aqua Satin is an innovative, water based satin finish for use on interior and exterior wood and metal. Any previously painted surfaces should be wiped down with a fine waterproof abrasive paper and then rinsed thoroughly. Johnstone’s Aqua Satin: - is an innovative, water based satin finish for use on interior and exterior wood and metal. It is quicker drying and has low odour, with a tough and durable finish that’s at its best when used over Johnstone’s Trade Aqua Water Based Undercoat.It applies like a traditional solvent-based gloss but dries with a look and feel more like a traditional satin finish.

Delivering coverage of up to 14m² per litre, this powerful Surface Protection technology paint will not soften or become damaged with the effects of everyday wear and tear.Johnstone’s Trade Aqua Satin is an innovative, water based satin finish for use on interior and exterior wood and metal. Johnstone’s Trade Aqua Satin- is an innovative, water based satin finish for use on interior and exterior wood and metal.

Also available in Brilliant White, it covers around 10-12 square metres per litre, depending on the nature and porosity of the painted surface, and will be recoatable in normal conditions in under six hours. Johnstone’s Trade Aqua Guard Satin also has enhanced application qualities with outstanding flow, excellent hiding power and long-lasting whiteness*. Elevate your painting projects with the Johnstones Trade Aqua Water Based Satin, available at PaintWell, your reliable source for high-quality trade paints. We are a UK based online community of professional decorators, combined across several online platforms.Johnstones Aqua Water Based Satin in brilliant white provides the same finish as a traditional solvent-based satinwood. And no matter how much you refresh your brush in water, as the day goes on, the brush does clog up as the hours pass by. For a shinier finish, try using Johnstone’s Trade Aqua Water Based Gloss or Johnstone’s Trade Professional Gloss. I know Johnstones say it is for exterior use, but is the durability of it comparable to the oil based paints?

The coverage is great, finish fantastic, no sign of any decrease in the finish being outside, the Paint seems to harden off very well, as you say acts like an out and out oil based paint. I used Johnsons Aqua on 3 different jobs now, one has been on a million pound property, also my own.This means, although the paint is primarily water-based, it contains an alkyd (or oil) carrier, so it’s a mix of water and oil!