I will Gloss over this review! Johnstone's paint.

I wanted to do some painting at work, so asked if it would be OK to order some gloss paint. The answer I received was a little strange, I was told I could order anything I wanted, as long as it was from the Johnstone's range. I was a little taken aback by this, but although I had never used their products before, I just assumed they sold very cheap paint. I was of course totally wrong, the paint was rather good, and at 17.95 for a 2.5 Litre tin, was not cheap.

The tin concerned was very good, the lid could be easily removed, and put back on securely. If I had bought the five Litre tin, it would have been a bit cheaper at under 25.

The paint itself is the good old fashioned Oil based Gloss, it was Applied on sound wooden surfaces, after being rubbed down, filled, sanded, primed, then undercoated. I managed to get away with one coat, but I am sure that many colours would require two. The shine was the first thing I liked, it impressed me, and I know that it will be easier to keep clean than previous paint surfaces. The paint was very smooth, and after I stirred it, began applying with ease. The weather was warm and dry, and the paint was at room temperature. I was not worried about fumes, it did not seem to be too strong. I went back after about two hours, and the paint was dry to the touch, obviously I could have disturbed the skin if I wanted to. I returned the following day, to find that the paint had dried to a good hard finish, and could have used sandpaper on it if I was giving it a second coat.

As for cleaning the brush, I used Turpentine Substitute, as I always do, and it was no more difficult to achieve a clean brush, than with any other make of Oil based paint. I must say that if doing say two or more doors, I tend to apply the paint with a roller, then just draw a brush down the door, to make sure the finish is smooth.

There was no sign of any runs or curtains, and the paint did not drag. I am now pleased to be ordering a different colour of Johnstone's paint, ready for the summer. I looked at the colour chart, and noticed that they have a very good range of colours. I was also impressed that they supply so many different types of Primer, Undercoat, all available in Oil or Acrylic. I shall be using their emulsion paints soon, so watch this space.

I can thoroughly recommend this paint to all.