Johnstone's Exterior Hardwearing Gloss - Victory Red 750ml

After reading all the positive reviews I then decide to have a go.1. The paint is thick. I did double coat but even single still does the job.2. Amazed by how cheap it is compared to the quality.3. The 750ml I was able to double coat the outside of front door, double coat garage door, double coat the gas/electricity metre box and one coat the front side of the back garden door. A lot was painted for such a small tin.4. Very good quality5. Will definitely buy again and strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to buy.

This is ok but I wouldn't rush out to buy more without seeing what else is out there first. This is an oil based product, if it is thickness you are after then this may be the one for you. Be warned, the drying time is horrendous, saying it takes an eternity in the title is somewhat of an understatement! If you live somewhere notoriously cold or aren't applying it in a heatwave then forget it and buy something else. I don't know what is in this product but whatever it is will attract every single fly within a 30 mile radius and effectively ruin your job and your day (if you are exterior painting of course). Toss a coin, use it in warm weather and have whatever it contains attract every insect going to your handywork or use it in cooler weather and leave a wet paint sign up for about 6 months. It did what I wanted (to an extent) but it is highly doubtful I will be buying this product again.

This is nice quality thick paint. it smells very chemically, so would advise using in an aired area with ventiliation, or ... use a dreaded mask !!My partner being an ex bodyshop owner says that the fact the paint smells of chemicals actually means the better the quality and more effective it actually is. Alot of companies take chemicals out to loose the smell, thus affecting the paint itself. His words.I myself found it covered in one go. It covered yellow outdoor paint that hadnt been touched for years, and did this the first time. .DRYING TIME - yes it does seem to take longer than other paints, and after 24 hours it was still tacky in some areas. After 48 hours it was fully dry completely.This is without a doubt cost effective, especially considering this price is delivered.I think a slighly longer drying time for a better quality paint thats more efficient is a no brainer myself.recommend for sure !!

Lovely colour and shine. Very thick in tin. Very 'drippy.' Painted the front door. Good finish. Left to dry from 11am til 6pm. Still tacky at 6. Found runs in 5 places.Had to rub it down next day and repaint. Still ran with very thin coat. It happens as it dries. This is sad as otherwise it looks lovely.

This was very runny when applying which meant it loved dripping if you put too much paint on your brush. It also loved running when you applied it and trying to drip down. I had to keep going over bits to catch the drips, but even so I had a few ripples left in the paint as drips I didn't catch in time solidified. In short, it was a serious pain to apply and not at all enjoyable.However, the end result (two days later once it was dried) is very good. The contrast between this and the gloss it replaced was like night and day. This is quite clearly very hard wearing and will give a long lasting protective coat. It is very white and shiny.I'm not at all looking forwards to doing the rest of the house, but if you only use a third of the paint brush in the paint, it isn't too drippy and the result is worth the hassle.

Beautiful paint which goes on easily and delivers a lovely shine and finish. Used this after using a tin of Dulux and the difference is chalk and cheese. Dulux seems to have forgotten how to make paints

My shed door which I pulled out of a skip 7 years ago is now putting my house front door to shame! 3 coats of this paint on top of a white primer/undercoat (all I had to hand), all touch dry within 6 hours, Re coated on consecutive days at 19-20 deg C. Half the tin left. Well pleased

Bought it to paint a new gate and I have to say that for the price, it’s excellent.It’s on the thinner side and I hoped it wouldn’t soak in but I put an undercoat on first, so perhaps that helped it to go further.I have enough for another couple of coats in the coming years, so all that remains is to see if it stands the test of time outdoors. I did the other gate in some Dulux, so it will be good to compare the two.