What’s the white paint brand used for rooms walls and ceiling

Hi guys,

I have this room that (painted in typical UK white colour) have small scratches and stains here and there and I am looking to DIY and paint these small spots as there’s no need to repaint the whole room but so far all the paints I have tried seems to be a different shade of white than what the room was painted with originally.

I have tried:
- Johnstone's - Paint Tester Pots - Wall & Ceiling Paint - White Lace - Emulsion Paint - Easy to Apply - Dry in 1-2 Hours

Dulux Walls & Ceilings Tester Paint, White Cotton, 30 ml

Dulux Tester Paint, White Mist, 30 ml (Pack of 1)


Please help. I need the name of that typical UK white paint used for rooms walls and ceilings. Thank you for your help.

Asked by Ridwan on 10th Apr 2025
Expert Trade Answers
"Hi there. I hope my answ er helps in some sort of way. For you know the brand of paint used originally in your room ? Different brands leave different finishes in my honest opinion to best colour match the walls I'd recommend buying one paint brand and doing the entire area to acheive a full solid colour with no patches. Personally I use leyland trade as I find the coverage is good for the price and normally covers in 2 coats. Again I hope ny answer helps in some sort of way."
Answered on 10th Apr 2025 - Member since Oct 2024 - report
"Hi if you have stains then you won’t be able to just paint over with a standard emulsion, as the stain will keep bleeding through. You will need to stain block the area using a dedicated stain block paint the cheap Wickes brand does the job, you will need to apply 2 coats of this.
Then you will need to redecorate the whole ceiling to match.
You have to remember there are lots of different brands and then you have white and pure brilliant white and there is a huge difference between them.
And you also need to factor in the age of the paintwork, it may of been pure brilliant white but over time if people smoke etc then this colour does change slightly.
This is why you will always need to decorate the whole ceiling in order for it to be a good job that doesn’t look like a patch.
I always recommend Dulux Trade Matt emulsion, and it’s important to use TRADE as it has a lot more pigment. And I would use pure brilliant white.
When you coat the ceiling it will dry a lot slower on the areas that were stain blocked and will look wet bear this in mind before applying 2nd coat as will need to completely dry."
Answered on 10th Apr 2025 - Member since Sep 2023 - report
"I always use dulux Matt. two coats is normally enough to cover any paint"
Answered on 10th Apr 2025 - Member since Sep 2018 - report
"Hi the correct paint you would need to use for internal walls and ceilings is emulsion various brands of paints can be found in different textures for different surfaces"
Answered on 10th Apr 2025 - Member since Mar 2025 - report
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