Guide to paint finishes

Quick tips to help you choose the perfect paint for your project.

Choosing a paint colour is difficult, but choosing the right type of paint is just as important to ensure your project looks it's best while providing the correct level of shine and durability. At Castle, we offer a range of finishes to match every style and requirement, ensuring your project not only looks beautiful but also stands the test of time.

Washable Matt

Castle Washable Matt offers a subtle, low-sheen finish that creates a smooth, velvety look on interior walls and ceilings. Perfect for concealing imperfections and uneven surfaces, Castle Washable Matt offers exceptional coverage providing a flawless streak-free finish.

  • Water-Based with Low VOCs
  • Matt Finish (3%)
  • Highly Washable, Scrub Class 1
  • Conceals Imperfections
  • Excellent Coverage
  • Smooth, Streak-Free Finish
  • Quick Drying
Shop Acrylic Washable Matt

Soft Sheen

Castle Soft Sheen paints for interior walls & ceilings offer durable protection with a subtle, low-gloss finish. Ideal for busy areas like kitchens, bathrooms, and hallways, these paints combine aesthetic appeal with practicality. The soft sheen finish is highly durable, making it resistant to moisture, stains, and everyday wear, while also being easy to clean.

  • Water-Based with Low VOCs
  • Low Gloss Finish (10%)
  • Ability to bounce light to brighten darker settings
  • Highly Washable, Scrub Class 1
  • Excellent Coverage
  • Quick Drying
Shop Acrylic Soft Sheen

Elite+ Satin

Castle Elite+ Satin is an exceptionally tough and durable paint, best suited for painting interior and exterior doors, trims, cabinets and metal radiators. Based on advanced water-based technology, it offers unparalled protection in busy settings and has active mould & mildew resistant properties.

  • Water-Based with Low Odour & Low VOCs
  • Suitable for interior & exterior use
  • Ideal for wooden doors, trims, cabinetry & radiators
  • Excellent Levelling
  • Quick Drying
  • Advanced technology gives it the performance of an oil-based paint.
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Weather Screen

Castle Weather-Screen is an exceptionally tough and durable masonry paint based on advanced water-based technology. With an attractive soft sheen finish, it offers superior protection that extremely scrubbable and easy to clean and provides outstanding resistance to dirt pick-up.

  • Water-based with low VOCs
  • Suitable for use on all exterior masonry surfaces
  • Mould and mildew resistant
  • Excellent colour retention
  • Formulated to provide advanced protection against the harsh Irish climate.

Shop Weather Screen

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Endless colours, endless possibilities

The Castle paints and coatings range is powered by Internationally renowned NCS Colour enabling us to provide you with endless colour options in the finish you desire.

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