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Last updated: 29 September 2025
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House painting is a time-consuming and messy business, so you’ll want to choose the right paint the first time. That’s where our lab results come in. 

Our test covers interior, acrylic (water-based), low-sheen paint. Our experts test the paints for:

  • Hiding power, or the ability of the paint to cover up underlying marks on the wall
  • Stain resistance, for a range of common household stains
  • Scrubbing resistance, to see how the paint stands up to tough cleaning
  • Washing resistance, or how the paint stands up to simple washing with soap and water (all the paints pass this test so we don’t factor it into the scores).

Our interactive comparison tool helps you find out which paints perform well enough to be recommended. We also note which paints claim to be low-odour and low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and which ones claim to be mould-resistant. Note that we didn’t test those claims.

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Resene Zylone Sheen
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Resene Zylone Sheen

Hiding power score 89
Stain resistance score 80
Scrubbing resistance score 82
Cost for 10 sq m coverage 16.29
$104
Taubmans Endure
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Taubmans Endure

Hiding power score 85
Stain resistance score 95
Scrubbing resistance score 72
Cost for 10 sq m coverage 10.44
$67
Walpamur Inside
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Walpamur Inside

Hiding power score 80
Stain resistance score 73
Scrubbing resistance score 71
Cost for 10 sq m coverage 6.77
$38
Australis Pristine
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Australis Pristine

Hiding power score 77
Stain resistance score 100
Scrubbing resistance score 56
Cost for 10 sq m coverage 9.37
$60
Bristol Easy Living
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Bristol Easy Living

Hiding power score 64
Stain resistance score 100
Scrubbing resistance score 36
Cost for 10 sq m coverage 8.51
$54
Taubmans Easycoat
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Taubmans Easycoat

Hiding power score 66
Stain resistance score 93
Scrubbing resistance score 33
Cost for 10 sq m coverage 8.51
$54
Chris

In my current role I manage a range of product review projects for CHOICE. Most product reviews are done here in the CHOICE labs, but my focus is on those projects where we partner with external labs or data sources.  For some product types, CHOICE doesn't have the facilities to perform testing, and usually it wouldn't be practical or economic for us to build them. So we partner with other expert labs for some tests, including solar panels, electric heaters, air purifiers and detergents. For some other projects we make use of government energy registry data, including air conditioners and heat pump hot water systems. I also manage our testing services through our commercial arm, Test Research, and I'm CHOICE's NATA Authorised Representative for all matters relating to to our lab's formal accreditations. I'm involved with the standards committee for air conditioners. I often liaise with government and industry in areas such as product safety and regulation.  In over 20 years at CHOICE, I've had a variety of positions, writing content and managing lab teams for a wide range of products, including children's products, kitchen appliances, laundry appliances, garden power tools and more. My background is in science and technology. I have a science degree from the University of Sydney and I had a 15-year career in IT before joining CHOICE in 2004. CHOICE lets me exercise both sides of my brain; there's nothing I like better than diving into a stack of technical data and turning it into useful, consumer-friendly info for you, our members. (Though sampling pizza and scones from our oven testing is pretty nice, too.) You can find me on Twitter (X) and LinkedIn.

In my current role I manage a range of product review projects for CHOICE. Most product reviews are done here in the CHOICE labs, but my focus is on those projects where we partner with external labs or data sources.  For some product types, CHOICE doesn't have the facilities to perform testing, and usually it wouldn't be practical or economic for us to build them. So we partner with other expert labs for some tests, including solar panels, electric heaters, air purifiers and detergents. For some other projects we make use of government energy registry data, including air conditioners and heat pump hot water systems. I also manage our testing services through our commercial arm, Test Research, and I'm CHOICE's NATA Authorised Representative for all matters relating to to our lab's formal accreditations. I'm involved with the standards committee for air conditioners. I often liaise with government and industry in areas such as product safety and regulation.  In over 20 years at CHOICE, I've had a variety of positions, writing content and managing lab teams for a wide range of products, including children's products, kitchen appliances, laundry appliances, garden power tools and more. My background is in science and technology. I have a science degree from the University of Sydney and I had a 15-year career in IT before joining CHOICE in 2004. CHOICE lets me exercise both sides of my brain; there's nothing I like better than diving into a stack of technical data and turning it into useful, consumer-friendly info for you, our members. (Though sampling pizza and scones from our oven testing is pretty nice, too.) You can find me on Twitter (X) and LinkedIn.