Review of Disney All that Glitters Specialty Finish Paint- Glidden 7800D Speck-Tacular

Since buying my new home I have been on a real kick when it comes to adding a sparkling shimmer to some of the bedroom walls. I have been painting, and trying out new techniques, as well as trying to figure out what the best on the market method of painting your walls with glitter is.
I have hit a few road bumps, but discovered that the easiest way to do it is by simply blowing glitter onto the walls and finishing it up with a clear sealer.

However when I discovered that Glidden had come out with a new line of interesting specialty finishes, I was one of the first on line to picking up a can. I came across Disney All That Glitters Specialty Finishing Paint at Walmart for about $10 for a half gallon. Which in my opinion is more than enough to finish a decent sized bedroom.

I was planning on trying it out over black for a quick and eye catching glitter effect that I knew would be recognizable.


I was pretty baffled when I popped open the top though to reveal nothing but a big old bucket of what appeared to be white milky colored glue. Apparently though it would dry clear, and the glitter would be revealed. I could only hope that it worked as promised, and that the finishing results would be a nice glittery shimmery effect.


Results:
 
Well, yes Disney All That Glitters Paint did in fact work fine over paint. However I did not know firsthand that the glitter that would be revealed once the paint dried would be one flustered with rainbow colored thicker round flecks of glitter.


For me it was sort of tacky, and I would have loved to have seen smaller flecks of glitter used, instead of thick cuts of it.

Now I cannot bash the specialty finish too much because there is surely a lot of glitter throughout the paint, which was a plus, but the glitter quality itself could have been a heck of a lot better. Finer glitter and instead of a rainbow array of colors, silver would have been nicer, and it would have allowed me to use this specialty finish on more walls.


I wanted a classy elegant touch of glitter, but instead ended up with a more confetti like finish which I did not really care for all that much.

Overall:
 
Although Disney All That Glitters Paint was not necessarily for me, it still worked very well. It was cleaner than blowing glitter onto the walls, it worked better than the small containers of expensive glitter finishes from Martha Stewart, it did not change the color of the paint I used it on top of, and it dried quickly. In my opinion these are all major pluses when it comes to this particular finish.

For young girls with a princess bedroom theme this finish would be perfect and add an adorable touch to the walls that kids would love. However for larger more open rooms like your living room, this would not be the specialty finish you would want to use.

I am pretty sure that there are other finishes that may not contain such large confetti like glitter flecks, but I was not able to find it in the store.