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White Metal Paint

Fail

The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks, so White Metal Paint is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 1,704 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£88K/yr72K searches / yr
90-day growth
+21.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
77%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 67 sellers

Flapen Score

White Metal Paint against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, White Metal Paint is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The White Metal Paint market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for White Metal Paint 72K times last year and spent an estimated £88K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 72K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +21.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £88K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
72K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+21.7%
Conversion, latest week
11.5%
Market size, estimated
£88Ka year
Peak month
May3.0× the quietest month
Top search term
white metal paint20K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.64.

Listings sell for £10.64 on average, from £5.61 to £16.58. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £10.64 that is £5K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.64under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.61–£16.58
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£8K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #40 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 3,565 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
50%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#40in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,565per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top White Metal Paint products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 77% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£9K£18K£26K£35K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

67

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Hammerite59%
  • RUSTINS28%
  • HOCHSTE6%
  • Johnstone's3%
  • AXpower Inspirational Technology Empowering People2%
  • Paintsmiths2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

White Metal Paint search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Search terms

Top White Metal Paint search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • white metal paint20K/yr
  • hammerite white metal paint19K/yr
  • white hammerite metal paint12K/yr
  • metal paint white6K/yr
  • hammerite white5K/yr
  • white hammerite paint4K/yr
  • white metal paint outdoor2K/yr
  • white paint for metal3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about White Metal Paint

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Paint Quality24%

Touch up paint

The paint is super thin

Paint leaking everywhere

Thickness10%−0.09

however if you are looking for thicker coverage in 1 coat then dont buy

I found it too thick

Too thin

Color8%−0.05

its not the right colour

Goes yellow after a few months cant return no more out side returns eindow

Rusts/Corrodes8%

Can't say how effective it is on rust yet as it hasn't been on long enough

The only chuffing metal paint of primer that didnt a tend up in brown rust patches on bare metal 6 hours after painting

shows rust from underneath after 3 coats

Leak-Proof5%

Leaked

Pot has leaked

Love

Quality-Overall24%+2.09

Excellent product

Good quality

Overall very pleased with this

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%+0.44

Does the job

It does the job intended for

As described

Ease Of Use11%+0.79

It is easy to use and dries quickly

Ease of use

Easy to apply

Paint Quality11%

Great paint

Good quality paint

Really good paint spray

Value For Money8%+0.28

Good value

worth every penny I always buy it cos I know it does the job well

Great price

Return

0.4% Return rate 56% Fixable by listing

Paint Quality26%▃█▅▄▇█

Touch up paint

The paint is super thin

Paint leaking everywhere

Color24%▅▅▄█▄▆

its not the right colour

Goes yellow after a few months cant return no more out side returns eindow

Size-Overall21%▆▃▇▅█▆
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▁▅▁█▅▁

not what it says on the tin

Leak-Proof4%▁▇█▁▄▅

Leaked

Pot has leaked

FAQ

Common White Metal Paint questions

Answered from the same tracked data.