Advice on the best White Gloss paint

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Hi,
Prior to the new voc levels ref 2010.
The advice on here was a big vote for the Crown Solo gloss. I took this advice and used it whereby I must say it was excellent and kept its whiteness very very good.
Re-painting everywhere shortly but getting confusing stories about rapid yellowing taking place of oil based white gloss paints! ( all makes since 2010 and Dulux the worst).
Could the professionals please give me a current update as to their opinions on the best one ( oil based ) to use for long lasting whiteness and usage. Or are the water based gloss ones necessitated now? What do you use as of today?
Regards
 
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If you want it to stay white you have to use water based, johnstones aqua is pretty good but you need a soft synthetic brush and i've found it better over their own WB u/c
Dulux blue lid appears ok (oil based) but who knows as to longevity? and it will still yellow over time (because OB does).

I had it reported to me that a letting i did in crown solo yellowed very badly very quickly so one to be avoided (the one and only time i've ever used it).
 
I am aware oil based ones will eventually yellow. But the Crown solo prior to 2010 was excellent. Still had a bit left and just repainted a room ( door, skirts frame etc. ) and after 3 yrs not a massive difference, looks really good but old stuff wasn`t yellowed! Are the professionals not using O/b now?
Thanks for input.
 
Solo is the worst for yellowing - less than six weeks and it was the colour of a smokers house. I only use Aqua for gloss now.
 
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is it indoors or out?

if indoors, it it well-lit from a window?
 
Cheers for replys...........Indoors & reasonably well in site of natural daylight........Really?.. Solo gone that bad has it? Wow!
 

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