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Kizaru-san OP t1_j4psod8 wrote

Reply to comment by phreaKEternal in How to fix a white wall? by Kizaru-san

Thank you for your reply!

I will check with the owner, who painted it initially, which luster he used. Maybe even re-order the exact same materials he used back then, and likely repaint the entire wall.

In addition to degreasing the wall, do you have any recommendations to ensure that the final result of the repainted wall will be the same as the original one?

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dsac t1_j4q7jyf wrote

> In addition to degreasing the wall, do you have any recommendations to ensure that the final result of the repainted wall will be the same as the original one?

if you're planning on repainting the whole wall, just prime it with some Kilz first, that should make it more uniform

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Rusty1799 t1_j4q5k30 wrote

If you absolutely need to repaint, cut a dime sized chip of paint off the wall in the area of the original color. Take the chip to some place like Sherwin Williams and they will tell you what paint you need

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HoseNeighbor t1_j4qm7bi wrote

Even then you won't get perfect results in my experience. You might be able to get away with painting just a single wall of a room with the matched color, but not painting only part of a wall with existing paint.

I live in a home we built roughly 20 years ago, and we've painted a few times. Some paint brands we used aren't even available anymore, so I've done plenty of color matching. If it's not the exact same brand and color code, it's always been at least slightly off.

I even tried matching the off-white primer from a paint chip so I could fix nail pops. That was a PERFECT match... Only when it was wet. 🥺

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Kizaru-san OP t1_j4uhwiq wrote

Haha that's too bad, can imagine you got pretty excited when there was a perfect match... Temporary unfortunately..

Yes there are quite some walls in the apartment, but I am considering to repaint only about 2-3 walls. I will get new lamps today, maybe playing smart with the lights/shadows will already solve this. Otherwise I'll have to repaint sooner or later I'm afraid.

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Kizaru-san OP t1_j4uhqo5 wrote

It's a good idea to indeed cut a piece and bring it to a DIY shop, thanks!

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phreaKEternal t1_j4stefr wrote

Sherwin Williams, th paint department at Home Depot, Ace, or Lowes can all analyze a dime to quarter sized chip of paint.

If you have a can of the original in a closet or the garage or something, that's even better because it will tell you the brand of paint used. See if there's a local place that sells that brand). Every paint company makes really similar finishes, but they can vary just enough to be able to see a re-painted splotch in the wall. If you do the whole wall floor to ceiling, corner to corner, the difference between the same finish from two different companies won't be noticeable.

I'd recommend using a roller, and learning how to cut-in (great videos on youtube for making it easy), and use latex paint because you can clean up stray brush marks with a damp rag right there on the spot.

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