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Rusty1799 t1_j4q5k30 wrote

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

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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