Touching up scuffs marks on paint.?
Question:I have a low sheen acrylic style paint in my house.
Today i noticed some scuff marks on the walls so i decided to get an old tin of paint with leftover out (only a few months old), and touch them up with a brush.
I let it dry for half hour or so, and just standing in front of it i could not see any problem, however when i walked around and let the outside light catch the wall i could clearly see where i had touched up the wall. it appears more shiny than the old area.
i thought it might be coz of the brush strokes so i got out a roller and rolled over the patches with paint.
After a couple of hours i could STILL see where i had painted with the roller - not by just looking at it face on, but by standing at an angle to the wall - where the sunlight from outside was shining on it.
On the can it says something about taking up to 7 days for full film to cure, but im not sure this will make any difference. Ive never heard of this b4.
Its the EXACT same paint as before!! any idea's??
Answers:
I am a painting contractor ,and your problem is a very common one ,it is charataristic of most flat /acrylic paints to do this to rome degree,sorry to say ,the cheaper the paint the worse your touch up will show, ,I has to do with how the paint light fades ,all paints fade in light ,it is just a question of how quickly they fade ,the better paints fade slower, the paint out of the can will not blend perfectly with the paint that has been exposed to light on the wall,it will look fine straight on fut it will flash when viewed from the side, you can do a couple things , you can let it be and in time it will catch up to the light faded paint,youcan blend out the edges of where you touched up and make it less noticeable,or re paint the wall corner to corner ,.Thisproblem was only an issue for the past 8 years or so, ever since the goverment made paint companies re formulate their paints they light fade worse and do not blend well when touching up,unless you get into your 35 to 40 dollar a gallon paints .those tough up flawlessly.
The painting contractor gave you an excellent answer. And, sorry to say, there really is no "quick-fix" for this other than to repaint the entire wall. In the future, use one of those "Mr. Clean" Magic Erasors. They do work quite well, and since you have a low-lustre satin paint, marks etc. will come off quite easily.
More Related Questions & Answers...