Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 24, 2013 10:31 pm I have had to patch up a wall and wanted to paint over it so that it blends in with the existing paint on the wall. How do you match the paint colour so that you can do this? Is there some way to digitally analyse the paint (i.e. taking a photo of the paint and then determining what colour it is)? Re: Matching paint 3Jun 25, 2013 9:57 pm i agree, Had the same issue with my place, i chipped off a bit of the paint and got it matched up at bunnings. It was roughly the same colour, don't know if paint fades or dulls down with time but you can tell where it has been patched up. Best bet, repaint the whole wall if its possible or it will end up standing out Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. George Carlin Re: Matching paint 5Jun 26, 2013 4:14 pm Look at it as the glass half full scenario. You can now repaint the house with a new colour scheme. Re: Matching paint 6Jun 27, 2013 8:24 am Quote: Look at it as the glass half full scenario. You can now repaint the house with a new colour scheme. I don't think he/she wants to re-paint the whole house. Even if you have the original paint can, with paint drying out in the can, oxidation , degradation of the paint over time and the painted wall fading due to sunlight or exposure to air, I can still guarantee that you will see the patch unless you do the whole wall. Even matching the old with the same formula or tints as the old will produce the same results as mentioned above. Some good professional painters carry tints with them to get an exact match on site but sometimes this combined with feathering-in the new paint on the existing wall will still not cut it. Stewie Re: Matching paint 7Jun 27, 2013 8:51 am Don't stress, it's not that bad. We had an old in-wall airconditioner taken out and the hole bricked and plastered over. I scraped a chip of paint away from somewhere not obvious then took it in to be matched at Bunnings. It was a great match and the only way you can see its been patched at all is if you are right up against the wall and can see glancing/reflected light changes. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Matching paint 8Jun 28, 2013 9:16 am EmyN Don't stress, it's not that bad. We had an old in-wall airconditioner taken out and the hole bricked and plastered over. I scraped a chip of paint away from somewhere not obvious then took it in to be matched at Bunnings. It was a great match and the only way you can see its been patched at all is if you are right up against the wall and can see glancing/reflected light changes. You must have been lucky, because even paint matching you can still see patches. Even things like different rollers etc being used can be noticed. The best course of action is to do as Emy says take a chip and get a colour match and then repaint the whole wall. If the colour match is good you won't notice it on adjacent walls so no need to do the whole room, but certainly the best way is to do the wall as the minimum. Re: Matching paint 9Jul 05, 2013 2:23 pm Like others said Re-painting the whole wall is the best solution as your spending money and effort either way might aswell go the step further. Antenna Direct Perth www.antennadirect.com.au 0423919037 Get your home NBN Ready Smart Wiring and Structured Cabling in Perth Antenna Installations | TV Wall Mounting | Data Cabling HD Security Camera Systems / CCTV Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7158 Thank you. That is really helpful. Once we get the place done and passed for OC we can upgrade in the future once we get back on our feet and not paying mortgage and rent. 4 5725 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi there, I just recently received my new house from my builder. We handed the house to another company to deal with the… 0 8910 |