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Originally Posted by BloodFetish
Hi all.
One thing I've struggled with in the past is patching holes in a wall and having them invisible after painting. When the light plays across the wall I can always spot the patches because they don't have the same pebbling as unpatched areas.
I've tried using a paint brush and stippling the patched areas with primer. It helps a bit but the patches are still noticeable. I've used both drywall compound and Dap for patching and it doesn't seem to make any difference. Does anyone have any pro tips for me?
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A bit confused here - what do you mean by pebbling? Did you use a brush to paint just the area of the patch? Likely what has happened is the "pebbling" is the minor texture that the roller places on the wall, so you see the patch because the texture of the brushed area is different than the roller would give. My rule of thumb for patches is to repaint the entire wall.
Might seem excessive to some - but I do a lot of this for people and they don't always have the paint left over so I am left with matching colors and it is not always exact. If it is off a slight shade - you will never notice (when compared to adjacent wall) if you paint the entire wall.