Painting Question

[Erick Estrada]

It's really tough to do touch-ups on a wall with different paint. It's tough even with the same paint as I usually use a small foam roller that doesn't add extra texture but even a well done touchup will show slightly at sharp angles as the touchup layer will show over the original. Is this a really tall wall that requires a ladder? If not I would just cut and roll the entire wall with the new paint.

[Ashasx]

Even if you used the exact same bucket of paint you used to originally paint the wall, you will always see the contrast from certain angles, and the difference will be more significant depending on the colour and finish.

The only way to fix it 100% is to repaint the entire wall.

[Northendzone]

maybe try looking at the youtube channel for "the idaho painter" - perhaps he has a video on this that includes an idea not mentioned in here.

personally, i think that most touchups stand out and the only fix to to paint the whole area.

to me the only fun part about painting is the last two minutes when you are putting all your stuff away. Boggles my mind that back in the day my dad painted most of our hosue in oil based paints. could not imagine the clean up work.

[DoubleF]

The guy that manages my property told me that the best way to blend a touch up job is to do a feathering technique around the area of the touch up with a clean damp brush. This is something like a 4-6 inch area around the tiny dot.

Apparently this way, the touch up area is more easily mistaken for a weird way the light is reflecting or something?

Supposedly something like this: (I haven't watched the whole thing through, sorry)

[DeluxeMoustache]

I am sure someone will tell me why this is a bad idea.

One thing I have done (no guarantee) is once it has been dry a while, spray a little bit of Lysol on it, and blend it by rubbing in circles with a paper towel. The Lysol will dissolve a bit of the old and new and let you blend.

I have reduced the contrast of some very slight mismatches that way