Dear experts,
I am currently doing some spot repairs inside a 6-year-old house. Playing children have left some severe stains and damaged a few edges (plaster chipped off over the corner profiles).
I watched a professional during the 5-year warranty repairs. He always used a roller, not a brush, and didn’t just cover the small blemished spots but also rolled fairly dry over the clean wall areas around them to avoid hard edges. Is this a good approach?
I bought the same high-quality white paint (70 EUR/10 liters), very high-quality rollers, and other accessories. Still, the repaired spots are visible, although only upon close inspection.
I don’t want to repaint the whole wall, just spot repairs. Are there any other professional tips to make the transitions even less noticeable? I rubbed the transitions with my palm for a while, which already helped quite a bit. Surely there are better tricks than rubbing by hand? Maybe with fine sandpaper or a cloth? Or with water?
I look forward to learning from the professionals’ experience.
Best regards
I am currently doing some spot repairs inside a 6-year-old house. Playing children have left some severe stains and damaged a few edges (plaster chipped off over the corner profiles).
I watched a professional during the 5-year warranty repairs. He always used a roller, not a brush, and didn’t just cover the small blemished spots but also rolled fairly dry over the clean wall areas around them to avoid hard edges. Is this a good approach?
I bought the same high-quality white paint (70 EUR/10 liters), very high-quality rollers, and other accessories. Still, the repaired spots are visible, although only upon close inspection.
I don’t want to repaint the whole wall, just spot repairs. Are there any other professional tips to make the transitions even less noticeable? I rubbed the transitions with my palm for a while, which already helped quite a bit. Surely there are better tricks than rubbing by hand? Maybe with fine sandpaper or a cloth? Or with water?
I look forward to learning from the professionals’ experience.
Best regards
Phew, ok. I actually misunderstood that.
Alright, a melamine sponge is useful, but not for everything.
We are having issues with the colored walls; either the “repair” spot is too dark or too light.
White also changes color due to the climate. If you are comfortable with “dry blending,” just do it that way.
I would probably also use a round, blunt brush and dab with the front bristles.
Alright, a melamine sponge is useful, but not for everything.
We are having issues with the colored walls; either the “repair” spot is too dark or too light.
White also changes color due to the climate. If you are comfortable with “dry blending,” just do it that way.
I would probably also use a round, blunt brush and dab with the front bristles.
Ok, thanks. Maybe what I’m doing isn’t so bad after all. In real life, I notice it immediately, but in photos it’s barely visible. Only in 1 out of 4 pictures can you see it:
But don’t get me wrong, the dark edge on the left is due to low lighting; the paint color is a nice white everywhere. However, where the arrows point, you can see slightly lighter patches from the new paint. In the picture, I repainted about one-third of the surface in the middle, and you can see the transition there.
By the way, this is the basement where I made my first attempts before moving on to the other floors. 😉
But don’t get me wrong, the dark edge on the left is due to low lighting; the paint color is a nice white everywhere. However, where the arrows point, you can see slightly lighter patches from the new paint. In the picture, I repainted about one-third of the surface in the middle, and you can see the transition there.
By the way, this is the basement where I made my first attempts before moving on to the other floors. 😉
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