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How to fix this lighter painting spot?

  • 28-07-2014 8:29am
    #1
    mel.b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭


    I have just painted a wall in the spare bedroom. I used a some testers first and one of them was Dulux Easy Care Ivory White.

    I've since done two coats of a grey Dulux Soft Sheen and there is a visable lighter patch exactly over where I tested the Ivory White. It's more visible in the morning than the evenings (due to the amount of light the room gets I guess) - in the evening I coudn't even tell it was there. However the spot is in a position that you see as soon as you open the door and it's not in a place that is going to be hidden by the bed, lockers or art.

    So is there anything I can do? Sand it back and repaint? Another coat?

    Sorry if the pic is hard to tell - its difficult getting a photo of an all grey wall, but the lighter patch is almost in the centre of the photo. It looks worse in real life.

    DSCN2673_zpsaaba88f4.jpg


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  • #2
    game4it70
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭game4it70


    Soft sheen and silks flash very easily.The sheen is drying faster over the parts that doesn't have the washable matt on it.
    Normally i would touch up that area first and then put another coat on.
    It still might flash though so maybe try sand the washable off first and touch up a couple of times before you coat the full wall.


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