Painting indoors

tharmor

Hi All,

I am trying to do some patch painting indoors especially near windows....its a typical off white cream color we have....any idea if i need exact color or it might be any generic off white creamish color ??

Also need advise which color type is used indoors ?

arthur daly

It probably won't work just patching it,everything will need to be done..
It would have to be the exact match if you do tryppatch

dodzy

tharmor wrote: »

Hi All,

I am trying to do some patch painting indoors especially near windows....its a typical off white cream color we have....any idea if i need exact color or it might be any generic off white creamish color ??

Also need advise which color type is used indoors ?

There are probably as many "off whites" as all the other colours in the spectrum put together. Seriously, it's crazy and unless you have an old tin with a colour ref or code, then its a big gamble and a job that will most likely painting more than you bargained for. But hey, go for it :cool:

tharmor

Thanks i know of exact match criteria....but since i dont know was wondering if thr is standard colors like white, cream etc....which most of apartments use  !!

Right Turn Clyde

tharmor wrote: »

Thanks i know of exact match criteria....but since i dont know was wondering if thr is standard colors like white, cream etc....which most of apartments use  !!

Even if you found out the colour that still wouldn't solve it. Different brands have their own versions of each colour. For example, Dulux ivory white would be a different shade than Crown ivory white. Even worse, painting over Dulux ivory white with Dulux ivory may still be noticeable, as it could 'flash', meaning the new painted area will catch the light differently to the older area. If you want it to look as good as possible you need to repaint the whole area. 'Patch' painting rarely works, especially if you want good results. Oddly enough, cheap paint often 'patches up' better than the more expensive acrylic paints, such as Colortrend. However, I'd never actually recommend cheap paint as it only creates its own set of problems.

HeidiHeidi

And just to make things even worse, even if you did manage to find the exact same colour in the exact same brand (which is unlikely, have you ever seen the size of colour charts in paint shops? there's thousands of shades out there!!), there's every likelihood that the paint on your walls has been affected by sunlight, dust, grease, smoke, etc etc etc, so the shade of fresh paint will differ from what's been there for a year or two or three.

Paint the lot, or none at all.

DublinDilbert

tharmor wrote: »

Thanks i know of exact match criteria....but since i dont know was wondering if thr is standard colors like white, cream etc....which most of apartments use  !!

Magnolia is worth a try, very popular in most rentals. Very cheap too...

tharmor

Thanks all for your views !!

dodzy

DublinDilbert wrote: »

Magnolia is worth a try, very popular in most rentals. Very cheap too...

The dreaded magnolia, guaranteed to be a different shade from every manufacturer.

OP, just do the entire wall. You'll fly through it. Cut in with a decent brush and then take a 9" roller & tray. An hour or 2 and you'll be sitting back admiring your work:D

tharmor

DublinDilbert wrote:

Magnolia is worth a try, very popular in most rentals. Very cheap too...

Magnolia it was...used crown one and it was perfect !!

DublinDilbert

tharmor wrote: »

Magnolia it was...used crown one and it was perfect !!

Yea it's the only job... Beats driving around looking for egg shell white :rolleyes:

Recently got attic done, walls moved / re plastered, a few coats of magnolia and place looked like nothing had happened

tharmor

DublinDilbert wrote:

Yea it's the only job... Beats driving around looking for egg shell white

Yeah that what my original query was...i just did not know the word !!

dodzy

tharmor wrote: »

Magnolia it was...used crown one and it was perfect !!

well done.....you Jammie git!