Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

Is it just me or is weathershield way lighter in reality

Options
  • 19-09-2021 7:05pm
    #1
    RainInSummer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭


    So I did the unforgivable and ordered based on the colours on the tin in the shop without testing a sample.


    I picked Olive Garden for the wall caps. In theory it should be a light/medium sludgy green. In reality it's a notch above white with a bit of light mint green mixed in.

    Eventually got the colour I wanted with Wicklow Way.

    Just me or are paints in general not well represented by the tin?



Comments

  • Options
    #2
    queriesandtheories
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭queriesandtheories


    Exterior paints always show as at least two shades lighter when outside. This is just down to lighting and how it changes throughout the day. In the house or in the shop you're looking at a small sample in artificial light. It's just not the same. Never paint without sampling first in the places you're painting. Two or three coats, in a decent patch, at least A4 size.



Advertisement