Blu tack paint issue

Berti Vogts · 06-04-2019 11:28AM #1

Hi all,

Complete paint novice here as will be clear from my story. Anyway, I removed some blu tack from a wall in my apartment's living room but it left a small residue. After removing as much of the blu tack as I could, I bought a paint sample which I thought would match but after applying it, it's clearly visible! It's a bit smaller than a credit card.

Apart from beating myself up over not doing enough research and not engaging my brain, what are my options? Is there any way to avoid completely repainting the wall? What sort of cost would I be looking at? I've no idea what type of paint it is.

Many thanks for any advice!

Mundo7976 · 06-04-2019 11:33AM

Hang a picture?

Berti Vogts · 06-04-2019 11:40AM

Mundo7976 wrote: »

Hang a picture?

It's a rented apartment. Plus the mark is about 4 inches from the edge of the gap in the wall which leads to the kitchen so it's not the right place.

Mundo7976 · 06-04-2019 11:44AM

Berti Vogts wrote: »

It's a rented apartment. Plus the mark is about 4 inches from the edge of the gap in the wall which leads to the kitchen so it's not the right place.

Go to woodies/b&q and pick up some of the colour cards and try to find the closest match.
Doubt youll be able to get it exactly right though as over time the paint on the wall will have changed slightly due to heat/cold/moisture/dust etc

Berti Vogts · 06-04-2019 11:53AM

Mundo7976 wrote: »

Go to woodies/b&q and pick up some of the colour cards and try to find the closest match.
Doubt youll be able to get it exactly right though as over time the paint on the wall will have changed slightly due to heat/cold/moisture/dust etc

Thanks, I tried that alright. Seems almost impossible to match though and now that I've painted over it already, I guess it's even harder.

Rancid · 07-04-2019 08:26AM

Berti Vogts wrote: »

Thanks, I tried that alright. Seems almost impossible to match though and now that I've painted over it already, I guess it's even harder.

If all else fails....get the closest match you can (go lighter than darker if in doubt) in matt emulsion and just paint the whole wall to the nearest corner.
Any difference will be disguised by the corner and the way the light hits both walls.

TheQuietFella · 07-04-2019 08:40AM

Remove the offending area by drilling the area out and refill and sand it down!

Wesser · 07-04-2019 08:45AM

Put up a picture we might be able to guide you on the colour

Berti Vogts · 07-04-2019 11:17AM

Wesser wrote: »

Put up a picture we might be able to guide you on the colour

Thanks for all the replies! Here's a photo - the mark is close to this, i.e. beside the gap. I presume it's an off white of some sort.

Edit - the second photo is from the opposite corner. Hard to get a sense of the light.

looksee · 07-04-2019 12:21PM

I can't see any patch on either of those pics? Posting pics to establish shades of colour is a bit pointless tbh.

quietsailor · 07-04-2019 12:23PM

Are you talking about a stain that is showing through the new paint? If you are this is some sort of oil/residue left over from the blu-tak. I think you'll have to wash the residue off, probably with an alcohol or paint thinner as they themselves will evaporate off the wall and leave no residue.

THey may remove paint as well so go easy and try to use it only on the blu-tak spot.

Berti Vogts · 07-04-2019 12:40PM

quietsailor wrote: »

Are you talking about a stain that is showing through the new paint? If you are this is some sort of oil/residue left over from the blu-tak. I think you'll have to wash the residue off, probably with an alcohol or paint thinner as they themselves will evaporate off the wall and leave no residue.

THey may remove paint as well so go easy and try to use it only on the blu-tak spot.

Sorry I wasn't clear. I scraped away virtually all the blu tack, at least as far as I could see. That then left the wall looking a bit discoloured in that spot. I then went over that with a new sample paint which is just the wrong shade, plain and simple. Not smart as I just made it worse. So the current status is just a credit card sized spot which is the wrong colour basically.

Mundo7976 · 07-04-2019 12:47PM

Is it so bad the LL would notice ?
Is th LL that bad they would hold back deposit?
Would it be possible to talk to them as they rather than fretting so much?

Berti Vogts · 07-04-2019 12:55PM

Mundo7976 wrote: »

Is it so bad the LL would notice ?
Is th LL that bad they would hold back deposit?
Would it be possible to talk to them as they rather than fretting so much?

Yeah they'll notice it alright! Just seeing what my options are as I don't have a clue about this sort of stuff. Will probably just talk to them as you say. Thanks

Blu tack paint issue

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