You know, there are few things more satisfying than looking around a freshly-painted room. The colors are bright and crisp, the lines are clean, and the walls are smooth. You used just the right sheen to brighten the room, catching the light from the overhead and warming the whole space.
Unfortunately, however, all good things must come to an end. Or, at the very least, they occasionally get dinged and scratched.
As nice as it would be to be able to buy an interior paint that never shows any wear and tear, that formula just hasn’t quite hit the shelves yet. The truth is, life happens inside your painted walls. Toys, pets, bumped furniture, and replaced and moved wall hangings, to name just a few, leave those tell-tale marks behind.
So, what can you do about it?
How Do You Touch Up and Blend Interior Paint?
Here are a few strategies to consider:
- Wash the scratch - This will remove any dust or debris that could get trapped under the touch-up paint, helping to keep your finished product smooth and even.
- Use as little paint as possible - While good coverage is important, it’s still worthwhile to use a light hand. For tiny areas, try using a thin-tipped artist’s brush rather than a paint brush. This will help to cut down on how noticeable the repair is.
- Paint from break to break - If you are worried about how well your touch-up paint is going to match the surrounding area, try painting from break to break. This is a term used for working between two points that will hide the transition from new to old paint. This could, for example, include the space between pieces of trim, from a wall corner to a door frame, or from a cabinet down to the floor. It keeps you from needing to paint an entire wall.
- Test your color - If you don’t have the benefit of being able to use leftover materials and instead need to color-match, be sure to try a small sample first before applying it to a larger portion of your wall. To put the drying process in fast forward, use a hair dryer.
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