I got my paint matched, and this happens what should I do?
Anonymous
I doubt you have any recourse to Lowes as you say it matches. It sounds like a problem with the application.
chris
It's most likely not the color but the "finish". Example: flat on eggshell, eggshell on satin, satin on semi-gloss, semi-gloss on gloss. Also, if this was to cover a patch job (raw compound), you need to prime the spot first and then put two coats of paint.
yimi
It sounds like it could be a shadow of something. Shadows will cast dark spots if you stand in one postion --- and convince you that there is a discoloration of a paint or a finish. Are you sure this "spot" is there all the time?
lili
It sounds like it could be a shadow of something. Shadows will cast dark spots if you stand in one postion --- and convince you that there is a discoloration of a paint or a finish. Are you sure this "spot" is there all the time?
Common Sense
This even happened to me using the SAME paint from the SAME gallon when I did a touch up job from furniture rubbing against the wall that I painted over. There is nothing you really can do as when you touch up a wall, even thought the paint may be the exact same color (and even from the SAME can, in my case) it has a shadowing effect. That might be because you used a different roller or perhaps a brush than the original application, which gives a different texture to the paint when viewed from the side. While, head on, the paint is a match. Odd, I know. This bothered me so much that I repainted the whole wall to solve that shadow look when viewed sideways.
John Alden
The match will never be 100%. Paint all the way to the corners of the room if possible, or a larger patch from floor to ceiling or up to where some furniture will be.
Spock (rhp)
paint the 'spot' a second time
champer
I agree, this sounds like a problem with the application. If it bugs you that much, reprepare the surface properly and give it another coat.
Anonymous
Your paint might have different color or "tint" depending on the light that reaches it or the "viewing angle". Professional painters call it "ghosting". If you did not apply a primer to cover the previous topcoat or you did not apply the coat to the correct film thickness, that will likely happen.
Linda
Just paint it and move on.
Diane A
You will always see a patch for quite awhile because pigments are not always stable and will change a bit with time, the older paint has aged and the newer has not (this becomes less noticeable with time) Second, not all pigments and binders in paint are equal. So matching color is never ever perfect for that reason. Different grades of pain, different binders and even different pigments from different manufacturers. You can try "feathering" the patch, paint the whole wall, or wait and see how they age together.
dtstellwagen
It is a texture problem, flat paint rarely does that, the glossier you get the less it will blend. Even putting an additional patch of the same texture will produce a faintly different texture. You may be able to blend out from the patch to hide the texture change, but you may need to paint the whole wall.
Eddi
It sounds like it could be a shadow of something. Shadows will cast dark spots if you stand in one postion --- and convince you that there is a discoloration of a paint or a finish. Are you sure this "spot" is there all the time?