Big_Jake wrote:

On Oct 21, 7:32 pm, Chris wrote:
Hello,

I recently painted a wall. After I was done, the wife decided that she
wanted to move a shelf. I removed the two wall anchors and patched the
whole with dry wall putty. I sanded the putty to be flush with the wall
and used the left over paint to paint over the putty. I tried to feather
the edges of the paint to blend in with the existing coat of paint.

Now, when I look at the wall at an angle, I can see what looks like a
dark ring around where I painted. The centre looks fine and I cannot see
the discolouration when I look at the wall dead on. Unfortunately, when
you first walk up to the wall, you are at an angle.

What did I do wrong (other than not patching the wall first before having
painting it)? What can I do to fix it? Do I need apply a coat of paint to
the whole wall?

Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!

--
Chris

What is "dry wall putty"? Water putty? Spackle? Joint compound?

Your mistake was not priming first. BIN makes primer in a spray can
that dries in 15-20 minutes. You might be able to get away with just
painting it with another coat (on just the spots). Worth a shot
before buying something else.

JK

Sorry, I used the wrong terminology. I used "LePage Polyfix Smooth
Surface-Filler".

I painted another coat over the patched areas and then some. When I
originally painted the walls, I used a roller. To paint over the patched
areas, I used a brush. Having looked at the spots again, I'm wondering if
what I'm seeing is the difference in painting tool? I'd say that the
patched areas look shinier than the rest of the wall.

I do have a small can of primer. Perhaps I should prime over the patched
regions now, then apply the two coats of paint?


--
Chris