"Dave Payne" wrote in message
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Hi,

I recently purchased a new house and naturally have already gotten a few
dings here and there in the walls. I'm having a devil of a time touching
the walls up though and making it look decent. After I touch up the spot,
you can still see it when it dries. I've tried a brush, a small paint
roller, a foam brush, and even a q-tip, but nothing seems to work. My
guess
is that it's because the walls were painted with a sprayer and it's about
impossible to get that same texture when touching up.

I'm using Duron paint (Mushroom basket) in case that matters.

Just wondered if anyone had any tips.

Thanks.



I have had pretty good results (using the same color mix of paint, even on
paint several years old) if I use a very small amount of paint on a DAMP
sponge, then dab lightly on the wall. This works best for small areas and
the think watered-down application seems to permit the two "ages" of paint
to blend together. I even had good results on one place where someone had
permitted black rubber to mar the wall. I first sprayed the black residue
with hair spray (a trick I was taught years ago by a painter -- it coats the
surface so it won't bleed through the new paint).

MaryL