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In my garage, I had to replace a bunch of drywall due to flooding. So I
had it replaced and needed to repaint it. Unfortunately, I have no clue
as to the exact paint color used in the garage by the prior owners. I
went to HD and had them color match it and they got very close. The
paint color is white but slightly yellowish white in case anyone was
wondering.

The mixed paint turned out not to be exact. While it doesn't stand out
too badly, it is also is visibly different if you look directly at it
in good light. The new paint is slightly too white and not as yellowish
as it needs to be. It doesn't stand out too much but its certainly not
a perfect match.

So I was wondering if this is probably as good as it gets and I should
just quit while I'm ahead or if it might be possible to get an exact
match with further attempts. Would it be possible to get an exact match
or will almost but not perfectly matching paint is what I can ever
expect no matter how many times I try to mix an exact match to the old
paint?

What is people's experience on this?

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In my garage, I had to replace a bunch of drywall due to flooding. So I
had it replaced and needed to repaint it. Unfortunately, I have no clue
as to the exact paint color used in the garage by the prior owners. I
went to HD and had them color match it and they got very close. The
paint color is white but slightly yellowish white in case anyone was
wondering.

The mixed paint turned out not to be exact. While it doesn't stand out
too badly, it is also is visibly different if you look directly at it
in good light. The new paint is slightly too white and not as yellowish
as it needs to be. It doesn't stand out too much but its certainly not
a perfect match.

So I was wondering if this is probably as good as it gets and I should
just quit while I'm ahead or if it might be possible to get an exact
match with further attempts. Would it be possible to get an exact match
or will almost but not perfectly matching paint is what I can ever
expect no matter how many times I try to mix an exact match to the old
paint?

What is people's experience on this?


I've never used Home Despot for that sort of thing. But, 2-3 times in the
past, I've gotten an exact match from a real paint store. You might try
that.

On the other hand, it's just a garage. Not your living room.

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My experience is that I have never had the luxury of the time and
energy needed to
worry about getting the paint in my garage exactly matched!!

However, If you are so fortunate, I suggest you paint the entire wall
up to the ceiling and corners. A color change where walls or the
ceiling intersects is much less noticable than one in the middle of a
wall.

Good luck.

Have you considered vlounteering your time for a worthy cause?
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In my garage, I had to replace a bunch of drywall due to flooding. So I
had it replaced and needed to repaint it. Unfortunately, I have no clue
as to the exact paint color used in the garage by the prior owners. I
went to HD and had them color match it and they got very close. The
paint color is white but slightly yellowish white in case anyone was
wondering.

The mixed paint turned out not to be exact. While it doesn't stand out
too badly, it is also is visibly different if you look directly at it
in good light. The new paint is slightly too white and not as yellowish
as it needs to be. It doesn't stand out too much but its certainly not
a perfect match.

So I was wondering if this is probably as good as it gets and I should
just quit while I'm ahead or if it might be possible to get an exact
match with further attempts. Would it be possible to get an exact match
or will almost but not perfectly matching paint is what I can ever
expect no matter how many times I try to mix an exact match to the old
paint?

What is people's experience on this?

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In article om, wrote:

So I was wondering if this is probably as good as it gets and I should
just quit while I'm ahead or if it might be possible to get an exact
match with further attempts. Would it be possible to get an exact match
or will almost but not perfectly matching paint is what I can ever
expect no matter how many times I try to mix an exact match to the old
paint?

What is people's experience on this?

It will depend mainly on who you speak to at the store.

If it's a kid they hired last week, you're outta luck.

But if you get a good old timer and have decent samples of
the paint, old and new, they will likely get you pretty
darn close to perfection.

You must have a REALLY nice garage. I'd just tell the
kids to throw their dirty foot/soccer/basket/volley balls
against the new paint until it looked just like the old ;-)

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It's a garage. If it bothers you buy more of the same paint and do the
rest of the garage. If it doesn't bother you that much, try putting
something an the wall, like some artistic trim right there, you could even
use contrasting paint. Maybe one of your kids would like an art project.


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Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

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On 11 Dec 2006 10:52:44 -0800, wrote:

The mixed paint turned out not to be exact.

What is people's experience on this?

I have used computer color matchers from different companies for more than
twenty years and have mixed thousands of gallons of paint using their
results.

The truth is, they should be called "computer color approximators." On
average, they come fairly close. Occasionally, they give an almost perfect
match, but just as often, they come up with a color that isn't even close
to the sample.

They are good because you can get your paint matched immediately.

There are people, such as me, who can do a much better job matching by eye,
but this takes time. If you want this done, you have to drop off your
sample and come back later. Many people become irate when they are told
this.

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Karl S wrote:
On 11 Dec 2006 10:52:44 -0800, wrote:

The mixed paint turned out not to be exact.

What is people's experience on this?

I have used computer color matchers from different companies for more than
twenty years and have mixed thousands of gallons of paint using their
results.

The truth is, they should be called "computer color approximators." On
average, they come fairly close. Occasionally, they give an almost perfect
match, but just as often, they come up with a color that isn't even close
to the sample.

They are good because you can get your paint matched immediately.

There are people, such as me, who can do a much better job matching by eye,
but this takes time. If you want this done, you have to drop off your
sample and come back later. Many people become irate when they are told
this.


I second that. When I've tried to do the computer matching, I've found
it to be very good if you intend to paint an entire wall. Then the
diff between it and the other walls tends to be unnoticeable. But if
you try to repaint a 1X1 section on a wall, most match jobs won't get
it close enough for it to be unnoticeable.

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The mixed paint turned out not to be exact. While it doesn't stand out
too badly, it is also is visibly different if you look directly at it
in good light. The new paint is slightly too white and not as yellowish
as it needs to be. It doesn't stand out too much but its certainly not
a perfect match.

What is people's experience on this?

Paint the whole garage and be done with it as it will darken, fade, or
otherwise change colors anyway and not match. There are many more important
things in life than trying to match old paint. It's a garage! Spend $15
for another gallon and be done with it and get on with enjoying life.

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Hire a professional painter. You are not qualified to handle paint.

On 11 Dec 2006 10:52:44 -0800, wrote:

In my garage, I had to replace a bunch of drywall due to flooding. So I
had it replaced and needed to repaint it. Unfortunately, I have no clue
as to the exact paint color used in the garage by the prior owners. I
went to HD and had them color match it and they got very close. The
paint color is white but slightly yellowish white in case anyone was
wondering.

The mixed paint turned out not to be exact. While it doesn't stand out
too badly, it is also is visibly different if you look directly at it
in good light. The new paint is slightly too white and not as yellowish
as it needs to be. It doesn't stand out too much but its certainly not
a perfect match.

So I was wondering if this is probably as good as it gets and I should
just quit while I'm ahead or if it might be possible to get an exact
match with further attempts. Would it be possible to get an exact match
or will almost but not perfectly matching paint is what I can ever
expect no matter how many times I try to mix an exact match to the old
paint?

What is people's experience on this?

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A garage is the easiest paint job there is, how much trouble is it to
roll the whole wall, not much.