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How do I get paint to match my exterior paint on my house?
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:13 pm
Bought a house, and had to do some caulking to close some openings so water didn't get into the wood and rot it. The caulk is white and doesn't match the trim paint, which is like an off-white / tan color.
The previous owner's didn't leave any paint for this trim, so I don't have any liquid to bring to Lowe's and get matched. How can I get some paint that matches to do some touching up? I don't want to eyeball it and end up having to repaint all the exterior trim b/c it doesn't match.
The previous owner's didn't leave any paint for this trim, so I don't have any liquid to bring to Lowe's and get matched. How can I get some paint that matches to do some touching up? I don't want to eyeball it and end up having to repaint all the exterior trim b/c it doesn't match.
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Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:15 pm to PenguinNinja
Burn the house down. Tell the paint guy you need charcoal grey
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:15 pm to PenguinNinja
Take a chip of paint from the siding and bring it to Lowe's. They'll match it.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:16 pm to PenguinNinja
Or cut a small piece off with an exacto knofe and take it up there
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:16 pm to ksayetiger
Shut up
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:17 pm to PenguinNinja
Cut a chunk of the dried paint off of the trim with a razor knife. They can actually match that solid sample easier than if you had liquid paint. Needs to be bigger than a quarter
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:17 pm to PenguinNinja
Time machine,
go back in time
take some paint
it helps if you speak Espanol
go back in time
take some paint
it helps if you speak Espanol
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:18 pm to PenguinNinja
Take a pic on your phone. It's just trim touch-up so the fact that since theres no possible way to match an already oxidized paint color it shouldn't be noticeable to anyone but you.
Anyone else who notices is just a prick anyway
Anyone else who notices is just a prick anyway
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:33 pm to wallowinit
pick up some chip samples and bring em home.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 4:53 pm to PenguinNinja
Extract DNA from old paint and clone it. It's the only way.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 6:37 pm to PenguinNinja
sounds like a dull color. repaint
Posted on 6/10/17 at 7:35 pm to webman
I always go to Sherwin Williams or Ben Moore for paint matching. They are the pros.
As others have said, bring them a chip. The bigger the better but a nickel or quarter size should work.
I've actually pulled off small moldings and renailed/caulked.
As others have said, bring them a chip. The bigger the better but a nickel or quarter size should work.
I've actually pulled off small moldings and renailed/caulked.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 7:52 pm to PenguinNinja
To get a perfect match you need to take a circular saw
and cut out a 2' by 2' piece of the original, and then take it to home depot, and out front of store ask a Mexican how many peso it will take to fix this shite.
and cut out a 2' by 2' piece of the original, and then take it to home depot, and out front of store ask a Mexican how many peso it will take to fix this shite.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 8:27 pm to ItzMe1972
MFing this. Do not go to Lowes or HD. People at SW and BM do this all day every day.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 9:05 pm to PenguinNinja
Take a picture. It'll last longer.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 9:07 pm to PenguinNinja
Man up and paint the whole thing
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