Paint not quite right colour . . .

Pink_flower

After spending an age going up and down the paint aisle yesterday I settled on a paint I thought would do,

Ive got home and looking at it next to the other colours in the room im not sure its right, but only by a shade or so (its a leafy green when I wanted more of a grey/green)

so my potentially dumb question of the day is can i buy a tester pot and mix it into it to make it closer to what i want ? will it mix ok or will it streak and go blotchy on the wall ?


thanks !

Eve4ever

I've done this loads of times as I'm a bit OCD about colours being right.

All you have to ensure is you buy the same type of paint, matt with matt, eggshell with eggshell etc and mix it very thoroughly ! I have used an old electric food mixer ( with just one whisk inserted) in the past but if you have to do it manually, add it a little at a time and stir! :money:

themull1

I think it would go streaky, can you not get a tin mixed at a shop?

shegar

Ive always mixed paints with a stick and had no problem, as long as it is stirred very well theres no problem, as long as you dont mix matt with silk etc etc..........

cattie

Will a tester pot be enough to change it to the shade you want? It's surprising how much paint you sometimes need to be able to mix to a shade you prefer.

How about trying to buy a paint tint, as these are very concentrated and allow you in stages to mix to required colour? Although they are getting harder to find.

aarchk

I do this all the time. I always want a shade thats between a pale and mid colour so I end up adding white a lot... I use a bamboo stick (clean one) and mix very thoroughly. To check the shade I usually mix a small amount in a cup first or you could ruin the colour completley.

Phyre_Faerie

I'd go with paint tint too... come in big syringes and much easier to use. Then you dont have to worry about matching the type of paint.. just stir really well

art_for_arts_sake

Pink_flower wrote: »

its a leafy green when I wanted more of a grey/green

Just add some white, that will have a muting effect and grey it off too. To be on the safe side, mix a small amount from the tin with white first to see if you can achieve the colour you want by doing so. Paint the colour on to a piece of white paper and hold it up to the wall rather than painting the wall itself, which can leave a patch which is difficult to cover.