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DIY Mishap - HELP
Miskate
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About 6 months ago I painted my stairs and under stairs cupboard Dove Grey using generic, one coat, Homeb*se paint. The paint ran out before I could finish the inside of the cupboard doors, so they were left a manky colour for a bit.
Last night, in a 6 month pregnant "nesting" fever, I decided to paint the inside of the cupboard doors, and also do a few touch ups in patches all over the rest of the stairs. I had bought over the weekend a new tin of the Dove Grey paint, in the same own brand make.
This morning I woke up and to my horror discovered that the paint I had used originally must have been satin, and the new paint I have used is gloss. In my defense - the old tin doesn't say ANYWHERE on it that it is satin. The new tin does say gloss. So now I have stairs that are uniformly matt, apart from in large, random, glossy patches.
WHAT CAN I DO? It wouldn't be so bad if it was just the inside of the cupboard doors, but all the sections I've touched up are obviously very shiny.
My husband says this is why pregnant people shouldn't do DIY
Last night, in a 6 month pregnant "nesting" fever, I decided to paint the inside of the cupboard doors, and also do a few touch ups in patches all over the rest of the stairs. I had bought over the weekend a new tin of the Dove Grey paint, in the same own brand make.
This morning I woke up and to my horror discovered that the paint I had used originally must have been satin, and the new paint I have used is gloss. In my defense - the old tin doesn't say ANYWHERE on it that it is satin. The new tin does say gloss. So now I have stairs that are uniformly matt, apart from in large, random, glossy patches.
WHAT CAN I DO? It wouldn't be so bad if it was just the inside of the cupboard doors, but all the sections I've touched up are obviously very shiny.
My husband says this is why pregnant people shouldn't do DIY
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LOL...now we know why men do the DIY {after being hounded for v2/3 years by the wives}. The only suggestion I would make is buy another small tin of the SATIN {make sure this time..lol} lightly sand the gloss then recoat with the correct finish or tell OH to re paint the whole lot and you sit with feet up directing the work :0)
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Recoat with more paint, use whichever you prefer no you have a comparison:D:D.
If the gloss was the old paint I'd say sand it first, but given it's brand new the next coat will still take, the matt finish isn't an issue for recoating.I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0
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