Messed up painting a wall- help!

ece9600

Hello

I'm painting my son's room from white to red (he's an Arsenal fan).

I think I've messed up one wall by putting too much paint on- it looks really patchy with roller marks and thick paint and I feel I'm going to have to do so many coats to even it out that the colour will be too dark. How can I fix it?

Any help very gratefully received! :beer:

bryanb

More coats will not even thick paint or roller marks out. Sorry but there really is no sensible answer. Maybe sanding? The colour does not depend on how many coats you use.

Ebe_Scrooge

As above. Wait for a couple of days to make sure the paint is completely dry, then go over it with medium / fine sandpaper. Then go over it thoroughly with a damp cloth to get all the dust off. Then give it another coat or two - a bit thinner this time

ece9600

Thank you!

I wondered about repainting the wall white then starting again- is that not a good idea?

Ebe_Scrooge

ece9600 wrote: »

I wondered about repainting the wall white then starting again- is that not a good idea?

No need. The number of coats won't affect the depth of colour - it is what it is. Well, with the exception possibly of the first couple of coats - the first coat, if applied thinly, will be lighter than it's supposed to be. But second and subsequent coats should be true to the intended colour. In practice, for most ordinary interior paints, 2 coats is usually enough.


If the colour is too dark for your liking, you have 2 options. Either buy a new tin of the right colour. Or else you can mix white paint ( of the same type, e.g. emulsion or whatever ) into the red - just a little at a time, stirring thoroughly every time, until you get the shade you want. But if you do this, you must make sure you mix up enough in one go to do the whole lot. If you run out halfway through, there's no way you'll ever be able to make another mixture of exactly the same shade.

peachyprice

How many coats have you put on so far? If it's just one it will probably look awful at the moment. More, thinner coats will look better than less, thicker ones.

I recently painted my daughters white from a mid-blue, it was a nightmare, took 4 coats, but we got there eventually. I feel your pain!

ece9600

Thank you!