Paint wall looks darker?

ben100000

I painted this wall white but there is an area that keeps on coming out looking like a shaded darker. The pictures attached are as I am sanding it down now but what do I do to stop it coming out like that when I paint it?

Homer_home

Can't tell from your pics, just looks like shadows to me , what paint are you using?

EssexExile

Is that an old doorway? As above, it just looks like shadow.

ben100000

EssexExile said:

Is that an old doorway? As above, it just looks like shadow.

No not an old doorway & yes it's giving it a shadow look just in that section which I don't get?

ben100000

Homer_home said:

Can't tell from your pics, just looks like shadows to me , what paint are you using?

Dulux pure brilliant white

Homer_home

What was on the walls before you painted , two different colours? Damp?

ben100000

Homer_home said:

What was on the walls before you painted , two different colours? Damp?

No damp just a green paint

neilmcl

ben100000 said:

EssexExile said:

Is that an old doorway? As above, it just looks like shadow.

No not an old doorway & yes it's giving it a shadow look just in that section which I don't get?

Because the wall clearly isn't flat. I'd agree with the poster above, in that it looks like where a doorway was once located.

ben100000

neilmcl said:

ben100000 said:

EssexExile said:

Is that an old doorway? As above, it just looks like shadow.

No not an old doorway & yes it's giving it a shadow look just in that section which I don't get?

Because the wall clearly isn't flat. I'd agree with the poster above, in that it looks like where a doorway was once located.

On the last photo that imperfection on the left, is it possible to sand that completely out?

flashg67

Have you left plenty of time for it to dry fully? - different plaster etc can change drying times

ben100000

flashg67 said:

Have you left plenty of time for it to dry fully? - different plaster etc can change drying times

Yes left it to dry properly before next coats, everywhere else in my home has been fine it’s just this area.