Master Interior Painting. The Art of Touch-ups.

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[MarkAlbert]

This sir, was the answer to the question I had after years of doing touch-ups, going to HD for custom matches based on samples which rarely worked out. Have had an account with Sherwin-Williams who tries better, but still often takes several iterations to get it somewhere close. With all these frustrations on my belt, I had asked them: How do professionals do it? None of them replied and here you are now telling me what I suspected: Repaint the complete wall - edge to edge and charge for that. Thank you, Chris!

[donaldsincennes]

Friendly Tip! Great advice Chris! If I can ad something to this is I always use the same tools to touch up! Example, if you painted the walls with a roller, use the same roller. Feather it out. If you used a paint brush, use a paint brush. I also carry artist brushes for very delicate touch ups! When you are using spackling for small repairs, always keep it to the size of the repair. when filling. Ex, don't use a 4'' putty knife to fill in a nail pop! Always nice to tune into your professional videos. The gooseneck guy! Cheers!

[colinmoore]

Thanks as always, a true professional. I consider myself a decent DIY painter, then I realize I am doing all the wrong methods you described, but not the next time!

[rachaebby]

I've got touch ups to do on Tuesday so this video is perfect timing, thank you!!

[smellycat]

“Daub it up” sounds like a dance move.

[mikeb]

Great tips! Your dabbing and paint strokes reminded me of Bob Ross the TV painter/artist. Making happy little touch-ups.

[J-Tiger]

That’s EXACTLY how I was taught to do touch ups & to never do brush strokes like many “pros” do! Great tip from a REAL professional! Thanks

[garywateridge]

This is very helpful in understanding why my paint is drying lighter.many thanks

[mitchcohn]

I have been painting from the age of 14 and I just learned something new! Thanks 🙏 MC CONTRACTOR..

[srharris]

As a painter of over 20 years, touchups can be one of the most tricky parts of our industry. In the past I have used colorant kits and tinted paint by eye at the job. I generally bring a sample into my local store, after they get it as close as they can, I make small adjustments at the job. You can also buy one gallon of paint that is more shiny and a second one (generally the same brand and type) that is less shiny, mix the two until you get it just right.

Unless the house is in nearly perfect condition, its usually not worth trying to touch it up. Especially if there are a lot of different colors and sheens throughout the house.

[aimson]

Adding water to reduce the sheen is brilliant. Never would have thought of that.

[cashway]

God damn.. I could watch this over and over

[ChainsNsprockets]

You're a huge help man. Always impressive seeing how much raw skill is involved with something anyone can do, and only some can do greatly.

[michaelbarton]

Good stuff. I have the original paint for my house and went to touch up, but I globbed a bunch of paint and now I have to roll the wall. Shoulda started here

[js-jxby]

Awesome, great tips - thanks for sharing

[spdy]

Thanks so much for all your videos they really help out

[billwilliams]

Chris dood, you got balls doing videos an hour before your daughter’s wedding reception. But congrats to you, Lisa and the newly married couple!!!

[ankurk]

U should have shown how the wall looked after all the dabs u did dried up in touch up

[tommysearcy]

Guess I’ll have to paint the whole wall bc the paint is slightly brighter and stands out. Afraid to take it to Lowe’s to darken it bc they might over darken the paint. Any suggestions?

[bizzygirl]

We have a fairly new home. The builder came in to do drywall touch ups, but they refused to paint (which they mentioned after touching up the drywall, grrr.) So we have the original paint, which I took to the paint store to have them give it a good shake. We dry-ragged the spots to take all the dust off. I can see the idea of dabbing the paint on and cutting it a bit with a little water. My question: when feathering it in how far out to go and should I use a separate day brush to feather it in? Also, they repaired sections around the drywall taped seams which were fairly obvious, so I've got a couple of 12" wide swaths to touch up. I bought a small roller (4" wide). I assume I will, again, cut the paint a bit. To give it a dry-brush effect, should I roll off some of the paint onto a paper towel or something, before rolling on that swath; and then feather the edges? Any help is appreciated.