House painting question.

[TrickyBob]

Filling in holes is easy, real easy.

I don't know about the paint matching though.

[TrickyBob]

With the colors being 10 years old, even if you color matched your color is going to be brighter due to the old stuff fading.

[orangello]

Don't attempt it. You will never match it perfectly, ever. Just repaint.  ETA - patching holes is easier than you think, and with a new coat of paint over top, you'll never see them.

[themoneytree]

It's really not too hard, filling small holes is easy with the right kit, but getting a match on 10 year old paint will be tough and you will almost certainly see the patches.

[VeryViolet]

Nov 7, 2013 17:07:05 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

With the colors being 10 years old, even if you color matched your color is going to be brighter due to the old stuff fading.

Nov 7, 2013 17:09:00 GMT -5 orangello said:

Don't attempt it. You will never match it perfectly, ever. Just repaint.  ETA - patching holes is easier than you think, and with a new coat of paint over top, you'll never see them.

I typed up a nice response that got eaten. This is basically what they said with hang your stuff and only worry about the holes that bother you. You will probably find there aren't too many. 

[thatgirl2478]

You'll never get the colors to match exactly.  You'd be better off repainting.

However, spackling is super easy.

FWIW in a MHCOL area we just paid $3k to have an entire 1500 sq ft house painted (3bdrm, 1 bath, hall, attic, kitchen, dining, living room) - Walls, Ceilings, trim.

[koopa17]

I'm having this issue right now...I have a picture frame covering up a hole that I patched but needs to be painted. I don't know how to get a sample without something to take in, and I'm afraid a picture won't be accurate.

[VeryViolet]

Filling in holes is easy. You probably aren't going to be able to match the paint though. Even if you know the color it will probably look different if you have it mixed again. They will probably leave you extra if they have it. That will be your best bet as long as you mix it really well. Again it won't be perfect though because it is old.

Honestly unless the holes are really bad just hang your stuff and only worry about filling the ones that really bother you.

ETA this got posted almost 10 minutes after it locked up my screen and after I just posted something else above. That is creepy proboards.