Paint fail/Lowes

[kristilynnmy]

The hubbs went and got 2 gallons of a paint called "gray beige" aka greige... I know, everyone's favorite. We started painting the walls and it was a yellow sandy color. I was freaking out but ya know how paint dries differently. Well we have one wall with 2 coats of paint and it's dry and it doesn't even look like they added any gray. It just looks beige. My bad for not buying a sample and painting a big splotch on the walls I suppose. I know you can't return paint but do you think Lowes will work with us to fix the gallon we have left? I'm so angry I didn't go with the paint I already have in my hallway and love.

[Blueper]

The cheapest fix (if they aren't willing to help you retint it) would be to pour your two gallons of paint into a big bucket and mix in a quart of gray paint from the same product line.

[kristilynnmy]

It doesn't look anything like the swatch with is gray/beige. I'm thinking we will be doing what klt mentioned if they don't help us fix it. I'll have to go tomorrow to see if they can help me.

[TBM]

You can return paint. Where do you think the already used 'oops' paint comes from.

[LoveTrains]

If the paint was mistinted, I would bring the swatch back with the paint in the morning and ask them for new paint that is tinted correctly.

[emoflamingo]

I would take it back and tell them it doesn't match. They will give you new paint.

[pitterwoo]

If it doesn't look like the swatch then it's a mistint and you can return it for someone else to buy as an oops paint.

[OG Jo]

Even if the formula is right, they can usually "fix" it to be a different tint than what you have. I have done this with a couple of colors that came out as the color I picked but went on the wall and looked awful.