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Posted by mm on September 20, 2006, 9:25 pm
On 20 Sep 2006 13:23:44 -0700, hotblues20@netscape.net wrote:
>I am the OP, thanks to everyone for the replies.
>
>The sample I brought to Lowe's was the top of the BM can and a freshly
>painted piece of fiberboard from that can, not a 30 year old chip.
>
>I dabbed a small amount of the new Olympic right on top of the
>fiberboard, and it is a slight bit darker, but, to be honest, I think I
>am just going to go with it. I am not going to spot paint, I am going
>to cover the whole thing, and the garage is not attached to the
>house...I think a fresh paint job with a very slightly darker shade
>will look better than the peeling fading mess that is on there now.
>
>Besides, I don't want to ruin the paint trying to mix it like Doctor
>Jekyl.
You bring up a good point. I know someone who mixed paint himself,
and that night while sleeping, his whole family contracted a terrible
skin disease.
>It would probably be blue by the time I finished screwing
>around with it.
When I was in college, the landlord was willing to paint two rooms
every so often, and my room was the two that needed it most. I wanted
"cream** colored" or light tan. The painter started with base and
added some o this and some o that, and painted the room. When he was
done it was light violet. Being a college guy, I really didn't want
people to think I had a violet or pink room.
It was Friday and I got him to leave his stuff there over the weekend,
and I painted it again myself with his brush and his paint. It turned
out the "base" he started with was just the color I wanted to begin
with!!!!!
**Have you all ever noticed that there are two meanings of cream
color. One is *white*, like cream, and the other is far from that,
more a light tan or something.
P&M
>Thanks again.
>
>
>Bluesman
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