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Posted by George E. Cawthon on July 26, 2005, 1:51 am
Liz wrote:
>
>>
>>>I have some leftover latex paint that I'd like to mix together to paint
>>>our basement powder room - one-half of a gallon can of FLAT pale blue,
>>>and one-half of a quart can of HIGH GLOSS white. I'm not concerned about
>>>the resulting color but wonder whether a the high gloss paint can be
>>>successfully blended into the flat paint?
>>
>>It would depend on how old the leftover paint is and under what conditions
>>it has been stored.
>>
>>If you're looking to save money and you're not picky about the color, you
>>might consider picking up some fresh "opps" paint at either Lowe's or Home
>>Depot. By that, I mean paint that was mixed by their paint department for
>>a customer and the color didn't come out quite right. The Lowe's near me
>>sells this paint for $5.00 a gallon and it's frequently their better
>>quality paint.
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>
> The paint is fresh - I just finished using it in my upstairs bathroom - the
> flat on the walls and the high gloss on the trim. As I wrote to the
> previous poster, it's not a matter of saving money this time but rather a
> chance to use up leftover paint rather than trying to dispose of it safely.
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> Liz
>
>
The mixed paint gloss should be a combination of
the two paints probably closer to eggshell than
semigloss. The high gloss has stuff in it to
provide the high gloss and when mixed with the
flat paint it will just be diluted
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