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Painting over putty Chris 10-21-2007
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Posted by Chris on October 21, 2007, 8:32 pm
Hello,

I recently painted a wall. After I was done, the wife decided that she
wanted to move a shelf. I removed the two wall anchors and patched the
whole with dry wall putty. I sanded the putty to be flush with the wall and
used the left over paint to paint over the putty. I tried to feather the
edges of the paint to blend in with the existing coat of paint.

Now, when I look at the wall at an angle, I can see what looks like a dark
ring around where I painted. The centre looks fine and I cannot see the
discolouration when I look at the wall dead on. Unfortunately, when you
first walk up to the wall, you are at an angle.

What did I do wrong (other than not patching the wall first before having
painting it)? What can I do to fix it? Do I need apply a coat of paint to
the whole wall?

Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!

--
Chris

Posted by Big_Jake on October 21, 2007, 9:09 pm
> Hello,
>
> I recently painted a wall. After I was done, the wife decided that she
> wanted to move a shelf. I removed the two wall anchors and patched the
> whole with dry wall putty. I sanded the putty to be flush with the wall and
> used the left over paint to paint over the putty. I tried to feather the
> edges of the paint to blend in with the existing coat of paint.
>
> Now, when I look at the wall at an angle, I can see what looks like a dark
> ring around where I painted. The centre looks fine and I cannot see the
> discolouration when I look at the wall dead on. Unfortunately, when you
> first walk up to the wall, you are at an angle.
>
> What did I do wrong (other than not patching the wall first before having
> painting it)? What can I do to fix it? Do I need apply a coat of paint to
> the whole wall?
>
> Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!
>
> --
> Chris

What is "dry wall putty"? Water putty? Spackle? Joint compound?

Your mistake was not priming first. BIN makes primer in a spray can
that dries in 15-20 minutes. You might be able to get away with just
painting it with another coat (on just the spots). Worth a shot
before buying something else.

JK


Posted by Chris on October 21, 2007, 9:18 pm
Big_Jake wrote:

>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently painted a wall. After I was done, the wife decided that she
>> wanted to move a shelf. I removed the two wall anchors and patched the
>> whole with dry wall putty. I sanded the putty to be flush with the wall
>> and used the left over paint to paint over the putty. I tried to feather
>> the edges of the paint to blend in with the existing coat of paint.
>>
>> Now, when I look at the wall at an angle, I can see what looks like a
>> dark ring around where I painted. The centre looks fine and I cannot see
>> the discolouration when I look at the wall dead on. Unfortunately, when
>> you first walk up to the wall, you are at an angle.
>>
>> What did I do wrong (other than not patching the wall first before having
>> painting it)? What can I do to fix it? Do I need apply a coat of paint to
>> the whole wall?
>>
>> Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> --
>> Chris
>
> What is "dry wall putty"? Water putty? Spackle? Joint compound?
>
> Your mistake was not priming first. BIN makes primer in a spray can
> that dries in 15-20 minutes. You might be able to get away with just
> painting it with another coat (on just the spots). Worth a shot
> before buying something else.
>
> JK

Sorry, I used the wrong terminology. I used "LePage Polyfix Smooth
Surface-Filler".

I painted another coat over the patched areas and then some. When I
originally painted the walls, I used a roller. To paint over the patched
areas, I used a brush. Having looked at the spots again, I'm wondering if
what I'm seeing is the difference in painting tool? I'd say that the
patched areas look shinier than the rest of the wall.

I do have a small can of primer. Perhaps I should prime over the patched
regions now, then apply the two coats of paint?


--
Chris

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 21, 2007, 9:26 pm
> Big_Jake wrote:
>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I recently painted a wall. After I was done, the wife decided that she
>>> wanted to move a shelf. I removed the two wall anchors and patched the
>>> whole with dry wall putty. I sanded the putty to be flush with the wall
>>> and used the left over paint to paint over the putty. I tried to feather
>>> the edges of the paint to blend in with the existing coat of paint.
>>>
>>> Now, when I look at the wall at an angle, I can see what looks like a
>>> dark ring around where I painted. The centre looks fine and I cannot see
>>> the discolouration when I look at the wall dead on. Unfortunately, when
>>> you first walk up to the wall, you are at an angle.
>>>
>>> What did I do wrong (other than not patching the wall first before
>>> having
>>> painting it)? What can I do to fix it? Do I need apply a coat of paint
>>> to
>>> the whole wall?
>>>
>>> Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris
>>
>> What is "dry wall putty"? Water putty? Spackle? Joint compound?
>>
>> Your mistake was not priming first. BIN makes primer in a spray can
>> that dries in 15-20 minutes. You might be able to get away with just
>> painting it with another coat (on just the spots). Worth a shot
>> before buying something else.
>>
>> JK
>
> Sorry, I used the wrong terminology. I used "LePage Polyfix Smooth
> Surface-Filler".
>
> I painted another coat over the patched areas and then some. When I
> originally painted the walls, I used a roller. To paint over the patched
> areas, I used a brush. Having looked at the spots again, I'm wondering if
> what I'm seeing is the difference in painting tool? I'd say that the
> patched areas look shinier than the rest of the wall.
>
> I do have a small can of primer. Perhaps I should prime over the patched
> regions now, then apply the two coats of paint?
>
>
> --
> Chris

I wonder if the difference isn't so much color as reflectivity due to the
texture difference. Armed with this information, if this were my house, I'd
think about it for a week and come up with an intuitive solution. Sorry I
can't be more help at the moment. I'm exhausted.



Posted by Chris on October 21, 2007, 9:34 pm
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

>> Big_Jake wrote:
>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I recently painted a wall. After I was done, the wife decided that she
>>>> wanted to move a shelf. I removed the two wall anchors and patched the
>>>> whole with dry wall putty. I sanded the putty to be flush with the wall
>>>> and used the left over paint to paint over the putty. I tried to
>>>> feather the edges of the paint to blend in with the existing coat of
>>>> paint.
>>>>
>>>> Now, when I look at the wall at an angle, I can see what looks like a
>>>> dark ring around where I painted. The centre looks fine and I cannot
>>>> see the discolouration when I look at the wall dead on. Unfortunately,
>>>> when you first walk up to the wall, you are at an angle.
>>>>
>>>> What did I do wrong (other than not patching the wall first before
>>>> having
>>>> painting it)? What can I do to fix it? Do I need apply a coat of paint
>>>> to
>>>> the whole wall?
>>>>
>>>> Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> What is "dry wall putty"? Water putty? Spackle? Joint compound?
>>>
>>> Your mistake was not priming first. BIN makes primer in a spray can
>>> that dries in 15-20 minutes. You might be able to get away with just
>>> painting it with another coat (on just the spots). Worth a shot
>>> before buying something else.
>>>
>>> JK
>>
>> Sorry, I used the wrong terminology. I used "LePage Polyfix Smooth
>> Surface-Filler".
>>
>> I painted another coat over the patched areas and then some. When I
>> originally painted the walls, I used a roller. To paint over the patched
>> areas, I used a brush. Having looked at the spots again, I'm wondering if
>> what I'm seeing is the difference in painting tool? I'd say that the
>> patched areas look shinier than the rest of the wall.
>>
>> I do have a small can of primer. Perhaps I should prime over the patched
>> regions now, then apply the two coats of paint?
>>
>> --
>> Chris
>
> I wonder if the difference isn't so much color as reflectivity due to the
> texture difference. Armed with this information, if this were my house,
> I'd think about it for a week and come up with an intuitive solution.
> Sorry I can't be more help at the moment. I'm exhausted.

I should have also mentioned that the paint I'm using is:

SICO Chamois Soft Gloss - White Moss

--
Chris

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