How to Repair paint spots on mate walls, my repair looks shinny?
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Use a good primer on your repaired spots prior to painting, even if you are using a paint with primer, it should help.
Did you just patch in paint job? Or cover paint the whole wall? And wiping down wall with Murphy's oil soap and water would help before painting.
The spackle you used to repair the spots could be causing the paint to look different. Try lightly sanding over the shiny spot with a very fine grade sandpaper to see if it removes the shiny spots.
If the paint doesn't have primer in it, you might try priming the spot first before painting.
Agree with above statement, the cured but porous to paint application - spackle is absorbing the paint to make this repair more obvious. You need to use a primer to seal the spackle and then repaint.
Old paint wears over time. New paint even the same color will look different. Prime the patch then paint. If it still looks shiny go over lightly with a green scrubby pad to remove the shine.
Ok so I must prime all the wall and repaint or use medium grain sandpaper on all the wall, then repaint? Also I guess I must buy a big painting roll so I could do the job faster