What is wrong with this paint ??

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HELP !!!!!!Can anyone explain to me WHY this touch up on my entry wall came out so different than the original paint. SAME can of paint 2 years later....why does it look SHINY. When the front door is closed it looks fine, as soon as the door is open it shines. By the way the other part of the wall that may look lighter IS a cast off from the metallic table in the entry. This spot is horrible don't know what to do :(

Janet Pizaro · Answer

paint oxidizes over time

KattywhampusLOL · Answer

Good Morning DD66, Well, it looks to me like your wall, in generaal may have a bit of reflective quality to it, and I am thinking that there might have been a settling of refective particles in the original bucket of paint which causes the touch up to be so shiny. As for the color difference, I don't know if you had, or not, used any primer before applying the paint to the wall when it was first done PLUS again before touching up. Here is a link that has some answers for you to consider. I would just repaint the wall ... as an accent wall perhaps (so that even if you use a gray color and it is different, that will be fine ... it's an ACCENT wall) ;) Good Luck and thanks for asking Hometalk for answers.

https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/63281/why-do-i-have-shiny-patches-where-i-touched-up-paint-on-my-walls

Jan Clark · Answer

Since you don't have a picture posted, I'm going to guess it's either one of two things. 1. The paint wasn't stirred enough to remix all the chemicals in it or, 2. the paint broke down in the 2 year wait for the touch up. To fix it, go back to the retailer with your old can and get a quart jar of the same color in the same texture mixed up for you and repaint your touch-up.

Barbara Baldwin · Answer

Beautiful floor!

Mike Williamson · Answer

One thing which causes 'flashing' is not priming the patch material before applying the paint.

(flashing is a shiny spot)

B. Enne · Answer

This is really common. Paints fade and lose some of their shine on the wall. I remember being told to add a bit of water to latex paint when touching it up, and to build up and feather the colour. I have found that dabbing the paint from the original can, with a foam brush seems to work better for me.