When Good Paint Goes Bad
I’ve had some comments about paint jobs gone wrong because of a bad color choice. What to do? Can this paint be fixed? The answer is… sometimes.
If you realize, after painting the first coat, that you’ve got a problem, ask yourself if the problem is the original color mixing visually with the new color. Assuming you haven’t sampled the paint first, do it now. Paint it on white (like foam core) and see if it looks better. If it’s still all wrong, try to figure out what’s wrong.
Find a color wheel online and print it out. Look at your paint. Is your blue too green (next on the color wheel)? Is it too violet? It could be too gray. If you can figure this out you can take it back to the paint store and ask them to remix it. Make sure they write down the new formula. The experts at the store can also help you figure out what the problem is. Then, resample! You can then fix all the paint without having to throw it away. Of course, you can always start over. Sample correctly and donate the unused paint to Habitat for Humanity. It all depends on time, budget and your rank on the obsessive compulsive index.
