Once you have a range of spools place them against your paint color and see which is the best match.
Getting paint chip off siding to match.
Small paint samplefrom the wall to match against.
Or a swatch of.
If your walls are drywall simply cut out a section of the paper only with a utility knife.
Dilute the paint by 5 to 10 percent with water for latex based paint or mineral spirits for oil based paint.
Then bring that spool to the paint store and ask the staff to match the color.
Find an inconspicuous area on the painted surface where you can take the paint chip.
This will help you find the paint chip.
Then head to your favorite paint store and gather up a selection of paint chips close to the hue you are trying to match.
1 clean an inconspicuous area of the wall.
Stored paints can lose moisture making it more difficult for touch ups to match the original coat.
Diluting paint adds moisture which slows the wicking rate and increases the time needed for the paint to set up.
This will help you hide any touch ups you make in the.
How to get a paint chip.
Fieldstone is used around the skirting as well as on the chimney so the color of the siding needs to play off of that.
Home improvement stores and specialty paint stores can mix paint for you with a near perfect color match using just a small sample of the original color.
This prevents chemicals from the paint or the products you use to remove it from seeping.
Place protective plastic sheeting in the area under the exterior wood to catch paint you will be removing.
Under the painted surface place a towel that clashes with the paint color.
Cut an oval shaped 1 x 2 slot in the wall piercing only through the surface of the paper.