Touching Up Builder's Grade Paint - HELP!!

candisue7

I rent a fairly new duplex and I'm moving out soon. I noticed the builder's grade paint scuffs REALLY easily so I used a Magic Eraser to get rid of the marks. The problem is, there are spots where the paint was so thin, it came right off. How do I touch it up? There are hundreds of different whites to choose from let alone different finishes. Do I ask for "Builder's grade" paint? Is there such a thing or is it all about the poor application?? Help!!!!!

chrisn

You will need to find whatever original paint was used and touch up, otherwise you need to pick a white and re do the whole wall

slickshift

Ayup

Bucky Badger

Sounds like they only sprayed a texture primer on the walls. Mabety you could try to go to a local paint store and see what the bigger drywall companies use....It's worth a try.

sirwired

Unless your landlord is a complete jerk or very inexperienced, he already expects to paint the house after you move out, and shouldn't charge you for minor scuffs, scrubbed spots, etc. Wall damage, yes; scuffed paint, no. There is a reason the house had such cheap paint to begin with... apartments and duplexes are the sole reason watery stuff like SW ProMar 700 even exists; it is made precisely for this use.

SirWired

JMoss1980

That's going to probably lead you nowhere.

Your best bet would be to paint everything, but if that is not part of your plan, I would go to the place you are going to purchase the paint from and bring them a sample( maybe even a piece of the drywall), or ask for a fandeck to take and match it up at your house.

And as far as paint goes, you can head to one of the seemingly dreaded 'Big Box' stores and find a lower quality paint for around $10-$15 per gallon, which is perfect for the project you are working on.

Hope I could help and, Good luck!

Bucky Badger

Worked for me when I rented. I was always complimented and thanked.

JMoss1980

Well you may be one of those lucky people who are few and far between. But I see it everyday, the same problem with the last owner/renter not leaving a quart of paint behind for touch up or matching, much easier to get in, get it matched and get out.

joenusz

Go to a paint store - I'll say Sherwin Williams because I know them. Ask for a color fan deck to *borrow*. Go home and match the color as close as you can, and go back to SW. Ask for a sample quart of the color match - it will cost you $5. Buy a cheap chip brush for $1 and you can take care of every small scuff and scratch in your home.

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