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Fabi10
12-22-03, 04:12 PM
I started painting my bedroom,before a Have a light pink color on the wall and now I'm painting with a cream color,but after paint
I'm notice that the color looks like more dark,I need to know if I should paint my wall white before I start another color,or this isn't a problem?
Thank You

Bruce H
12-23-03, 05:24 AM
How many coats do you have over the original color? If only 1, you may need a second coat. It has also been my experience that paint on a wall tends to look darker than it did on a small color chip.

Bruce
BobF
12-23-03, 09:09 AM
Just put on a second coat and you'll be fine. If the color is too dark, you can lighten it by adding a half pint (or less) of it to a gallon of the base. It doesn't take much tint to add color, so don't start with more than a half cup. If its too light, add just a little bit more of the original paint. Don't add much at a time. It will get too dark very quickly if you do.