MHET--glad it worked. Like I said in the post, I've never had a problem before. Hope I never have one again.
ModHomeEcTeacher
January 07, 2009
I found the OLD can of Porter paint I had painted my stairwell with. Took it in to be matched. The guy at Porter suggested we try to resurrect the old remains since they've changed colors. It looked like gray cottage cheese--awful. He must have been their paint guru because he went through a process to match it that was almost perfect. He was matching to a piece of the drywall that I had cut out for a drywall repair column. Anyway, when you get the right guy who loves paint, you're golden.
kodia
January 07, 2009
There may actually be another issue. Read my blog post about color metamerism: http://www.livelygrey.com/2008/08/lighting_and_metamerism.html
ModHomeEcTeacher
January 06, 2009
I'm taking a sliver of drywall with paint color on it right now into be matched. We'll see.
DIY Maven
January 06, 2009
Yes! They always put the formula they've used (even if it's wrong!) on a sticker on the top of the paint can. I like to put a piece of clear mailing tape over it to keep it clean. Paint wipes off the tape, which keeps the label underneath legible.
dewonangus
January 06, 2009
Interesting! I've had good success with matching Benjamin Moore colours, but I have always used Behr paint. I find their flat paint very forgiving and very washable (helps on the white trims). The only time I've run into a problem was buying the some colour about a year later ... BM had changed their formulas on the same colour! The message here is to keep a copy of the formula. Thanks for the heads up.
DIY Maven
MHET--glad it worked. Like I said in the post, I've never had a problem before. Hope I never have one again.
ModHomeEcTeacher
I found the OLD can of Porter paint I had painted my stairwell with. Took it in to be matched. The guy at Porter suggested we try to resurrect the old remains since they've changed colors. It looked like gray cottage cheese--awful. He must have been their paint guru because he went through a process to match it that was almost perfect. He was matching to a piece of the drywall that I had cut out for a drywall repair column. Anyway, when you get the right guy who loves paint, you're golden.
kodia
There may actually be another issue. Read my blog post about color metamerism:
http://www.livelygrey.com/2008/08/lighting_and_metamerism.html
ModHomeEcTeacher
I'm taking a sliver of drywall with paint color on it right now into be matched. We'll see.
DIY Maven
Yes! They always put the formula they've used (even if it's wrong!) on a sticker on the top of the paint can. I like to put a piece of clear mailing tape over it to keep it clean. Paint wipes off the tape, which keeps the label underneath legible.
dewonangus
Interesting! I've had good success with matching Benjamin Moore colours, but I have always used Behr paint. I find their flat paint very forgiving and very washable (helps on the white trims). The only time I've run into a problem was buying the some colour about a year later ... BM had changed their formulas on the same colour! The message here is to keep a copy of the formula. Thanks for the heads up.
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