Can't find the paint color you want to use to paint with in the store?
Did you find a great paint color idea in a magazine but you cant find it at your local paint store?
Have you forgotten what paint color you used in a room, but want to use it again or need to do a touch up?
Then head down to your local paint store. Nearly all paint stores now have computer color matching for the DIY painter. Simply take the item that has the paint color idea that you want to have matched to the store.
If you want to match a paint color that is painted on your wall and you don't have a sample of this color anywhere else, then you may have to cut a small piece out of your wall with the paint color on it. This can be easily patched and repainted later. You will need a piece approximately one inch by one inch in size.
If you are lucky, then you will still have some of the paint left over in an old can or maybe even some dried paint on the outside of the can. If you have some paint left, then do not, if at all possible bring the wet paint into the store to be matched.
Paint a sample onto some plain white card, two coats of paint will give you best results, and allow it to dry fully before bringing it into the store. If you paint it onto something that is not white, then the underlying color can affect the way the color will look. If you do bring in a wet sample, then your paint color match will not be as accurate as there will not be time for the sample to fully dry in the store even with the use of a hair dryer. You will get far better results if you bring a fully dry sample every time. This is especially important if you have wet oil based paint that you want matched.
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