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Old 10-24-2007, 05:57 PM   #1
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I am non a painter by trade im a carpenter.My question is i have a egg shell wall to touch up in a laundry room i am working with latex can i litely go over these small marks with a brush or do you think i will have to cut in an roll. The lite in the room picks up everything any tips.Thanks for any help

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Old 10-24-2007, 06:13 PM   #2
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Eggshell is tough
W/o some experience even tougher
If they are in the middle of the wall, not near cut-in, try a mini roller
Only go up and down with it (the painter should have gone that way)
If they are in the cut-in area, use a brush
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Old 10-25-2007, 08:10 PM   #3
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I am non a painter by trade im a carpenter.My question is i have a egg shell wall to touch up in a laundry room i am working with latex can i litely go over these small marks with a brush or do you think i will have to cut in an roll. The lite in the room picks up everything any tips.Thanks for any help
How big can a laundry room wall be??
Paint the whole wall and sleep well
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Some eggshell can touch-up, it will really be a matter of shade of color, and most importantly lighting, if you get natural light and can look down the wall then more than likely you will see the touch-up.
One trick that may work would be to cut in around the switch plates and roll out the wall. If it is good shade then hat band should not be an issue.
Of course you could just cut in and roll out the whole wall.
I get into some good sized homes with large laundry rooms, so its hard to say .
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heck, i dont even think flat touches up well
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heck, i dont even think flat touches up well
some don't thats for sure.
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