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   jet | Sep 26, 2007 04:24am | #1

   I do my "touch ups" with the edge of a roller if it's in the middle of the wall. Just stipple the spot and it will be quite invisible by the next day.
   Since you will know were the spot is... ask someone else if they can see it.

   "No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
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   saddleup | Sep 26, 2007 05:41am | #2

   Thank you for the reply.

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   jet | Sep 26, 2007 05:44am | #3

   No problem
   and welcome to the insane.
   Kind of like "hotel california"
   you can check out but you can never leave!!!!!"No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields

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   saddleup | Sep 26, 2007 06:08am | #4

   I agree! I think the next time I hear "Oh, eggshell might be nice" I'm going to run away like a track star.

                                                    Thanks Again

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   DonCanDo | Sep 26, 2007 03:09pm | #5

   As usual, the correct answer is "it depends".

   For immediate touch-up with the same roller, it's very easy.  Just roller the spot and fan it out with a light touch.  It will disappear.

   For touch-up after the paint job is finished and the brushes/rollers have been cleaned, use a brush with a light touch and try and feather it out into the surrounding area.  It will disappear except under well-lit, angled lighted conditions.  It's important to use the same paint source as the original job.  If you need to buy more paint, plan on painting corner to corner.

   I always leave touch-up paint for my customers.  If they use it months or years later to hide accidental marks, they probably can not expect it to be completely invisible.

   Eggshell is the most common wall finish because it is somewhat washable and yet flat enough to hide typical wall imperfections.  I use flat on ceilings which makes touch-ups much easier, but ceilings rarely require touch-up anyway.

    

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   saddleup | Sep 27, 2007 03:37am | #7

   Thank you very much for your response.

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   peteshlagor | Sep 26, 2007 04:46pm | #6

   I guess I've been luckier than most.  But I believe it depends upon the paint and color.

   I only use Ben Moore eggshell inside (other than the pearl &/or flat where needed).  I recently had to touch up a painting hanger hole my wife put in on a wierd green I had painted two years earlier.  None left.  But I went and got their 2 oz sample size of the same color number and rolled it on with one of those small rollers in a kit over an area of about 2 -3 sq ft.  Technique is important, but this patch is completely invisible.  It's not the first time I've had similar sucess. 

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   saddleup | Sep 27, 2007 03:37am | #8

   Thank you very much for you response.

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   MikeK | Sep 28, 2007 06:34am | #9

   Dark Colors are harder to touch up without flashing.