i painted this rather large mural this week.
we used Sherwin Williams ProMar 200 eggshell. it's rather hard to see from the photos, but the sheen drastically changed in the paint from brushing to rolling--and nothing, not even re-rolling it--put the sheen back to match.
i used the same gallon of paint and re-shook the paint before each use, stirring every 20-40 minutes before re-pouring.
it didn't matter what paint brush i used, brushing it made it one sheen. i had to do some touch ups for all colors involved, so everything has disparate sheen in blotches, but especially around the cut-in edges.
i finally just broke out the roller and re-rolled the really blotchy areas. again, the color was perfect, but the sheen was duller where i re-applied the paint.
i contacted sherwin williams and they were befuddled by the concept. they had no advice.
i read online about trying to burnish or scuff the surface to sort of buff it out to an even sheen--that didn't work.
finally, someone touched the wall and left grimy prints on it. this was after it had cured and dried at least a week. i got a wet rag to wipe the prints off, and the paint came off a little on the rag and every place that got went turned immediately a pale color. so basically getting any water on the wall--even droplets--means repainting that section.
is this crappy paint? is there a solution to the sheen? a top coat or method to level the sheen without repainting the whole mural?
we used Sherwin Williams ProMar 200 eggshell. it's rather hard to see from the photos, but the sheen drastically changed in the paint from brushing to rolling--and nothing, not even re-rolling it--put the sheen back to match.
i used the same gallon of paint and re-shook the paint before each use, stirring every 20-40 minutes before re-pouring.
it didn't matter what paint brush i used, brushing it made it one sheen. i had to do some touch ups for all colors involved, so everything has disparate sheen in blotches, but especially around the cut-in edges.
i finally just broke out the roller and re-rolled the really blotchy areas. again, the color was perfect, but the sheen was duller where i re-applied the paint.
i contacted sherwin williams and they were befuddled by the concept. they had no advice.
i read online about trying to burnish or scuff the surface to sort of buff it out to an even sheen--that didn't work.
finally, someone touched the wall and left grimy prints on it. this was after it had cured and dried at least a week. i got a wet rag to wipe the prints off, and the paint came off a little on the rag and every place that got went turned immediately a pale color. so basically getting any water on the wall--even droplets--means repainting that section.
is this crappy paint? is there a solution to the sheen? a top coat or method to level the sheen without repainting the whole mural?
