How can precisely mix, for example, green and white interior wall paint to get a tone that I like? Is it just "try until you're satisfied" or is there some other way?
I don't want to hire anyone, I want to do it myself.
2006-10-17 08:47:47 · 8 answers · asked by matt 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
My husband has owned his own painting & decorating business for 27 years and I am the office manager. Sometimes it also depends on what shade or hue of green you are looking for. Oftentimes he will add a spot of lamp black or cadmium yellow to get just the right shade or hue. They will do this at the paint store for you, if you bring in a sample of the color you're looking for. It can be a fabric swatch or anything that has the color you like. They also have lots of paint chips to choose from, you pick the one you like and they will mix it for you!
Others are right, too. If you are going to do it all yourself and have one gallon green and one gallon white - start with white and then add a little green at a time mixing well. Make sure you have more than you'll need.
2006-10-17 09:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by kaydee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mixing Interior Paint Colors
2016-11-14 12:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try until you're satisfied.
It's tricky though. For one thing, the pigments in paint chemically react with each other in ways you can't always predict. So mixing a certain red and a certain yellow, for example, won't necessarily give you the orange you expect.
Also, once you get the color you want, you'll need to make sure that you're mixing more than enough paint for the WHOLE job. Because if you try to re-mix the same tone later, you will never, ever get it. Even the pros can't usually get it exactly right.
2006-10-17 08:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule of thumb is to add the darker color to the lighter one, so start with a can of white paint and add a little green to it at a time. You'd be surprised how fast the white paint gets darker with just a little green.
2006-10-17 08:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are being hard headed....they can mix a small amount at paint store....I always have 3 colors mixed and I paint on the wall in small places with two coats to see what I like best....
2006-10-17 14:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know those little lists on the back of food coloring that say how many drops to get each color? Look one of those up online, b/c their are 5 main colors, blue, yellow, red, black, and white, so there should be something online.
2006-10-17 08:57:34 · answer #6 · answered by MHSclarinethottie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jen knows her stuff!! Measure as you add the green so you can accurately recreate the color again. Ya never buy enough. (get at least one extra gallon of base color)
good luck!!
2006-10-17 08:59:39 · answer #7 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have anything that is the color that you like take it to Home Depot they can match it perfectly
2006-10-17 12:52:14 · answer #8 · answered by Jack C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋