Know anything about painting?

Question

This will sound crazy, but bear with me. I was painting my kitchen with a satin ivy green. I used one gallon and then needed more. I told my husband that since we had kids, we probably should've gotten the gloss paint vs. satin so that messes could be wiped down easily. So I used the same ivy green, but a gloss for a second coat. I, being a "woman that changes her mind a million times," hated the gloss. I only made it halfway around the kitchen before I realized that it looked awful,...especially in comparison to the satin. SO...I sent my poor husband BACK to the store for more satin to cover that yucky gloss. Now I have a problem. When I put the satin back over the gloss,...the dried product was a semi-gloss. It looks nothing like the plain satin. If you were able to make any sense of this...can you help? How can I make it all look like the original satin? (Boy,...what a mess!)

Especially for the 4th person that answered this, I did let the paint dry 24+ hours in between. It was originally flat based when I moved here. I first put satin, then gloss, then tried the satin again. The mixture of the 3 made a semi-glossy look. Tried to contact you to see if you have any other suggestions.

Primer??? Do you just mean a flat paint? Gray paint? Is it high dollar? (Boy, I should've hired someone. Lol)

Answer 1

You might just give up and start all over again with a primer. Let everything dry completely then use a primer over the entire surface, even places you haven't painted with the satin/gloss. Starting with a clean palate will ensure a cohesive look to the entire kitchen. What a nice husband you have...."Hey, Honey, will you do me a big favor?" Good luck:)

Answer 2

Yep. Slow down. Let it dry. Whatever is on the walls is on the walls. Read the label on the can...it says make sure the walls are dry, dust free, grease free before painting. Dry means dry(including paint)
What you are doing right now is mixing the wet paint satin/gloss/satin on the wall. >If you replace the word "sheen" with the word "color" you would see you are making a mess on the wall.

Let things dry - not 2 hrs--24 hrs or more. Sand the wall lightly with fine sandpaper 150grit...to knock off the bigger chunks of mystrey stuff (bugs,dust, pizza - no it is not dried paint out of the can)
Now, do again with the paint you want.

THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN PUTTING ON MAKE-UP ... it takes TIME! If you do it fast and sloppy you get fast and sloppy finish that you got to stare at.
So the kitchen will be in disarray for a longer period than overnight. 3 days. Do it good.

Also, if you have all the lightswitch plates off and other stuff off, it looks more "naked" than when that stuff is back on.

Most kitchens I have done in 25 years have been in semigloss(same for the bathrooms)in case you wanted to know. But semigloss is on the label not hand mixed - like what you are doing.

Do not rush the dry time. Otherwise you will be inquiring about a different problem which is alot of manual work.

Answer 3

satin doesn't cover semi-gloss very well. Send hubby back to the store for some primer, prime the walls then re-repaint it.

I'm not an expert but I do alot of painting.

there is gloss and semi-gloss paint. you were on the right track in thinking it is easier to wash up. I generally use semi-gloss paint in kitchens and bathrooms.

another option may be to put another coat of the satin on the wall and see how it looks after that before you spend the money on primer.

Answer 4

There can be tint differences even between gallons of paint. If you think you will need to use more than one gallon, then mix all the paint in a large bucket and put them back in the paint cans. This will insure that ALL gallons have the same paint.

Some paint is more translucent than others and undercoats can change the tint slightly of the top coat.

Good Luck