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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 7:54:10 PM
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| So, if you read my other post on my painting project, you know my front door turned out bright purple. Yesterday i went back to Lowe's and got another quart of paint mixed for the front door - this time "Crabapple Red" . It is the color they show in the picture as the contrast to the two greens that I chose - and it is like you'd expect, a darn barn red color (in the picture). Well, I painted my door today - two coats and it is now mauve, bordering on pink. I don't know if I'm getting the wrong person each time to mix my paint or what the hecks' going on, but I think I'll try one more time - this time I'll go to Home Depot. |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 8:15:43 PM
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Sherri,
You may have to premier your door before you paint anymore because the dark colors can change the new color that you paint over it. Learned the hard way.
Keep going girl.....
Carol Sue
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 8:46:27 PM
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Oh Dear! And painting doors isn't a whole lot of fun! I hope you got your money back for the bad paint!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora! |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 06:25:41 AM
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Sherri - I think Carol Sue has hit the nail on the head. The paint underneath can 'bleed through' and change your top color. When I paint a wall, I always get a 'high hiding' primer and give myself a clean slate. I would try that if it was me. It would sure beat sanding the door down and starting over.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 09:09:03 AM
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| The door was white before I started all of this! I'll try the primer, anything to just finish it! |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 10:23:19 AM
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I'm so sorry for your bad door experience, Sherri. If you prime it good this time and you still have a problem, I think I would save all the other colors and see if you can get some money back. Where did you get the paint? I've had pretty good luck with Home Depot.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 10:49:10 AM
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Oh Sherri,
What a major bummer to go through all that work and have it not turn out right.
3rd time is a charm........
Carol Sue
Enjoying life. |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
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Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 2:27:16 PM
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| Hope you end up liking your door, prime and then put on your color if door is metal make sure you are using right type of paint. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 08:46:24 AM
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| I talked to the people at Lowes and they said "Oh, you should have used a grey primer underneath the paint if you were using a shade of red." Might be a good policy when they sell red paint to tell people that, huh? |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 08:59:36 AM
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Wow, Sherri! I didn't know that. Why in the world do they not tell people something that critical??? Shame on them. :(
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 10:16:18 AM
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Grey, I didn't know that, drat them for not telling you in the first place!!!!!!
Carol Sue
Enjoying life. |
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