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Old 05-21-2012, 02:34 PM
 
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Hi All

About a year and a half ago we had the interior of our home professionally painted with assorted Benjamin Moore Aura paints, matte/flat finish (not eggshell). All came out very nice. We had paint left over, and now and then I'll use it to touch up a spot or two -- the color and sheen match is usually indistinguishable from the original application.

Yesterday, I had to do a tiny bit of touch up again using the original paints -- the color has dried to a match, but the sheen is a bit different when viewing the wall at an angle (which is how you view the wall entering the room) -- the sheen of the touch up area looks a bit shiner -- almost like eggshell vs. the original matte. It was pretty warm in the room wen I did the touch up, so I repainted the touch up this morning when the room was cool, but the result is the same.

I know sometimes too many layers of paint can change the sheen. I still have some of the original contractor's white flat paint from the original wall color. Would it be worth testing a small area... maybe put down some of the original white flat paint, let it dry, then touch up over that? Or should I let the paint be a week to see if then sheen settles down?

Actually, before we had the professional paint our home, my wife & I painted a few test swatches on the wall here and there. Well, when the pro painter painted our walls, he painted right over the swatches (didn't prime them) and those swatch areas also view a bit "shiner" at an angle.

Any thoughts appreciated.
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Old 05-21-2012, 02:44 PM
 
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Paint formulations are not stable forever. The stuff that makes paint "flat" or "eggshell" eventually settles out suspension and even super vigorous shaking won't break up all the clumpy. It may be that you have found the "shelf life" of the Aura product that was left over. I would try a fresh quart...
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Old 05-21-2012, 05:23 PM
 
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Thanks, Chet. Was wondering that as well re: the particulate that allows for the matte finish.
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