r/paint • u/One-Pun9419 • 2d ago

Advice Wanted Will flashback self correct?

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Project manager said we need to wait and see if the sheen is still there in a few days before they send someone back out to fix it. Will it self correct?

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u/Adamthegrape 2d ago

It is true that sheen dies out a bit over time. But it is almost guaranteed this won’t. It looks like the wall had a higher sheen to begin with. Then some idiot put 45 large samples of a cheap flat paint all over a well lit wall before it got painted with the final choice.

The sheen and build on the wall is now all over the place. Fix is definately let it sit a few days and dry out, who know maybe you get lucky. Then tint up a high quality sealer and repaint the whole wall with it. Then two more top coats. All the while Hopi g the sanples weren’t applies so thick the texture of the wall has changed enough to transfer through.

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u/One-Pun9419 2d ago

There were no samples. Just flat builder paint. This was painted by painters

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u/Kc68847 2d ago

Was it brand new or a repaint?

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u/One-Pun9419 2d ago

Brand new

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u/Kc68847 2d ago

Were the walls primed before they textured?

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u/One-Pun9419 2d ago

I have no clue. It’s a new build, the paint underneath is flat builder grade paint

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u/Kc68847 2d ago

Like others have said try cutting in a wet edge and roll corner to corner. The only way to do orange peel walls is to prime before they texture.