Not Happy With Colour Of Paint...what Can I Do?

[divegirl]

Morning all!

I've just opened a tin of paint to give the bathroom a spruce up and I hate the colour :0( I wanted something a lot brighter and vibrant! Is there anything I can buy to add to it, a concentrated pigment maybe, or can I take it to Homebase and get them to add something, if so, how much would it cost? It's a pale insipid green and I wanted lime!

Lisa x

[snags]

Isn't that what tester pots are for ;-p

Homebase offer a Dulux paint mixing service I think so they can prob 'add' something.

[divegirl]

lol...yes they are but I love an impulse buy! I looked at the tin and liked it but it was the overall colour of the tin I liked and I took no notice of the actual description :0/

It is a Dulux paint so I think I'll give Homebase a ring.

[Mancunian]

Why don't you just take it back and choose another colour. Less messing about. Shouldn't think at Homebase there would be any difficulty.

[snags]

They might just exchange it as long as the lid isn't bent/buckled from being opened.

(a lime green bathroom sounds a bit painful first thing in the morning).

[Barmaid]

Just don't do what Mr BM did. Put two coats on the wall BEFORE he decided he didn't like it.........

[gness]

Wish you were closer....I have a load of leftover B&Q Grasshopper green I used to zing up one wall. Gorgeous.
Go to Homebase.....find a sympathetic looking man....open your eyes wide and explain your problem....hinting...just hinting....."Too late to exchange, I suppose?" Look sad.
If that doesn't work ask him to make suggestions of how you can overcome this dilemma because you are clueless about mixing paints.

Yes I know it's playing the helpless woman! And why not? x

[divegirl]

Arghhh Just phoned Homebase and they said there is nothing they can add that will change the colour.
I bought it last year so the receipt is long gone :0( I'v opened it to mix it and that is all but I doubt they will exchange it.

Any other ideas?

Lisa x

And Snags....I see it as invigorating!

[divegirl]

Love you gness...may just have to do that! I can do helpless woman if need be ;)

Lisa x

[gness]

The other thing I do but didn't like to say Divegirl because it's pushing it a bit is to invent a crotchety husband who is really furious with me........squeezing out the odd tear helps.

[mazie]

What colour is it Lisa? I bought two different colours last year and mixed them and it turned out really well.

[divegirl]

Ooooo Gness.... like your style!!!!

mazie, its a pale green but the tin looks like a much brighter colour should be inside..

I think I trip to Homebase after work tomorrow may be in order!

Lisa x

[knowabit]

Email Dulux and complain that the colour on the tin is nothing like the actual paint inside... they may email you a voucher or something?

[knowabit]

or just return to Homebase and tell them that....

[mazie]

Get a brighter green and mix the two Lisa..You'll have to experiment a bit until you get the shade you want...Or just cut your losses and start again ;o)

[Old_Geezer]

It's like being in primary school. just pour it into a larger tin and add a colour you think will improve it. Just make sure you make enough so don't run out 80% of the job done, and don't add too many colours or it'll turn out brown.

[coccinelle]

You can buy tubes of pigment so go for a vibrant green and add it to paint until you get the shade you want. I always buy white paint or emulsion and add these tubes of pigment (powder pigment is a pain so get in liquid form) so I get the exact shade I want. I often put a few drops of red and yellow to get an antique white. You must remember that the emulsion will dry to a couple of shades lighter so make the colour stronger than what you want whereas oil based paint goes darker when it dries.