How to Touch Up Paint on a Wall

Paint touch ups can be required maintenance when parts of the wall become scuffed or broken. Before you begin paint touch ups, you should ensure any damage to the wall is repaired, such as spackling or attaching new drywall. Adding touch up paint can help to restore the wall to its original shine.

• Prime the spot you plant to paint with a latex primer. A primer will ensure that the paint adheres to the spot you will be repairing and will make the paint last longer.


• Locate the paint you used and the paintbrushes used from the original paint job. It is important to save old supplies for touchups. Even if you were to buy the same brand, the paint will not match as exactly as the original paint you used. If you had your walls professionally painted, call the painting company to see if they still have the color they used for your original paint job.


• Make sure to paint in similar weather conditions as the original paint was applied. This ensures the paint will go onto the touchup spot with the same consistency as the original paint.


• Start painting in the center of the repaired area and brush out. This will make sure that the touch up area blends well with the rest of the paint.


• Allow the paint sufficient time to dry.


• Check the touch up area from different angles. You want to make sure that you covered the entire spot. You also want to check that the color matched and there are no raised edges around the touched up area.