The paint looks great now, but there’s bound to be nicks sooner or later. This hack makes touch-ups super easy.
A fresh coat of paint can transform a room, but let’s face it, painting is a hassle. Once the drop cloth is folded up & the last piece of furniture is returned to its place we are all too happy to get back to normal & relegate those big drippy paint cans to the nether reaches of the garage. But what about 3 months (or 2 days) later when you find dings and scratches on the newly painted walls? (You know you will.) A little advanced planning and you can avoid the hassle of digging out that rusty paint can and wrestling it open with a screwdriver.
The next time you paint a room, ask the painter to fill a mini mason jar with paint. (You can get a 12 pack of these jars for under $1 each here). On the metal lid, use a permanent marker to write both the name of the room (Dinette, Boys Bedroom…) and the paint name (Benjamin Moore-Rose Blush…) in case you need to go out and get some more at a later date. These cute-mini mason jars remain easy to twist open and reclose and they are small enough to keep on hand, where you will actually reach for them. Just give the jar a good shake and use a small paintbrush or even a Q-Tip for touch-ups to keep that paint-job looking good as new…hassle-free.
Another good tip I got (and did!) it you don’t have patience for this- save your paint numbers! Then we you need to retouch you can get a sample for a couple of dollars from Home Depot or wherever.
They also have a machine that can match to your existing color if you’re able to get a chip off your wall. (For older paint jobs where the color is unknown or has changed.)
I’m constantly looking for ways to improve the customer service side of my painting business. This is a great idea not only for the customer, but for the contractor. I’m going to buy the jars in bulk and printing labels with my logo and phone number on them so that I can leave them in the home for our customers to do touch up with. That way, every time they do touch up, they’ll be seeing our company name and logo! Thanks for the great idea!