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Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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Sat, Jan 3, 09 at 18:17
| I took down some brass metal accessories from the wall and have rub marks where they were. I don’t want to repaint the whole wall. What will get this off without removing the paint? The paint is pretty old but I still like the color, and it is in good condition apart from these rub marks. They are not dirt, but shiny like the metal rubbed off on the wall. |
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RE: Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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RE: Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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| Oh! I had not thought of them. They are safe for paint? |
RE: Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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| They are only safe for paint if the paint is a gloss finish, not flat. If you have some paint leftover, just do a small touchup where the rub marks are. Most likely though it is the paint has been scratched off by the metal, not the other way around. I have a small container of every paint we have used in our house and I have several places I touch up regularly, one being where a small metal trashcan rubs the bedroom wall. |
RE: Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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| Unfortunately the paint IS flat. I remember reading somewhere that it was a problem for some kinds of paint. It’s such a small area, but it’s next to the door so I see too much of it. It has been a long time since it was painted, so we have no spare paint. I don’t think the paint is rubbed off, you can see shiny parts the exact color of the brass item that was hanging there, in a semi-circular pattern where it moved whenever someone slammed a door. |
RE: Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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| Since it is flat paint, I would gently dab at it with a wet rag, and if all else fails buy a new piece of wall art! Good luck! |
RE: Removing metal rub marks from painted wall
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| If the paint is non-glossy and also non-flat, then you can try scrubbing it with Spic and Span. Eggshell paint is ok to scrub. |
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