Painter on the fritz

[BurtEggley]

My painter is on the fritz, not returning calls, and a contractor friend who uses him all the time said that Tue-Sat he is very hard to get a hold of, he turns his phone off or something. He takes calls Sunday afternoon, and Monday then books his week. So that means I will have to prep this job and do it because I can't wait until next Monday to reach him. But, I need some advise before I tackle this job. The drywall guys installed DensShield, then used tape and joint compound to skim coat the joint, and feathered egg shell out about 2' - 3' from the joints. I do not know whether to just knock the peaks that are 18" to 36" down with light sand paper, or to use a wet sponge on it to smooth them before priming and painting, or whether to wash off the area so that only a foot to 18" needs to be painted to blend it. I think I want to wash off everything from about 18" out from the joints but it may ruin the feathering job. It was a simple joint between the old and new, but my fear is that I will create a difference in texture that will be noticeable if I clean off what I consider excess distance. Any one been here?

 

[steves_001]

I would think if it's feathered out, and ready to prime/paint, by the time you roll on the primer and top coat and blend into the old the texture from the roller should be even. Got a pic?

 

[PCustoms]

My painter is on the fritz, not returning calls, and a contractor friend who uses him all the time said that Tue-Sat he is very hard to get a hold of, he turns his phone off or something. He takes calls Sunday afternoon, and Monday then books his week. So that means I will have to prep this job and do it because I can't wait until next Monday to reach him. But, I need some advise before I tackle this job.

So your guy that you occasionally use is "on the fritz" because it's Wednesday and you can't reach him for an immediate answer because you cant wait until Monday?

I think we know why his phone is off...

The drywall guys installed DensShield, then used tape and joint compound to skim coat the joint, and feathered egg shell out about 2' - 3' from the joints. I do not know whether to just knock the peaks that are 18" to 36" down with light sand paper, or to use a wet sponge on it to smooth them before priming and painting, or whether to wash off the area so that only a foot to 18" needs to be painted to blend it. I think I want to wash off everything from about 18" out from the joints but it may ruin the feathering job. It was a simple joint between the old and new, but my fear is that I will create a difference in texture that will be noticeable if I clean off what I consider excess distance. Any one been here?

I'm confused what "feathered eggshell" means. If they applied paint, then a wet sponge isn't going to do anything.

What was your agreement with the drywall crew?

What's it look like (post pics please) now?

 

[jar944]

You can't blend paint, even the same paint on a different day will leave a noticeable wet/dry edge.

Grab a light, check for high spots, sand, prime the new section and then paint the entire wall.

 

[BurtEggley]

You can't blend paint, even the same paint on a different day will leave a noticeable wet/dry edge.

Grab a light, check for high spots, sand, prime the new section and then paint the entire wall.

thank you -

 

[BurtEggley]

my post new drywall painter just called and we have it worked out.

Although the issue is solved with the painter, - In answer to several questions, rather than leave them hanging for the next person who reads this thread:

The question was more about how to remove 2' of drywall eggshell overspray without affecting the overall appearance of how the wall looked when painted. I didn't want a definable line or change in texture on the wall. I wasn't worried about a paint dry/wet line because we plan to paint the interior, trim and replace carpet in a year or so anyway but not right now. If we have to paint both bathrooms again now we will, but I would rather not have to decide on a new paint palette until we can replace the carpet first.

The drywall company did a great job, as they always do, except that instead of blending the seams 6 - 10 inches between old drywall and new DensShield (will be covered in Corian Quartz), the guy assumed we were going to repaint the whole room so he blended the old and new over about 3'. While that ultimately makes it look nice, it just wasn't necessary. The purpose of this thread was to explore if the seam between old and new could have been reduced from 3' back down to 6 - 10" without making the blend between old and new show poorly. The bathrooms have eggshell texture. That way we could have just used the remaining gallon of Kelly Moore paint from 2021 to touch up, and avoided pulling all things in the bathrooms that have to be removed to properly paint them at this time.