Touching up scuffed paint

[Blankiefan]

We had our hall painted grey - using Crown's Grey Eglise (I don't know if it makes any difference but it was Trade paint - around September last year.

One of the walls has been scuffed and I have leftover paint so want to retouch it. Any tips? Do I have to do the whole wall or would I get away with a patch? Should I use a brush or roller? I want the easiest fix but not to have to do it twice (I have form for taking the FuckItThat'llDo approach....)

Any help much appreciated...

[shoom]

Apply it with a brush to the scuff mark then use the roller gently over that area so the wall texture matches the existing paint (a paint brush gives a more flat result than a roller.) Rather than putting paint all over the roller (saturating a roller uses a lot of paint) you could use the brush to put some in the centre of the roller before using the roller to even out the texture. If it's a tiny inconspicuous area you could just use the brush to apply some paint to the scuff mark then tap the dryish brush to even out the texture.

[shoom]

Have you tried gently wiping the mark? If you have the tin of paint you could check with the manufacturer how they advise you clean that specific type.

[Blankiefan]

Thanks - I tried to clean it and made it worse.... It's in a very conspicuous location. I'm resigned to potentially having to paint the whole wall but will try to get away with a touch up first....

[shoom]

Good luck.