An easy way to view large swaths of color on your walls, Peel & Stick color samples are… Move your sample around the room to see how the hue looks on each wall. Wrap around edges to understand how the color looks in light and dark corners.

What a Paint Color Sample Is. Paint color samples are liquid portions of a paint-like product, ranging from 7.2 ounces to around 30 ounces. Paint color samples are meant to be applied to the actual surface that will be painted. Paint samples cannot be removed from the surface; they must be painted over.

You'll need a chip that's at least one-inch square for the best results. At the paint store, staff will use their spectrophotometer to analyze the chip and match it to their brand's closest color.

Lowe's Color Matching Have something unique but can't match the color? No problem. Lowe's offers free computerized paint matching and custom color mixing.

Many paint stores and hardware stores now carry tiny eight ounce sample cans of paint. While these small samples are not made with the exact formula of a larger can, they are quite accurate in color to give you an excellent idea of what a larger scaled project would look like.

SAMPLES OF INTACT PAINT Try to work the knife blade under the coating to remove as large a sample as possible. Another way to collect a sample is to apply tape (such as duct tape) to the surface. Make parallel cuts through the tape and coating to the substrate.

Many paint stores and hardware stores now carry tiny eight ounce sample cans of paint. While these small samples are not made with the exact formula of a larger can, they are quite accurate in color to give you an excellent idea of what a larger scaled project would look like.

Sample-size paint typically has the same color as regular paint but tends to be thinner.

8 ounces A typical sample can of wall paint - the kind you buy to test out colors before committing - is 8 ounces, can cover up to 16 square feet, and costs just a few bucks. Small but mighty, these little sample jars hold big possibility.

The most common paint sampling method is to scrape paint directly off the substrate. The goal is to remove all layers of paint equally, but none of the substrate. A heat gun should be used to soften the paint before removal to reduce the chances of including substrate with the sample and to help prevent sample loss.

At the paint store, staff will use their spectrophotometer to analyze the chip and match it to their brand's closest color.

Paint samples are actually not the *exact* paint you'd purchase as a quart, gallon or five gallon bucket. Manufacturers produce thinned out paint for these samples, with less solids… although the pigments are surprisingly accurate.

The pigments are the same since the purpose of the sample is to represent color. But paint color samples don't have the same body as real paint. Paint samples are available from both paint stores, such as Sherwin-Williams, and from large home centers and hardware stores, such as Home Depot, Lowe's, and Ace Hardware.

Benjamin Moore Simply White and Benjamin Moore White Dove Samplize samples on a wall in nighttime lighting. Paint samples are actually not the *exact* paint you'd purchase as a quart, gallon or five gallon bucket. Manufacturers produce thinned out paint for these samples, with less solids…

Lowe's. Valspar's self-priming interior paints sold at Lowe's offer excellent hiding and are better than most paints at resisting mildew. Its exterior semi-gloss is our top-rated paint of that finish and a good choice for outdoor trim.

Shop Popular Interior Paint Brands

• HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams.
• Valspar®
• STAINMASTER™
• Giani.
• Beyond Paint.
• Rust-Oleum.