Comparison

Touch-Up vs. Full Repaint Between Tenants

By All Purpose Anytime Services LLC

Touch-ups save money only when nobody can see them. When they flash, you paid for paint and still have walls that look patched.

Touch-up works when

The walls are clean and the existing paint is the same color and sheen
The original paint is recent
Damage is small and spread out

Repaint when

Touch-ups would sit in a wall that catches window light
The sheen or color has changed since it was painted
There are many repairs on one wall
The previous tenant painted a color

How we decide

We look at every wall in daylight at the walkthrough and write down which walls get touch-up and which get repainted. See painting cost between tenants.

Why touch-ups flash

Paint changes on the wall as it ages, and a small patch rolled over an old wall dries to a slightly different sheen than the paint around it. Even paint from the same can can look different beside a wall painted years earlier. The difference shows most where light from a window skims along the wall.