After making repairs in drywall, how can I get the same painted texture as the rest of the wall?

I have repaired several nail pops, etc. on my walls. After the repair is done, that part of the wall is smooth, and the rest of the wall has a texture created by painting (paint roller leaves a slight texture). The smooth spots stand out because the texture is different. Any advice?After making repairs in drywall, how can I get the same painted texture as the rest of the wall?
If you are talking about the slight ';orange rind'; type texture from the roller nap (and not a popcorn type texture) I'd suggest the following:





Prime the joint compound (2 coats) using roller, followed by at least 2 coats of top-coat paint.





Would suggest using a longer-nap roller -- they will do a better job of leaving a slight texture like you are trying to recreate.





Hope this helps. There is no ';1 coat'; solution to get the texture you are trying to get, but a longer nap roller will help.After making repairs in drywall, how can I get the same painted texture as the rest of the wall?
...mmm.. a close up picture of your wall-texture would help a lot.. there's literally hundreds of different textures out there.. all consisting of many different ingredients and mixtures.





most commercial textures are done with a spray machine of some sort, most hand textures are exactly what they sound like, and most custom textures are just an application of imagination and labor..





I'd experiment on a piece of scrap dry-wall.. get close as i could.. and call it good, [ that works if the texture is common in your neighborhood.






Ha Ha Ha This is where the skill comes in!





Sorry, but this is the art form itself, and the rest is easy by comparison. That's because you have to match your ideas to what somebody else did. I can't see your wall, of course, but usually a coat of texture is applied to the walls before they're painted. What this texture is made of, and how it's applied, varies greatly.





I usually take some drywall mud, dilute it down with water until it's pretty sloppy, and fling it on with a stiff wisk broom, which I dip into the mud, pull back on the bristles, and let fly. BUT, others have equally good and valid methods as well. You can even buy spray on texture in a spray can. That doesn't mean it's going to match, of course.





Practice your texture work outside on a scrap piece first. If you don't like what you did, wipe it off with a wet sponge. Remember, it all shrinks up when it dries. Feather outside your patched areas a little bit to blend it in.





Here's another website for more suggestions on texture and drywall. Best of luck!





http://www.drywallschool.com/
paint it the same way you painted the other walls with the roller.