How to touch up paint bagged brick exterior?

HendoP

Hi everyone

We are in the final stages of getting our house ready for sale in Feb. 

Our house has a bagged brick exterior which has some exposed brick work generally along the base of the walls (whipper snipper).  What is the best way to "touch up" these areas?  Will this necessitate painting the whole wall or can we do some spot touch ups?  Remember we are just making the place look presentable prior to sale, so ideally are not looking at making a large outlay.

My intention was to scrape off a few pieces of paint from around the affected areas and get the team at Bunnings to color match and touch up with a brush.  

Appreciate any tips and advice as we are real novices when it comes to DIY.

After we do the house the driveway is next (but I think we will get this done professionally).

JacobZ

Hi @HendoP,

The simplest and easiest solution would be to use a textured paint such as Dulux Fine Texture Exterior Paint, which can be tinted to a variety of colours, to touch up the damaged sections. It can be colour-matched, and it is textured so it will better match the surrounding area than standard paint.

You'll want to start by thoroughly cleaning the surface with sugar soap to remove contaminants that will prevent it from sticking. After cleaning, prime the exposed bricks with Dulux Texture Paint Primer before applying your top coat with a texture roller.

Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Jacob