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| Thread ID: 140442 | 2015-10-13 03:36:00 | Left over paint | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1409738 | 2015-10-13 03:36:00 | How long can I keep the left over paint? I painted my garage door more than 2 years ago and the left over paint was kept in its original container with its lid properly closed. This morning, I opened up the lid and to my surprise, it still looks OK, stirred it up and there's no change of colour, everything looks perfect, at least to me. LOL. Question: Can I still use it? Any 'experts' here to advise me? I wish to use it to paint a timber door. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1409739 | 2015-10-13 03:41:00 | There are all sorts of theories about, but I've used good quality paint that has been much older than that with no problems. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1409740 | 2015-10-13 04:10:00 | Go for it! Paint is paint is paint.........until all the solvents evaporate. Then it gets much harder to brush on. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1409741 | 2015-10-13 04:18:00 | Thanks guys. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1409742 | 2015-10-13 06:42:00 | 2 years is nothing on some of the stuff I've used, and it still worked just fine. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1409743 | 2015-10-13 07:05:00 | Yeah. I (re)used zinc paint shield (forgot the actual name) after being stored for nearly eight years. Just needed a little mix and still brushed out good. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1409744 | 2015-10-13 07:37:00 | That's great! Saves me a few dollars (x10). ha ha. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1409745 | 2015-10-13 08:02:00 | Have a look at this thread: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz That was in 2011 and I can report that the paint is holding up fine. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1409746 | 2015-10-13 08:54:00 | Thanks, Tony. :thumbs: That sounds very encouraging. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1409747 | 2015-10-13 17:38:00 | Just remember the daylight saving factor this time of the year. It may be worse on old paint! :) Ken |
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