Paint drying question
 

Ed wrote:
I recently discovered 2 gallons of gloss enamel paint that sprung a
leak where the loop handle attaches to the can. This seemed to be
just linseed oil (or whatever). I had a couple other gallons that I
didn't care for the color so I tried decanting the oil from the
good cans into the remainder of the leaking cans (after putting it
in new cans). These were all from same manufacturer and same type
of paint, just different colors.

Then I stirred up the reconstituted paint and tried it on a test
strip. I'm not sure it has dried "hard" on the test strip as it
still feels tacky 3 days later. I'm afraid to use it if it won't dry
completely. Does enamel paint deteriorate over time? This paint is
like 10 years old. Is there something I can add to it to make it dry
out? Any advice besides "pitching it out?" Thanks for any help.

Toss it. It sounds as if you added too much oil, not enough resin.



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