the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}
tia
robb

robb wrote:
the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}
tia
robb

how long is a piece of rope. it depends upon so many factors that no one can
tell.

for example, if it freezes next week, the answer would be: one week.

On 2/19/2010 6:35 PM, robb wrote:
the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}
tia
robb

No good answer. Depends on storage conditions and container. Cans
often corrode through and leak or contaminate paint. I find best to
store less than quart quantities in old Mason jars as glass is stabler
than metal.

On Feb 19, 5:35*pm, "robb" wrote:
the paint specs if it makes a difference * *is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 * ... *5 * ... 7 *? *years *:}
tia
robb

as long as its a full can with no air and it doesnt freeze, until the
can rusts through.

chaniarts wrote:
robb wrote:
the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}
tia
robb

how long is a piece of rope. it depends upon so many factors that no one can
tell.

for example, if it freezes next week, the answer would be: one week.


Bought this house 4.5 years ago. Last summer, did some spot touchups
with partial cans that I found in basement, of several interior colors
that had to be at least 7-8 years old, based on the rust and spider
webs on the cans. Stirred up and went on well, dried to normal sheen
with no problem. Stored inside in a semi-dry basement that never
freezes, but seldom gets above 60 degrees, even in the hot part of summer.

Like the others (and previous threads) have said, biggest variable is
how well can is sealed, and what temp conditions can is stored under. I
was pleasantly surprised, figuring I would have to buy more, and
thinking I would use the paint can lid as the sample for matching.
--
aem sends...

On 2/19/2010 4:44 PM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 19, 5:35 pm, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}

as long as its a full can with no air and it doesnt freeze, until the
can rusts through.

True that. I've used latex paint 15 years old that worked like it was
fresh. But I've seen frozen paint less than a year old that isn't good
at all.


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

On 2/20/2010 5:09 AM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 19, 5:35 pm, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}

The trick would be to put the paint in smaller new containers, but
none of it will fully match even a year later, paint ages on walls and
trim, dark colors lighten, some whites yellow and dust and cooking
take a toll.

Bull****.

I've used paint over 15 years old, stored very sloppily in a basement,
to touch up a wall in a friend's living room. The spots I touched up are
impossible to see.

Like others and I have said, it all depends.


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:35:19 -0500, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}
tia
robb


I have used paint stored for over 25 years. If stored properly it
will last.

"robb" wrote in message
...

paint was in a (lower south) garage storage closet in metal and
plastic cans.
I was trying to decide what cans to take to the 2-day paint
recycle event

considering the responses ...
I suppose it was a clever marketing attempt to generate more
paint sales ?

robb

On Feb 20, 2:19*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 2/20/2010 5:09 AM ransley spake thus:



On Feb 19, 5:35 pm, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference * *is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 * ... *5 * ... 7 *? *years *:}

The trick would be to put the paint in smaller new containers, but
none of it will fully match even a year later, paint ages on walls and
trim, dark colors lighten, some whites yellow and dust and cooking
take a toll.

Bull****.

I've used paint over 15 years old, stored very sloppily in a basement,
to touch up a wall in a friend's living room. The spots I touched up are
impossible to see.

Like others and I have said, it all depends.

--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

Bull****? you must be blind and dumb, paint on walls ages, no paint
can match after 15 years, unless your a complete hack without any
sence of color

On 2/22/2010 5:29 AM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 20, 2:19 pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 2/20/2010 5:09 AM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 19, 5:35 pm, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :}

The trick would be to put the paint in smaller new containers, but
none of it will fully match even a year later, paint ages on walls and
trim, dark colors lighten, some whites yellow and dust and cooking
take a toll.

Bull****.

I've used paint over 15 years old, stored very sloppily in a basement,
to touch up a wall in a friend's living room. The spots I touched up are
impossible to see.

Like others and I have said, it all depends.

Bull****? you must be blind and dumb, paint on walls ages, no paint
can match after 15 years, unless your a complete hack without any
sence of color

Well, if I'm blind and dumb, then I guess my friends (the homeowners),
their relatives and all their friends are as well. Everyone who's looked
at that living room has not been able to see the places where it was
touched up *at all*.

But then I guess you know better than the rest of us.


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

On Feb 22, 12:52*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 2/22/2010 5:29 AM ransley spake thus:







On Feb 20, 2:19 pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 2/20/2010 5:09 AM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 19, 5:35 pm, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference * *is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 * ... *5 * ... 7 *? *years *:}

The trick would be to put the paint in smaller new containers, but
none of it will fully match even a year later, paint ages on walls and
trim, dark colors lighten, some whites yellow and dust and cooking
take a toll.

Bull****.

I've used paint over 15 years old, stored very sloppily in a basement,
to touch up a wall in a friend's living room. The spots I touched up are
impossible to see.

Like others and I have said, it all depends.

Bull****? you must be blind and dumb, paint on walls ages, no paint
can match after 15 years, unless your a complete hack without any
sence of color

Well, if I'm blind and dumb, then I guess my friends (the homeowners),
their relatives and all their friends are as well. Everyone who's looked
at that living room has not been able to see the places where it was
touched up *at all*.

But then I guess you know better than the rest of us.

--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"- Hide quoted text -

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I think so.

On Feb 22, 2:28*pm, ransley wrote:
On Feb 22, 12:52*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:





On 2/22/2010 5:29 AM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 20, 2:19 pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 2/20/2010 5:09 AM ransley spake thus:

On Feb 19, 5:35 pm, "robb" wrote:

the paint specs if it makes a difference * *is ...

Behr latex semi-gloss
Behr latex satin
Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint
ace flat ceiling paint

1, 2 * ... *5 * ... 7 *? *years *:}

The trick would be to put the paint in smaller new containers, but
none of it will fully match even a year later, paint ages on walls and
trim, dark colors lighten, some whites yellow and dust and cooking
take a toll.

Bull****.

I've used paint over 15 years old, stored very sloppily in a basement,
to touch up a wall in a friend's living room. The spots I touched up are
impossible to see.

Like others and I have said, it all depends.

Bull****? you must be blind and dumb, paint on walls ages, no paint
can match after 15 years, unless your a complete hack without any
sence of color

Well, if I'm blind and dumb, then I guess my friends (the homeowners),
their relatives and all their friends are as well. Everyone who's looked
at that living room has not been able to see the places where it was
touched up *at all*.

But then I guess you know better than the rest of us.

--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think so.- Hide quoted text -

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It all depends on the color and the exposure. I've had some neutral
colors that did not have a lot of exposure to sunlight still match
reasonably well many years later.

A few of those 99c bottles of hobby paint at places like michaels are
a good way to tint paint to match again for touchup.

I've used ten year old paint to touch up spots and it's invisible even
up close.

My painter told me to store paint cans upside-down, that way any skin
that develops is at the bottom and not the top.

Be very, very sure you've put the lid on securely. I usually store it
upside-down in a large bucket for a week to ensure it's not leaking.

Shaun Eli
www.BrainChampagne.com

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