Having spilt (and wasted) a partly filled 2.5l can of paint this morning, I
decided I'd start using a paint kettle - if it happens again, the overall
quantity won't be as much!

Is there a simple way to transfer paint from can to kettle without spilling
it everywhere? Yes, I realise you can just pour from can to kettle and back
again, but that usually results in the lip of the can filling up with
paint, which in turn runs down the side of the can. Just wondering if there
was a glaringly obvious knack (that is completely escaping me) to doing it
without making too much mess.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

"The Wanderer" wrote in message
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Having spilt (and wasted) a partly filled 2.5l can of paint this morning,
I
decided I'd start using a paint kettle - if it happens again, the overall
quantity won't be as much!

Is there a simple way to transfer paint from can to kettle without
spilling
it everywhere? Yes, I realise you can just pour from can to kettle and
back
again, but that usually results in the lip of the can filling up with
paint, which in turn runs down the side of the can. Just wondering if
there
was a glaringly obvious knack (that is completely escaping me) to doing it
without making too much mess.


Errr, wiping it with the brush you are going to use? Up the side and then
round the rim to force all either into the can or into the brush.


--
Bob Mannix
(anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not)

The Wanderer wrote:
Is there a simple way to transfer paint from can to kettle without spilling
it everywhere? Yes, I realise you can just pour from can to kettle and back
again, but that usually results in the lip of the can filling up with
paint, which in turn runs down the side of the can. Just wondering if there
was a glaringly obvious knack (that is completely escaping me) to doing it
without making too much mess.

Use a ladle, or tip the paint out of the container on the non-
instruction side and clean up with Bounty kitchen paper.

The message
from The Wanderer contains these words:

Is there a simple way to transfer paint from can to kettle without spilling
it everywhere?

Ladle.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

The message
from Chris Bacon contains these words:

Use a ladle,

Aaarugh, the rays!

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Guy King wrote:
The message
from Chris Bacon contains these words:


Use a ladle,


Aaarugh, the rays!

I are suffering magnificently from "Ben Bracken". Will have to
whizz off to the kitchen directly.