I'm sure most on here have had this problem . You buy a can of paint
,you open it ,stir the paint and use it . You then replace the lid and
,if necessary,tap it down to secure it . Some time later you need to
use it again so prise the lid off . What happens ? Pieces of dried
paint flick in to the paint and on the floor .Now the ones on the
floor are not a problem but how do you avoid getting bits in to the
paint ? Is there an answer?

On 7 Oct, 13:49, wrote:
I'm sure most on here have had this problem . You buy a can of paint
,you open it ,stir the paint and use it . You then replace the lid and
,if necessary,tap it down to secure it . Some time later you need to
use it again so prise the lid off . What happens ? *Pieces of dried
paint flick in to the paint and on the floor .Now the ones on the
floor are not a problem but how do you avoid getting bits in to the
paint ? Is there an answer?

Store the paint tin upside-down.

Edward

In article ,
writes:
I'm sure most on here have had this problem . You buy a can of paint
,you open it ,stir the paint and use it . You then replace the lid and
,if necessary,tap it down to secure it . Some time later you need to
use it again so prise the lid off . What happens ? Pieces of dried
paint flick in to the paint and on the floor .Now the ones on the
floor are not a problem but how do you avoid getting bits in to the
paint ? Is there an answer?

This is caused by the paint around the top
drying out slowly due to imperfect lid seal.
Store the tin upside down.

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Andrew Gabriel
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wrote in message
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I'm sure most on here have had this problem . You buy a can of paint
,you open it ,stir the paint and use it . You then replace the lid and
,if necessary,tap it down to secure it . Some time later you need to
use it again so prise the lid off . What happens ? Pieces of dried
paint flick in to the paint and on the floor .Now the ones on the
floor are not a problem but how do you avoid getting bits in to the
paint ? Is there an answer?


clean around the lis and top of the tin before it dries then re seal
bob

Huge wrote:

Store the paint tin upside-down.

What he said. We've been doing this for several years now, and the paint
lasts a great deal better.

Especially if you resist the temptation to open it. Saves a fortune.

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:47:07 +0100, "Burbeck"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
I'm sure most on here have had this problem . You buy a can of paint
,you open it ,stir the paint and use it . You then replace the lid and
,if necessary,tap it down to secure it . Some time later you need to
use it again so prise the lid off . What happens ? Pieces of dried
paint flick in to the paint and on the floor .Now the ones on the
floor are not a problem but how do you avoid getting bits in to the
paint ? Is there an answer?


clean around the lis and top of the tin before it dries then re seal
bob


That sounds a good idea .....and wash the lid to get rid of any paint
that has already dried .

what would you do with a half full tin of paint which unfortunately
contains bits of dried paint that have fallen in each time the lid has
been opened/shut?

every time i use it i get little 'bits' in the finish and its
annoying... would you dump it and buy a new pot?

benpost wrote:

every time i use it i get little 'bits' in the finish and its
annoying... would you dump it and buy a new pot?

(a) yes

or

(b) strain it through your old nylon tights.

benpost wrote:
what would you do with a half full tin of paint which unfortunately
contains bits of dried paint that have fallen in each time the lid has
been opened/shut?

every time i use it i get little 'bits' in the finish and its
annoying... would you dump it and buy a new pot?

Maybe. But I might get some suitable material and filter it into a clean
container. Depending on a) cost of paint; b) amount left; c)
availability of suitable thinning agent (usually a good idea to thin the
paint slightly before filtering); d) ease of getting replacement paint;
....; z) which way the wind is blowing.

Suitable material includes tights for many types of paint.

--
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I remembered my kitchen metal sieve has a bit broken on it, so I
thought why not use that then throw it away and get a new sieve?
Anyway did that and its worked well, most of the bits did not go
through, i've noticed a couple of dust size bits but thats nothing
compared to before so I can make use of the paint. Just painting about
6 bits of skirting board before fitting them. Its the interior water
based wood paint i was talking about before. Will have to remember to
either clean the pot before closing it or store it upside down in the
future..