I bought interior paint about a year to a year and a half ago, intending to piant my living room, and never got around to it! Now that spring is here again, i've got the fever to do some home improvements. Do you know if the paint is still 'viable' enough to use? It has remained sealed, kept at room temp, and is a good brand name- Dutch Boy. I'm hoping all these factors will work in my favor! :) I'd hate to go out and buy 4 new cans! Thanks!
2007-04-09 09:08:19 · 5 answers · asked by Carrie C 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
As long as the paint hasn't froze from being in a unheated garage your fine, even if the can was opened as long as it was resealed good your fine. The answer not to shake paint is as stupid as they come, when you buy paint at a paint store they shake it , when they make you a color they shake it the answer is confused with polyurethane, THAT you do not shake. Good luck Les the painter Dutch Boy is a very good product
2007-04-09 09:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Les the painter 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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I bought interior paint about a year to a year and a half ago, intending to piant my living room, and never got around to it! Now that spring is here again, i've got the fever to do some home improvements. Do you know if the paint is still 'viable' enough to use? It has remained sealed,...
2015-08-19 03:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gotta agree with Les. My husband is a paint contractor of nearly 30 years and shaking is what you WANT to do. Stirring it will take much longer and then you're still taking chances of the tints being settled at the bottom, which can result in you picking up globs of paint on your brush or roller and then........ick, what a mess. Take it to the paint store and have them shake it for you.
The paint should be fine as long as it was not frozen, which you said it wasn't. So you are good to go!
2007-04-09 11:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-29 20:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the can is sealed and you are positive you have enough to do the job go for it. I assume we are talking about watter based paint.
If you don't have enough for the job and it was especially mixed there could be a problem. Even though you buy fresh paint either a mixed or matching color they may not match to the trained eye.
What you may elect to do is paint a bright wall with a window in it with your present paint and do the others with the same brand unmixed or mixed. Remember, depending on the color you may need two coats. Cover with the first old can and do a final coat with the new paint. Good Luck!
2007-04-09 09:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As long as it was indoors it will be fine to use. But PLEASE DON'T SHAKE IT!!! Shaking the paint will make tiny bubbles that will take days to settle. If you try to paint with these little bubbles, you will have pock marks all over your walls.
Stop by Home Depot or any paint store and grab some wooden stirrers to mix the paint back to normal - they are free.
Don't be shocked by the color when you open the can - all the pigments will be separated and you'll see colors that you had no idea were even mixed in there (I saw lots of purple in my settled mocha paint before mixing). Just stir 'er up and it'll be exactly as you bought it.
2007-04-09 09:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by I Sprout A Blueberry 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
If you haven't opened it or exposed it to high heat and freezing temps, then it should be perfectly fine. Just shake it and stir it well , and make a test swatch that you completely dry. If it matches the swatch you originally had, then you're good to go. Enjoy your newly painted room when it's done.
2007-04-09 09:15:17 · answer #7 · answered by mainah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋