Using really old emulsion
Quick query.
About ten (!) years ago I brought a large tin of light green emulsion with the intention of painting the bathroom. Did not happen. The can has been sealed all this time.
The can has been in a cupboard in the shed since then, so its sort of been protected from frost although I did note last year a jug of screenwash froze in there.
Question is assuming I strain it out can I use it to paint ? , Its an "outhouse" I would be painting, ie: ex outside toilet just used as store now with it although reading around a bit suggests that it may flake off after a week or two.
The paint does not smell "bad" it smells like paint, sort of.
Good / bad idea ?
I'm not being tight but I've just spend nearly 100 on paint (ceiling / skirting board / walls etc all different plus two coats were needed) for another room, just about finished almost so trying to avoid unneeded expense at the moment.
About ten (!) years ago I brought a large tin of light green emulsion with the intention of painting the bathroom. Did not happen. The can has been sealed all this time.
The can has been in a cupboard in the shed since then, so its sort of been protected from frost although I did note last year a jug of screenwash froze in there.
Question is assuming I strain it out can I use it to paint ? , Its an "outhouse" I would be painting, ie: ex outside toilet just used as store now with it although reading around a bit suggests that it may flake off after a week or two.
The paint does not smell "bad" it smells like paint, sort of.
Good / bad idea ?
I'm not being tight but I've just spend nearly 100 on paint (ceiling / skirting board / walls etc all different plus two coats were needed) for another room, just about finished almost so trying to avoid unneeded expense at the moment.
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Ten years seems like a long time for anything to be stored, Worst case is you have to do it again and out houses tend to be small.
Stir it up as well as possible, as the can is bound to have settled in layers.
I know from experience, I works with paints, I does!
Stir it for a few minutes, if you're using a non-mechanical stirrer then have at it for OVER 5 minutes. If you're using an stirrer-attachment to a drill, then stir it for a few minutes.
And yes, I'm also interested in hearing whether it's oil or latex based, as this will affect how it will look like once stirred. Either case, stir VERY WELL.
It should be ok, unless it's superbly lumpy and does not mix at all, I mean you'll tell with a few minutes or so of stirring.
Skim of the skin off the top of the paint with a knife / cut the skin off the paint...
Next grab a pair of ladies hosery (tights), and strain the paint through it into another container. Bingo your paint is as good as new.
If the paint is a little thick, stick a little water in it and give it a stir (this can be done as emulsion is water based).
HAHA! I was going to post the same comment!:smile:
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When you say "clogging up" are you referring to as it comes out of the atomizer?
Shake it up, then shake it some more!
nozzle blocks.. and yer I shake it up.. I'm making some nice +2 adapters in red / black .. red / grey ... or black .. or red or black or grey maybe :)
notice the new can was easier to use, but I suspect that was more gas than paint in the tin.
Upon opening the very rusty tin, there was about an inch of yellowy oil on top and a solid mass of light green paint (or what was paint) underneath.
I just decided to dispose of it as it would not mix it seems, well I struggled to push a screwdriver through the 'mass' I guess if I was persistent it may of mixed in a fashion but the concern I had was if it flaked off the wall a couple of weeks later.
Wisely done.
What colour did you decide on using?
( Go with what Scottie_UK (or was it Dunny?) did, where they painted the shed black with the Speccy colour stripe across it. )
I'll get some cheaper 'own brand' paint for it though as its only a 'tidy up' job really.