Storing paint?
 

Is it generally too warm to store opened cans of house paint in the garage?

I have some open cans and have been thinking the same. I am thinking of keeping them in the laundry room which is inside (AC'd) in our CYV. I just can't imagine 95 to 100 F is good for paint.

But, to be honest I don't know. Probably best to just dispose of it, and get new - that is my plan B

It's generally a good idea to keep the paint since different lots always have slightly different colors and as paint ages, it does change color slightly. Having the same age paint in the container as on the wall almost usually guarantees a perfect match for touchups.

We have paint under the kitchen sink. That is where the builder left it and we have not had a reason to move it.

I have stored paint in my garage for years. I have found that it ages better in a container more equal in size to the volume of paint remaining and having a screw top.

My builder's touch-up paint was stored in the kitchen, and it all dried out. No matter where you store the paint, if you keep it in a metal can, it can either dry out, or, the can will rust and the paint will leak. So, I wouldn't store it in a kitchen cabinet. But, I don't think the garage is too warm if you use air tight containers.

I found that the builder used "Florida Paints" on my house. There is a Florida Paint store on Wedgewood Lane where they will sell you the paint for your house using your Villages ID card to match the colors.

This is correct, and if the paint is water based, make sure the container you use is plastic, NOT metal.

The paint manufacturers use the theory of "planned obsolesce". Instead of using plastic cans, they insist on using metal, which will eventually rust, ruin the paint, and cause folks to buy new paint. This has been a pet peeve of mine for years.

So if you take some plastic wrap, fold it over a couple times, lay it over the can opening, put on the lid, and tamp it down the paint will last years and years in the can. Lost of moisture and air invading is what ruins stored paint. I've been doing this trick for a long time and have found stored paint is just like new when reopened for touch-ups. It also helps to keep the lid and the can rim clean before sealing it up again.

When we moved in excess paint was stores by hvac unit. Someday we will open it and find it is garbage.

Move to a smaller container, air is the enemy here.

Seal them securely and store upside down, write on the bottom what rooms that color was used for.

Couple of years ago I began storing my excess housepaint ( generally latex) in glass canning jars. I keep them in the garage and it has worked very well. Of course you must be cautious and not drop/break one.

Why upside down?

I have roughly 12-14 gallon size cans (various levels) in my garage left over from jobs, for the last 7 years. Have not had an issue.

No matter where you store paint or other liquids, I would suggest putting the cans inside a plastic bin, so that, if the paint container rusts out or otherwise leaks, you will not have a mess to clean up. I learned that the hard way in Virginia when a gallon metal paint can rusted and leaked paint all over the basement floor.

I have stored paint in my garage for the 7 years I have lived in my home. I have used it for touch ups and repainting and it has been fine.

The previous owner left several gallon cans of paint (partially used) and several quarts of touch up paint that they must have received when they bought the house. They left it in the HVAC closet. We also had several partial gallon cans left over when we repainted some of the house after we moved in.

I bought the paint at one of the Sherwin Williams stores (the one on 44) and they gave me a half dozen new quart size cans. I transferred everything to those, left a paint "smudge" on the top and wrote what rooms each one was used for, and the color name/code #.

The old paint was 5 years old and was fine... All of it is now resting comfortably, in a cabinet in my garage...

How Painters Store Paint Properly
ROOM TEMPERATURE IS JUST RIGHT
Temperature plays a major role in the success of a paint job -- most paints are best applied between 45 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Likewise, you must take temperature into account when storing your paints. If you store your products in an environment that experiences temperatures below freezing or that exceed 90 degrees, there’s a good chance your paint will get ruined. Ideally, you want to store your paint in a room that keeps a relatively consistent temperature between 50 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit, such as a heated garage, basement, crawl space, closet, etc.

Makes can completely air tight.
I always stored old paint that way.

I just think that modern paint without the lead content is crap.
Fades so quickly.

If you need motivation to store your touch up wall paint in an air tight container, here it is. I use this exclusively and it works great. Frozen ice cream section.

LOL!!! I use these for everything! They are terrific! :D

How is the gelato? The gelato we have had here does not come close to what we have had in Italy.

It's good, but **NOTHING** compares to Gelato in Italy - although the gelato bar at The Venetian in Las Vegas was close.

Figured that would be the case. When you have the good stuff hard to go back.

Way to copy and paste

I use chinese food soup containers.

We keep them in our Hall Closet

Storing paint?
 

Canning jars! My painter recommended them. Easy peasy to use for touchup. Make sure the top of the jar and the rubber ring on the disc/lid are paint free when you reseal them.

IMO it’s can paint stored in that will eventually do in the paint. And that can is metal. I get smaller quart plastic paint cans to store my left over paint in (if I have left over unopened gallon cans I take them back and get my money back).

Plastic IMO will not create the rust. I also shake and turn the can over every month or two. To help the separation. I have touch up paint for each room, outside wall. So far the paint still good after 4 or so years.

I don’t like glass jar’s, chance of them getting broke. Plastic paint cans don’t cost that much IMO and much safer for us that getting older and have grip and dropping problem :duck:

Don't store in garage, the cans will rust. Store it in a closet or laundry room.

I moved my leftover paint into plastic juice bottles, like Ocean Spray bottles. I can see the color through the plastic, and if it is separating. I write with a sharpie the color name, number, and rooms used in. Store them in the laundry room cabinet, up high.
When I need to use it I shake it up until it's remixed and pour some into an old Tupperware bowl or a roller spreader.

Store your paint in a moderate temperature environment. Place paint in a properly marked plastic container that is suitable for its volume (avoid excess air). Depending on container size (i.e. a necked down bottle) place a thin layer of water (if using waterbased paints) on top of the transferred paint to mitigate drying/skinning of the paint. This small amount of water will not affect rheaology/transfer properties of the paint. Stored in the above manner you might get 10 years out of a properly formulated batch of paint.