storing paint bottles, up, down, or on the side?

woozle · Post by **woozle** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:47 pm

I've been keeping my tamaya and Model master acrylic bottles upside down, with no problem beyond needing a good shaking. I'm thinking about putting them on their sides, instead, in a 'spice rack'. Any thoughts on that method of storage?

Alvis 3.1 · Post by **Alvis 3.1** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:37 pm

Depends on how long they may stay that way, but that pertains to any position. I've stored paint in all 3 positions with no real preference, it basically comes down to having the space.

Alvis 3.1

Floyd Walker · Post by **Floyd Walker** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:30 am

Just make sure they're closed up good and tight. Otherwise, your bottles may become permanently affixed to whatever they're on (speaking from first-hand experience, here

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Darkov · Post by **Darkov** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:48 pm

Here is my solution to storing paint.
http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/42cec135z50 ... EB3SD6qx8j
http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/42cec135z50 ... EBHJJSYpfw
http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/42cec135z50 ... EBJxN5p4V5

I used 20oz pop bottle caps and some round avery labels.

Works quite well and I can find a paint color at a glance.

Pete

irishtrek · Post by **irishtrek** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:43 am

I clicked on your links and the page that came up said that what I clicked was not there.

Darkov · Post by **Darkov** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:42 am

Not sure why you can't see the pics but here is a link to the album they are in.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/darkov35/ ... /my_photos

irishtrek · Post by **irishtrek** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:27 pm

That one works, thank you!

dekesdragon · Post by **dekesdragon** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:36 pm

I too use a spice rack, and a converted wooden cassette tape rack.
(more jars per rack inch, and hey, what else wasI going to do with that
'Napa Valley' 36 x 24 shelf in the land of cd's?)
I store them in the right side up or upside down (making sure closed
tightly as mentioned above), the 'rotate the stock' every now and then
flipping the jars to the opposite end up-especially if I am getting ready
to use the jar.