Clean Your Paint Jars and Lids

Paul Muad Dib · Post by **Paul Muad Dib** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:02 pm

This is just a tip someone gave me about 17 years ago, and it has proved invaluable: always clean off the rim and threads of a paint jar as well as the lid before putting the lid on. Any paint left behind wil dry unevenly and leave spaces for air to get in and dry up the paint. I have practiced this ever since, and I still have quite a few jars that I bought 17 yeras ago that are still useable.

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Andrew Gorman · Post by **Andrew Gorman** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:06 pm

Wipe the cap and threads off, and for the real Cadillac job, drop in a couple of stainless steel nuts, wipe on a thin layer of vaseline, and cinch that cap down tight!