Do-It-Yourself Painting Tips:

Are you tired of all those old paint cans sitting out there in your garage? You know, the ones you can’t tell anything about because the paint has been poured all down the front of them. Was that an exterior paint or interior? Was it an oil-based paint or a water-based latex? It’s difficult to tell at times. So here are some helpful tips to help:

• Never pour paint out of the front of the can. Turn the can to where the paint, if any happens to escape over the side, goes down over the back of the can where those all those tiny little instructions are written!
• Get used to doing this next one. It’s a real wonder. You take painter’s tape and form a “V” with it. The pointy end of the “V” is towards you. The wide open end of the “V” is on the edge of the can. It extends just over the edge with no gaps between the tape and the can. Try it! You’ll get the hang of it quickly! Your paint will pour out nicely with this handy little spigot!
• Before you close up that can again, place a small amount of paint on the lid where you can see it readily.
• If you are using paint in a metal paint can, it can be stored upside down. That way no rust will form around the lid.
• If you are not one for storing paint and you need some to do a touch-up later, do the following. Pour paint into a small jar and put it on your shelf instead of that big old can. Just be sure you label it with the color code and the store where you purchased it.

This painting tip was brought to you by:
Ken Haley of K.L. Haley Custom Painting serves residential and commercial painting customers in the Greater Houston Area.  Ken can be reached at 281-389-3234.