Does anybody have any bright ideas how to stop enamel paint/primes from skinning. By skinning I mean the thick skin that forms on the top of the paint in the tin. It seems to me that for every millilitre I use, I end up throwing out the same amount in thick skin off the top. It isint feasable to put it into a new tin each time I use some as the amount may only be 1/4 a cup or less. A huge waste of paint.
fordkiwi27,
Mar 11, 3:33pm
use acrylic enamel. enamel is dying a slow death.
lilyfield,
Mar 11, 4:18pm
we used to store the tins upside down
rover79,
Mar 11, 4:22pm
I think I read some time ago that you put gladwrap over it and down the sides a bit then tape it. Sounded logical.
gabbysnana,
Mar 11, 4:29pm
you must be leaving it a very longtime for that to be happening.
gusthe1,
Mar 11, 5:24pm
and did you spill heaps when you opened the turn or put your brush in. You also still had a skin, you just couldnt see it.
ro42,
Mar 11, 6:48pm
If the skin is forming while you use it, then in this weather it might be you need hot weather thinners added. But leaving a whisk in the paint and stirring it regularly stops the skin forming. Or decant a little into old jamjars to use and put the lid back on the tin. I use an old ladle for just that purpose!
kcc55a,
Mar 11, 6:53pm
It doesnt take long for a skin to form. best thing is when you open the tin check to see if a skin has formed and carefully cut around the edges of the tin and lift the skin out whole. When you have finishedpop the cut out skin back on the unused paint till next time.
wasgonna,
Mar 11, 8:28pm
That's the way.
trade4us2,
Mar 11, 8:34pm
When I wash the brush out in turps, I tip it all into the paint tin. The layer of turps stops a skin forming.
texastwo,
Mar 12, 9:17am
I bet it doesnt. The turps will mix with the enamel and simply thin the paint.
uke17,
Mar 13, 7:11am
If you keep your used turps and stand it for a few weeks, the paint settles to the bottom and you get clean turps above that.(The clean turps can be poured off and used for your next paintbrush cleaning job.)So I can see that this method would prevent the skin forming.Might try it.
roger18,
Apr 14, 6:17am
x1
If you pour a thin layer of linseed oil into the top of the tin when you've finished it won't skin. Just mix it in before you next use it.
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