10-18-2009, 06:45 AM
That's true, I save most every kind of plastic jar for just that. But, just a word from someone that's been there, when it comes to paint, make sure what kind of paint and the type of plastic jar you are using. Years ago I had some paint that I mixed the color and wanted to save what was left so I put it in a plastic jar. It took just a day or so, but when I looked at it again, the paint had melted the jar and was dripping all over the place. Some plastics are impervious to solvent-based paint, the one I used wasn't. I use acrylics mostly now, and that's not any problem with plastic, but sometimes I use lacquer, and that goes back into glass or metal cans even if I do have a tough time getting the lids off.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD