Amazing Paint Can Trick

[@RightOnJonCrane]

Been using this trick for thousands of years. Moses used this on the old clay pot paint jars in Egypt.

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Lol😊

[@mwigmedia]

Thanx mate.

[@Raul28153]

when closing it up you can lay poly film on the paint to slow oxygen transpiration and curing of the paint. Or you can waddle over to the Tig torch and gas it with argon and then close it.

[@stevecallachor]

Easy tip .....buy a $2 stainless steel soup ladle from the dollar shop and use it to scoop out the paint. ......... No cleanup, after a day the paint in the ladle will skin over, peel it off and bin it..........ladle is clean as a whistle and no crap in the lid of paint tin. Michaelangelo

[@sansdecorum4600]

Ditto. I've been doing just that for years. Cheap, easy and cleaner. Also place some plastic wrap on the surface of partially filled cans to keep it from skinning over. Remove and toss come time to paint again.

[@stevebark4873]

Been doing this for 50 years myself & it has saved me so much grief. I might add a tip to pouring if I may. I always pour out of the brand name side leaving the instruction side clean for later reading. Always appreciate your vids.

[@wyohman00]

I used to use this trick but I found the steel cans rust. The rust then gets in the paint. I've changed over to an inexpensive plastic shield available at the box store.

[@CreaseysWorkshop]

Great tip Dale! Thanks for being part of the #tipblitz19 !

[@WickedWood]

This will work to an extent but there's something even easier and better on the market. It's a reusable shur-line pour and store silicone lid for around $3. Not only does it have very little mess at all it's also super easy every time you need to refill the pan.

[@AnthonyNovelli3rd]

My father used to do this to all his paint cans. Great tip.

[@tombuildsthings]

My dad showed me that probably 30 years ago. I have been using it ever since. Great trick.

[@dannymaciejewski]

My great great great grandfather did this and now me. Its been in my family for over 600 years. Ive never looked back.

[@f.d.6667]

Maybe I am stupid, but I cannot see how the holes will help in terms of shelf life of the paint. I have "oil" (alkyd) based paints in steel cans (no holes) that I last used in the 90s and that are still OK. I am sure the solvents (mineral spirit) in them would have evaporated out in a few weeks (and the oxygen from the air would have polymerized the film forming compounds), had there been holes punched in the container... are we talking a different type of paint here?

[@kwd57]

I bought a plastic can top years ago, with a pour hole that has a screw on top that keeps the paint from going in the outer ring.

[@jeffpitzer8521]

Yep. As an old autobody and paint guy I have been using that trick for decades... and car paint is extremely expensive!! Seals just fine. Looking forward to seeing you at the Good of the land festival in Temple Texas, Dale.

[@craigsudman4556]

Great deal Dale, I've been doing this for about 3 decades and I've never had those unsightly splatter rings on customers walls, good tip.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

new friend here awesome channel - We have a ton of painting we are getting ready to do Thank you for sharing this tip

[@newt2010]

I have also been doing that same trick for about 40 years. Works great, and my mother is the one that showed me, oh so long ago.

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Is it 1st April again already?!?

[@guye7763]

An old bloke taught me that 40 years ago and used a 4" nail. After driving it through he wiggled it back and forth elongating the hole. It works amazingly well and fascinatingly you are the first person I have ever seen id done since. Even professional painters! It is truly a great trick.

[@ramosel]

Most paint stores have these little (1.5") molded plastic pieces. You slip it in the lid trough and run it around the can and it lifts all the paint up and over the lip and back in the can. Wipe it off, done. They have a hole so you can put them on a key chain.

[@68greengoat]

Love it, my father showed me that trick 40 yrs ago and works great

[@KoalityofLife]

Awesome trick, i have done this for years. I forget who showed me but ever since I saw it I have used it. Works great and doesn't hurt the integrity of the paint can at all. :)

[@JBFromOZ]

very cool Dale! thanks for helping get our tiny channels out there mate!

[@petermurphy3354]

Hi Dale, Hope You & your family have a Happy & Prosperous New Year

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Ok, I'm in. That's cool. I will definitely be doing that from now on if I'm not dipping the brush right in the can. Thanks for sharing, Dale!

[@ajsiemers]

Don't need it, i scoop up that paint from the rim and use it for the first coat. Gotten quite handy with it too.

[@jaytizzle6652]

Can you do video on copying a hole pattern or picking up bolt locations for example to dtill a mounting plate?

[@GadgetBiker]

Good tip. I've been using that trick for a LONG time.

[@fasousa4798]

And then the paint dries inside the can. In order for it not to drip outside the new container just pour it against a wooden stick and it will run along the stick

[@EmmaRitson]

ok. im sold, Dale. im trying this. thanks

[@SubversionGarage]

I used to punch the holes. Now I just transfer the entire can to a resealable plastic container. Paint last much longer and no mess.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Only everybody or any anybody already knows this tip. But it was great seeing you do it. Thanks for expanding the universe of knowledge.

[@sapelesteve]

Terrific tip! I will be doing this the very next time I open a can of paint, which will be tomorrow! Thanks

[@davewilson847]

Only thing is the seal is on the inside of the rim, just sayin

[@askquestionstrythings]

I've ran into a number of cases where the stuff in a can is too viscous for this trick. I now consider it easier to buy, or 3d print, one of those pouring lips (it's like $1 at the home improvement box stores) In a pinch when paint out of a can I use a rubber band over the can to wipe the brush on the rubber band so everything stays in the can.

[@murphymmc]

Good tip, and a very old one. Been doing this for several decades. When putting the lid on, just put a rag, or paper towel over the lid before you smack it, your method will still get the splatter, simple little rag, no splatter.

[@BuildSomthingCool]

I do that to, it in the video I left it out for dramatic effect😊😊😊

[@ivanvegvary6819]

Off Topic, your shop Catching up on your wonderful older videos. Re your new shop (5-6 years ago), never saw the bathroom. Do you have one?

[@Farlig69]

Is there something I´m not getting here - if you do this how can you reseal the can? Those holes are outside the seal area...

[@sethbracken]

Farlig66 no they aren’t. They’re at the bottom of the gullet that the paint lid lip sets into.

[@stevennailedit]

I think they would be still uncovered, as this is the area that you prize the lid up from, I've seen this tip so many times, and always wondered this, perhaps our paint tins here in the UK are different?

[@rockerpat1085]

@@sethbracken wrong they're outside the sealing area!!! You can poke the same holes without ever opening the lid and pour out the paint!!! Don't believe me? I just did a video last weekend about how to properly store POR 15!!! You can see it on my channel!!! I poke 2 holes in the can and pour out what I need and reseal with a screw no drips and no wasted product!!! The way he just did it the paint will dry in the can because it's exposed to air!!! Again, if you don't believe me then check out my channel and see for yourself!!! This is bad advice!!!

[@seery188]

The paint will go off for sure, I think this was just a promotion for his mugs,

[@rockerpat1085]

You're correct this will not seal!!! Check out my channel and see a video I posted last weekend about how to properly store POR 15 and not have it dry up on you!!! This is bad advice!!! The paint will dry in the can because it's exposed to air!!! It's not sealed!!! Keep Rocking!!!

[@jfk6828]

now turn the tin upside down ....any tips for cleaning up the paint

[@fredcreer1929]

Doesn't a skin form in the can from exposure to air. I normally solve that by turning the can upsidedown, you cannot do that with holes in the rim. We must forgive them, for they know not what they do!. You should be looking into fitting a tap, (faucet) with a little bucket underneath, to catch the drips.

[@keithjames9654]

An old trick - been doing that one for close on 50yrs - but wipe down the outside of the can as well - makes it easier to read what's inside later on

[@noimagination99]

Been doing this too, but I also use 17 Q-tips, no more, no less, and both ends!, and the groove is clean! 🙂

[@davidtyndall9604]

Got a great tip for this tip: after resealing the paint can store it UPSIDE DOWN. The paint will not leak out (if the can is sealed tightly) an the paint will not dry out. Works great for PVC and CPVC cement as well.

[@leefottler4744]

I realize this is an old video but hey, I found it. The tool I have found best is a spade drill bit. Use the smallest one with a center point and blades “perpendicular “to the top of the point. Usually this is the 1/2” one. 1/4 and 5/16 just have angled blades. Anyway, to the point, lol, on the 1/2” the point pierces the can and the top blade acts as a stop. The point, being triangular, doesn’t grab the can and releases easily when you pull it out to punch the next hole. Awls, punches, “ice picks” all stick in the hole, albeit slightly, but sometimes not. The spade bit just pops right out and pop pop pop right around the rim you go !

[@HappyHands.]

DON'T DO THIS if you are storing the paint for a long time in that can.. it will cause the paint to get thick and dry out sooner. and some cans will rust causing your paint matching to be off. Also, indoor latex paint that isn't sealed correctly can also begin to smell foul as mold and bacteria grow in it. Plastic containers with rubber seals are way better than the metal cans for storage. Just drawing on my years of experience as a residential and new construction painter.

[@Richard-nb4iv]

Always use That technique for cans of contact cement. It's the best!

[@scottsprings9404]

Great tip!!

[@HenningJohansen]

I transfer paint to used 1 gallon milk jugs. Very easy to pour small amounts without any spillage at all, and if desired, you can squeeze out a fair amount of the air before final sealing.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good tips and tricks

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Thanks

[@AESchabel]

Subscribed when I had seen you on fireball tool's shop walk through. Love his kind of content and you seemed like a nifty follow...eherm...fellow.

[@Jameson4327]

I like it!

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Thanks 😀

[@1lipsey]

Done, no mess. Cleans up mess off camera.

[@MakinSawdust]

Awesome tip Dale! I can hear the comments flooding in already......'what does this have to do with your machine shop?' But it wont be from this guy ☝️☝️☝️😃 Keep on rockin your channel Dale!

[@royreynolds108]

People paint the walls, machinery, etc. in a machine shop. Duh.

[@gb8014]

You actually wrote the comment, so yeah...you are that guy.

[@paulwhited117]

Take painters tape and tape up the top over the valley then take a knife along the inside to cut it to the inside diameter. The outside can just fold over. Then when all done pull the tape and done. And the lid will seal like it’s new. One step further is to tape a v shape to make it pour only one spot which keeps it from pouring 4” wide out of the can.

[@Jack_C_]

Get a piece of plastic tubing that will squeeze into the groove. Pour away from where the tubing joins. Or paint straight from the can. When finished, wipe the top clean and remove and wipe the tubing clean (save for next time). The groove will remain clean and the lid will not stick.

[@keithhowell4138]

No mess ?

[@horneygeorgeforge7079]

neat idea, but i don't like my coffee with creamer, just a bit of sugar. thanks any way.. Oh, one other tip is After you seal the lid, with a clean rag on the lid and with one hand on the top and one on the bottom Tip the can upside down for a moment for the paint to better seal the can. hope this helps too.

[@1970chevelle396]

That's a good one.

[@terry6131]

Not sure it will work on most paint cans. However when I finish with a can I put mine in a bag upside down and write a note on the base, such as blue bedroom 3 (etc). Idea being that if a skin forms, that will be at the base when flipped over to open. So having the holes wouldn't work for me.

[@fxm5715]

Funny, I've been doing this with quart shellac cans for decades, but somehow it never occurred to me to do it with gallons of paint. Never too old to change!

[@Welddotcom]

Dale, it was awesome meeting you at Good of the Land Fest. Is it too late to get it on this?

[@octapc]

So why don’t paint manufacturers pre-hole the can?

[@BuildSomthingCool]

SorryI don’t know

[@HappyHands.]

Shelf life. and shake machine mixing

[@chrmdome]

Most latex paint is slightly acidic, that is why the cans are lined. Doing this exposes bare metal which can rust. I refuse to shake cans that have holes poked in them because they don't seal as good and paint flies everywhere. Use a $1 pour spout, done

[@octapc]

@@chrmdome Then surely the lining can be extended to the lip? $1 spout adds to the un-recyclable garbage ;)

[@chrmdome]

@@octapc the pouring "spout" can be reused forever. The lining coats the complete inside, poking a hole exposes the metal. Many manufactures use plastic cans now to avoid the rusting. If it was as easy as poking a hole, manufacturers would do it. My company spends a lot on R&D, they would do it if it worked. Use a spout or wipe it with the brush and then a rag before putting the lid on

[@guillermonieri4203]

Great idea! Thank you.

[@fefifofob]

It's been nice knowing you.

[@Rustinox]

I use spray cans. No mess, no brush :)

[@19672701]

Do you use a stock rustolium color for your equipment?

[@colin8653]

I have been doing this for many years myself it works very good

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Glad to here I’m not the only one😊

[@ROBRENZ]

Enjoyed Dale! ATB, Robin

[@ke6bnl]

The next trick my autobody teacher showed me was to use strips of a cardboard box to clean the resssed ring, works great and just throw it out and use a new piece next time

[@buffaloj0e]

Yes we use this trick on every can at our refinishing workshop. 1000’s of cans done just use the screwdriver you opened the can with.

[@routercnc9517]

Interesting idea. I usually just cover the lid with a rag and tap it down. By the way - did you grow a beard a while back just to do the Grandad comparison picture ?! Nice going #long game !

[@sail1999]

I can see two errors. 1) You opened the can with a screwdriver instead of a special tool ($1)that won't damage the lid. and 2) You poured the paint out on the side that has the directions. You can wipe it off with a rag or use the other side of the can. I learned those tricks from my friend Charlie.

[@royreynolds108]

There is a funnel available that clamps onto the can so the paint doesn't pour into the trough. This is a neat trick though.

[@davidgagnon2849]

Yes. Those work very well. Mine is not a funnel, per se, but more of a trough. The only caveat it that then IT has to be cleaned up. But there is no paint in the rim of the can, nor spilled down the side of the can.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

A painter shown me this! I was hoping this would be the solution! I use a screwdriver, hold it on an angle, and hit the side of the blade, not the handle.

[@peteb2]

Dang, i sooo wanted you to scoot over the spill down the side of the can with the brush plus pick up the spill past the coffee mug & return as much as possible... FWIW...Personally i have learned to always work from a pail rather than the original paintcan & to make a good pail is as simple as taking any freshly emptied can that you've totally cleaned out..... , chop the ring out with an old putty-knife, chisel etc and hammer all the jagged pieces flat to form a stout rim.... When working out of a pail, transferring just under half its volume from the can gives you much better control and zero chance of spills, drips when working heights especially etc....

[@CafeenMan]

I just ladle out the paint. No mess, no holes necessary.

[@vessmachineen193]

the sealant is destroyed now you need to use it quick or it will dry up very soon

[@EPaulIII]

I have also used those plastic shields, but the BEST way is to use a small, disposable plastic cup and dip it in the can to get the paint you want. One or more dips and you have that paint in your smaller container. And there is no paint in that groove in the can or on the outside of it. And you just toss that cup away when the job is done. Nothing to clean up at all. And YES, I saw how you turned the wet area of the can away from the camera, as if to hide it. Yea, yea, you were just trying to show the dripping action. Everyone who believes that is invited to see some swamp land I have for sale in Florida. Or a nice bridge in NY State you can have for a song. But it was still a mess and that mess was not going to drip into the can via your holes. It was going to wind up on your bench. Speaking of on the bench, using a cup to ladle it out will also save that drip down the side of the smaller container which was already on your bench in the video.

[@thecam0073]

THANKS!!!

[@anthonyrivers8395]

25 y exp. Fluid dynamics, young man. with brush in hand, tilt and pour consistently enough and retract back quickly and with brush, clean the side, clean the inside, and if need, be run a cloth inside of it. No drip no mess.

[@ron827]

Snap on plastic pouring assistants also work great and make less of a mess.

[@superpedro7295]

Where are you Dale? 5 monts no videos

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Thanks for asking. Been traveling a whole lot. Matter of fact I’m on the road right now In Moab, Utah. This will be my last trip until the summer bash in June. So get ready ill be make some new videos very soon😀

[@superpedro7295]

Good to hear you are ok brother, thanks for responding. I saw you on the videos of the other guys from the good of the land so i bet it was a blast. Well again cheers and see you soon brother miss those videos

[@andyb7754]

After the holes, put some 2" tape in a "V" on the top and you won't make that much of a mess too (it acts as a funnel).

[@sharpeyedwatcher9724]

Make a V from two pieces of broad masking tape across the rim and it works like a spout and NO paint in the rim to clean up. Now that's magic.

[@trevorreece6999]

Or use two stripes of painters tape and you have no cleanup and can control how the paint flows out.

[@chrmdome]

Your grandpa was able to do this because he used oil paint. Unless you are using a plastic can, do not poke holes in metal with a water-based paint. It will rust, not maybe but definitely. The cans are lined to protect the metal and you just gave it a very concentrated area for the water to attack. If you have just a quart left in a gallon, switch it to a smaller container, less air space is best. I have seen 100's of cans where this method was done and none have been rust free with latex.

[@miketodd2870]

LOL! Just throw an old rag over the top of the can after you loosely put the top on and hammer it down. No mess, no fuss.

[@daveticehurst4191]

The paint will go off in the can because the air can get in via the holes.

[@MabrayFarm]

The lid seals above the holes.

[@chrisstephens6673]

I would be more convinced if the can was turned upside down to show there were no leaks.

[@daveticehurst4191]

@@MabrayFarm NO it does NOT. The seal is on the diameter, the vee is a manufacturing function to strengthen the inner seal diameter and allow it to expand when the lid is forced on. There is ALWAYS a gap between the lid outer rim and the vee, otherwise you would not be able to insert something to open the lid. You have to hammer the lid on forcing the rim to expand slightly. Have a look at a can, slip something thin between the rim and the can, even some thin cardboard or thick paper.

[@guerrillaman2905]

I can't say i'v even thought of that not even once in 27 years as a painter

[@Dontmakemereregister]

Who are the mopes that didn't like this? I love when you see something so simple you wonder why you haven't done it for all these years.

[@metalshopwithtroy5755]

hey Dale, Are you okay? hope everything is going okay for you and your family. just waiting for that next video sincerely Troy

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Hi Roy everything is great. Just have been traveling the last 3 weeks. Thanks for asking😀

[@metalshopwithtroy5755]

@@BuildSomthingCool "Troy" 🤪🤪🤪

[@ifell3]

Lol I have to admit, without offending your family tradition, but use a ladle.

[@CraigsWorkshop]

Now, that's a tip!

[@metalshopwithtroy5755]

Family traditions are great things that mustt be adapted to change. Being from detroit and living in Australia. I have many things i learned from my grandfather and my Dad, but the paint grooves were larger and the tins thicker back then too. Still great perspective and honestly thank you for sharing.

[@TMS5100]

Or just use mixing mate paint can lids and never worry about a mess ever again.

[@19672701]

Need some more videos,bud,come on!

[@Larry1942Will]

Have long done that.

[@earleclemans4836]

They make a special paint can tool. That also does that

[@jeffreylehn8803]

learned this trick while working in a auto body shop

[@Tafs315]

whats wrong with your email? The Domain Name System (DNS) reported that the recipient's domain does not exist.

[@MaturePatriot]

I have used that trick.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Lol love Jimmy diresta channel