Old Paint

Gentlemen and Ladies, In a corner of my garage I found three 5gal cans of white latex fast dry traffic paint, never opened. Two years old . I opened one ,there was a heavy paste on the bottom (solids) I mixed with a stick, paint looks ok but what do I know. Anyone have any experience where they used paint this old and did it hold up? Thank You, AC

We have had old solvent paint (2+ Years) that was mixed and thinned a little, then worked just fine. I am not sure about waterbased paints. You could mix it with a little black to create "block out gray" paint to cover old stencils...

Perfict paint for the inside of your garage, or something you or one of your frends needs painted. I personaly would not put my business name on a job using questionable paint. This paint may be perfict but are you sure? Sure enough to put your business at stake. For a few dollars more you could be using fresh paint for the business and save that paint for personal use.

I agree with Dwan, it's not worth what you will save.

Thank You, AC

wait until you get a call for a job on binder that will be done over on the top coat it would only have to last a couple of weeks .Good way to get rid of it and not coast anything

You could try blending 1/4 can of the old with 3/4 new and gradually use it up this way. But I would definitely not use it for new layouts...only retraces.

sell it to another competitor and then around and tell everyone he is using old paint just kidding