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DIY & Home Improvement

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6. Latex doesn't like to be frozen

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 07:47 PM

Jan 2012

it can cause it to separate and not adhere well. If it has frozen I would test it on a small area first.

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Thanks Tesha! Texasgal Jan 2012 #2

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Thank you so much. Texasgal Jan 2012 #4

Not quite. Leave the skin on until you are ready to use the paint. TheMadMonk Jan 2012 #7

My dad would always stir it up with a drill Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #5

Latex doesn't like to be frozen pipoman Jan 2012 #6

I store my used paint cans upside down Major Nikon Jan 2012 #8

I can't wait to tell that idea to my wife Kolesar Jan 2012 #9

What does that do Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #10

Opened paint cans will eventually dry out Major Nikon Jan 2012 #11

Well now, isn't that something. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #13

A vapor barrier, like a piece of very thin plastic sheeting or Saran Wrap Adsos Letter Jan 2012 #12