Preventing paint flakes falling into paint when opening a tin

[KE55]

I just opened a year-old tin of paint and suffered flakes of dried paint and surface rust falling from the rim into the paint as the lid came away. It made me wonder if there is anything that can be done to stop this.

Any hints or tips? Or is it just one of those things that we have to tolerate?

 

[Brigade77]

As a time served decorator, there were many old tins of paint that needed to be filtered/recycled through a pair of 'me mams' old tights.

This was 40+yrs ago tho'. Not sure if Nora Batty style, 200 denier stockings with double re-inforced gussets are still available.

 

[Alec_t]

For future reference, consider storing tins upside-down. Make sure the lid is securely sealed first, though .

 

[JohnD]

anything that can be done to stop this.

plastic paint tubs.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Open the tin upside down.

Andy

 

[noseall]

As per Dork.

All the old decorators used to filter their paint through tights. True I've seen it.

 

[blightymam]

Wiping all the paint off the edges of the can helps before putting it away helps minimise paint flakes too.

 

[conny]

As per Dork.

All the old decorators used to filter their paint through tights. True I've seen it.

I've done it!

Nowadays though I lay a loose film of cling film over the lid before closing the tin. It seems it dips into the rim and prevents flakes forming on the lip of the tin. It works for me anyway.

 

[Paul Masser]

I've a design solution to this, as I too have the same problem. I'm currently trying to establish how many diy/pros have this issue, and whether the market is big enough to produce it.

 

[gc1967]

I clean inner of lid completely and always make sure rim has no paint on it, yes I remember the tights, nowadays they do something called paint netz - https://www.mypaintbrush.co.uk/PaintNetz-Strainers

 

[JohnD]

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