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Subject: Re: TWL: (Not-so-) Bright Work
From: Dave Goodman (daveg@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Feb 03 2002 - 17:20:17 EST
> Take a large nail and punch holes every 2-3 inches down in the rim in the
> "can seal". This allows you to wipe the brush each time in the original can
> and any "goo" flows back into the can. Also works for paint cans.
Yes, I keep an awl in my paint kit for exactly that purpose. I can
punch the holes with a blow from the heel of my hand; no need for a
hammer.
However, I don't punch the holes so that I can wipe my brush on the
can lip. Call me a purist, by I would never dip a brush in the
storage container. Better to pour enough varnish for ten or fifteen
minutes work through a paint filter into a small jar or paper cup,
cap the original storage container, and work from the jar/cup. When
through, any remainder in the jar/cup is discarded, never poured back
into the storage container.
This way the storage container always contains the "virgin" material.
YMMV.
--Dave Goodman M/V Dragonfly Sarasota, FL
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