latex getting thick - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

PARA1 · 02-10-2008, 07:59 PM

If you feel a gallon of latex is thickening due to being left open a long time can you add water to it ?

plazaman · 02-10-2008, 08:17 PM

i wounldnt

neolitic · 02-10-2008, 08:36 PM

There is stuff other than water
that evaporates, and some of that
stuff is what helps it stick to the wall.

**slickshift** · 02-10-2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by plazaman

i wounldnt

Quote:

Originally Posted by neolitic

There is stuff other than water
that evaporates, and some of that
stuff is what helps it stick to the wall.

Yup

PARA1 · 02-10-2008, 09:25 PM

thanks.

BMAN · 02-11-2008, 07:48 AM

I would put latex extender or floetrol first, or get new paint.

**ProWallGuy** · 02-11-2008, 10:12 AM

Or keep the can closed when you aren't using it.

neolitic · 02-11-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ProWallGuy

Or keep the can closed when you aren't using it.

Sounds like that horse mighta
left the barn.

PlainPainter · 02-11-2008, 07:11 PM

put in some propylene glycol. That's what most companies use to 'extend' the pot life of their paints.