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Old 10-30-2002, 05:10 PM   #1
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Put your paint on ice

I have recently been very stingy with my paint. I squeeze out and mix a palette that I will need over several days, but I have been scraping it off and throwing away good paint at the end of the day because the piles tend to dry overnight.

I bugs me to waste paint.

No more.

Now I stick my palette in the freezer, and my piles come out the next day ready to use within minutes. I notice a tiny tiny amount of condensation on the piles when they come to room temp, but I mix the pile up a bit and the paint seems just fine.

I had heard of this practice, but had never tried it. Glad I did as it saves a little paint.
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