Super important ~ Water base with water base, oil with oil, chalk/mineral paint with chalk/mineral paint, milk paint with milk paint, interior with interior, exterior with exterior… and so on. Using different brands of paint won’t make any difference, but the paint components will. When mixing leftover paints to create your custom color, only mix the same “type” of paint together. Only Mix The Same ‘Type’ of Leftover Paints If it has rust, dry paint or any other crud in it, not to worry… you can easily strain the paint before mixing your custom colors. Give the paint a thorough mixing and see if all the components stir together nicely. Paint does go bad but if properly stored, it’s probably good to use even if it’s old. Here are a few things to keep in mind when mixing your leftover paints… I rarely forget to take before pics but for some odd reason I only took a before pic of one of them?…must have been an off day! I recently mixed leftover amounts of Annie Sloan’s Old White, CeCe Caldwell’s Simply White and my very own Homemade Chalk/Mineral Paint in a Neutral Beige. I mixed all three together and created a warm Soft Bisque and had enough product to paint two Retro-70’s side tables. The process of mixing is fun and rewarding. I take an artistic approach to creating a custom color by getting my fingers right in there and smooshing the colors around like a real AR~TEESTE! Using up the leftover paint means I can deposit the empty cans into my Recycling Bin to create more space in my work area…yaaaaaay.ģ. Nothing goes to waste and I’m staying green by ‘using’ rather than ‘disposing’.Ģ. My solution… I’ve been mixing my leftover paints for small projects.ġ. So what do you do when there isn’t enough paint left in the can to complete a job, but enough leftover that you feel guilty for throwing it away? If you do any sort of painting, I know you can relate to having a fair share of leftover paints from prior projects.
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