Old One Shot Help (Help me painters)

Was doing some cleaning in my garage today, and came upon an old can of One Shot. When I opened it, it almost looked like motor oil on the top, and there was a film under that. At the bottom was the hard and lumpy yellow color and whatnot. My question is, is there anything that can be done to save this stuff or is it toast? I stirred for a while, and it helped, but was not good enough to use I thought. There just happens to be dozens of old cans of the stuff at the Step-fathers shop...

 

Nothin' ya can do about it... just ship it to me

Nah, try dropping in a little mineral spirits and stir it up. That's worked for me a bunch of times. Can't tell ya how many times I'd reach for a can of paint and it'd be all crusty. I'd poke through the top with the proper #2 philips head, add a little mineral spirits and stir like crazy.

 

An old time painter once told me to store my paint cans upside-down (be sure the top is fitting properly first);that will ensure a long life for old paint. I've got some 30+yr old used One Shot....it works like a charm !!!

 

My g-father was a sign painter for over 40 years...my still is...40+ years, and myself included....lettering and striping.....I know 1 Shot paints very well. When the pigment and the oil separates like this, you can't just shake it to get it to mix. You have to stir....and alot. Sometime you can revive it, sometimes you can't. I wouldn't suggest adding any reducer or thinner to it while still in the can. Mix it up the best you can with a long paint stick, the gooey mud in the bottom needs to be pulled loose and mixed back in with the paint. When you get the color back to looking good, and it's not lumpy, pour some into a baby jar or other small glass jar... one that you can use to paint from. Then you can add a little thinner....but i wouldn't....just add the thinner it needs as you lay out a paint blotch to refill your brush. I always use baby food jars, as they fit better in my paint box, and are easier to open than a can when on-site. Hope this helps, if not, send me a pm...happy to help.

Mott

 

Right arm. Thanks for the help.
Almost hard to believe this stuff will smooth out again.... Pretty lumpy in there.
The stuff is pretty old... I'm sure theres paint there that has barely been used. He opened his sign shop in '73.

 

They've already covered everything I'd tell you to do.
Get it revived and put up a pic.