system 4-50 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Does anybody know where you can get empty paint tins? I have stockpiled a number of 2.5L high VOC tins of paint that I would like to use in smaller quantities. Ideally I would like to decant them into smaller tins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Just now, system 4-50 said: Does anybody know where you can get empty paint tins? I have stockpiled a number of 2.5L high VOC tins of paint that I would like to use in smaller quantities. Ideally I would like to decant them into smaller tins. What about jam/honey jars. You'll need to empty the contents first tho, but you can get empty ones from such home places. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boat&Bikes Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Ebay if you use it. I get them from a company in Coventry, big hardware store. Others probably sell them. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Thank you both. I must have had an off-day when I was searching the web for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 We bought a load from Ebay for decanting paint: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=empty+paint+tins&_frs=1 Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Got mine from ebay, I also got some small ones for leftover paint for touching up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I much prefer jam jars for this. You can see what colour paint is inside, and you can match the jar size to the amount of paint you need to store. Doritos dips are good if you want to get a big brush in. Can sometimes be hard to get the lids off but a metal hoop type oil filter remover is prefect for stubborn lids (and for removing oil filters). .................Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) I like the jam jar idea but on my boat I think I'd end up with a bilge full of mauve paint and broken glass. Edited March 21, 2017 by Neil2 grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 What about the disposable hot drink cups with sealable lids. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boat&Bikes Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 21:23, Neil Smith said: What about the disposable hot drink cups with sealable lids. Neil I would worry that the paint might eat into the cups... Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryeland Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Plastic supermarket soup containers are good, and the lids seal properly. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) Wrong thread Edited March 23, 2017 by Robbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomsberry Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 I get my jars from the local pound shop, as been mentioned the colour can easily be seen through the glass and the paint is kept in good nick. I store mine upside down so no air can get in although I make sure the lids are on tight or else it can get messy. An alternative is old coffee jars that have been cleaned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 This is the trouble these day's. We're more or less forced to buy more than we need at that present moment. 750mil tins of paint when you only need a cupful for a certain job. Big tubes of mastic too when you only want a squirt of one to complete a job. There must be millions of tins of old paint and mastic tubes knocking about nearly full but gone hard and useless with time, just because small tins and tubes are not commonly available anymore, an enormous, gigantic and disgusting wastage. The same goes for certain foods and a huge amount of domestic items too. Toilet rolls for example. you have to buy at least four, often six instead of just one like years ago. I only need one at a time as I only have one bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, bizzard said: I only have one bum. Unlike my ex wife... she asked me to get something to make her look sexy... I got drunk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, bizzard said: This is the trouble these day's. We're more or less forced to buy more than we need at that present moment. 750mil tins of paint when you only need a cupful for a certain job. Big tubes of mastic too when you only want a squirt of one to complete a job. There must be millions of tins of old paint and mastic tubes knocking about nearly full but gone hard and useless with time, just because small tins and tubes are not commonly available anymore, an enormous, gigantic and disgusting wastage. The same goes for certain foods and a huge amount of domestic items too. Toilet rolls for example. you have to buy at least four, often six instead of just one like years ago. I only need one at a time as I only have one bum. This explains why, in my entire adult life, I have never made it to the bottom of a tin of paint. I just had a quick head count and I have fifteen part used tins on my boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Neil2 said: This explains why, in my entire adult life, I have never made it to the bottom of a tin of paint. I just had a quick head count and I have fifteen part used tins on my boat. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 28 minutes ago, bizzard said: This is the trouble these day's. We're more or less forced to buy more than we need at that present moment. 750mil tins of paint when you only need a cupful for a certain job. Big tubes of mastic too when you only want a squirt of one to complete a job. There must be millions of tins of old paint and mastic tubes knocking about nearly full but gone hard and useless with time, just because small tins and tubes are not commonly available anymore, an enormous, gigantic and disgusting wastage. The same goes for certain foods and a huge amount of domestic items too. Toilet rolls for example. you have to buy at least four, often six instead of just one like years ago. I only need one at a time as I only have one bum. Does your surplus toilet paper go hard and useless with time then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Just now, David Mack said: Does your surplus toilet paper go hard and useless with time then? Not if I've been eating me fruit and veg, but if I've been on a diet of eggs, yes. A lorry load of plums was stolen in Romford today. Police are looking for two men on the run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 And today in Luton two men escaped when a prison van was in a collision with a concrete mixer. Police have warned the public to be on the lookout for hardened criminals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsk Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 On 21/03/2017 at 14:51, system 4-50 said: Does anybody know where you can get empty paint tins? I have stockpiled a number of 2.5L high VOC tins of paint that I would like to use in smaller quantities. Ideally I would like to decant them into smaller tins. http://www.ardaghgroup.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewildered Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) On 23 March 2017 at 20:36, bizzard said: I only have one bum. Preparedness is everything, would have thought a man of wisdom like your good self would always carry a spare bum Edited March 25, 2017 by Bewildered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bewildered said: Preparedness is everything, would have thought a man of wisdom like your good self would always carry a spare bum I would if I wore a bum bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 1 hour ago, bizzard said: I would if I wore a bum bag. Well yes, you have to be able to store your bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 If only you could buy paint touch up tins in your boat colour like the little umbrol model paints, would be good for scratches and chips on shiny boats. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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