The paint is a big commercial drum that is plastic. No rusted can.

Is there anything I should look for?

I have some interior paint in a plastic tub in the garage. I want to use it to get some scuffs, old looks off my walls. It's about five years old.

Thank you for your answer!

Use a broad brush to recover liquid from the underside.

Use a sharp knife tip to lift an edge of the skin and also to separate it from the walls of the container. Try to remove in one piece.

and then filter it through used pantyhose into a clean container, then dump the unused back into the original and restore it.

it can cause it to separate and not adhere well. If it has frozen I would test it on a small area first.

A painter gave me that tip.

It does make sense to me, though.

and does it work for 5 gal plastic as well as 1 gal metal?

Storing them upside down will help to keep that seal from degrading as quickly. I suspect it will work on plastic as well, but some of those I've seen tend to seal better because you don't have to pry the lid off which distorts it.


http://www.remodeling-sanantonio.com/frequently-asked-questions/83/

Thanks!

laid down on the paint surface also works very well for 5-gallon buckets.