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Paint Cleanup

By JManMozee, member

I use a small artist brush to wipe out the top of a paint can to help prevent the paint from drying and making the lid difficult to remove once it has been on the can for a long while. No one likes a kid stuck to the can. I also label with permanent marker the tops of the cans as to what room, etc the paint was for and date of use for simplicity sake.

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KerstinDVicini | May 10, 2018 03:17am | #1
Good job you done here!
JanRDelgado | May 30, 2018 10:52pm | #2
Good work you done here!
JoyceSAvery | Jun 09, 2018 02:55am | #3
Great work you done here!
AmeliaHawkins | Jun 16, 2018 02:05pm | #4
Great idea's. keep it up!

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