On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:12:29 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/9/2014 11:02 AM, George Leppla wrote:
>> On 8/9/2014 9:51 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I've found them useful for mixing up leftover paint, but
>>> more I've used a large one to mix up those 5 gallon pails
>>> of house stain. They work better for me than the wood stick.
>
>> FWIW - there is no way in Hell that I would use Becca's new hand mixer
>> to mix paint... it was joke.... and apparently not a good one since
>> people thought I was serious.
>
>I didn't notice anyone thinking you were serious, I certainly
>know it was a joke.
>
>> When I paint, we get the stuff mixed where we buy it. I don't stockpile
>> paint so there isn't any around here old enough to separate that would
>> require mixing.
>
>While I do keep leftover paint around for the occasional
>touch up, mostly I cannot complete my painting projects
>in one day and the paint has settled somewhat between sessions.

Paint should be stirred occasionally while painting... I leave the
stirring stick in the can while painting. And those paint can shakers
at the store work well for paint that's been sitting on the store
shelf for who knows how long, but paint begins to settle even before
you get it home... directions on the can say to stir periodically
while painting. Professional painters "box" their paint, they pour
half into two empty cans and then pour it back and forth several
times, does a better job than stirring and is faster and easier...
it's also the method used to ensure that when using several cans on a
job there's no color variation. The guys that coated my barn roof
boxed... the roof took over six 4 3/4 gallon buckets... they're five
gallon buckets but with roof coating the buckets are not full, needs
space for stirring.
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/f...e/boxing-paint
http://www.diynetwork.com/videos/box...lor/12878.html
http://www.lowes.com/pd_12035-29-517...=R#reviews_tab
Rust coming through... raining but geese love it:
http://i62.tinypic.com/30db7eu.jpg
Freshly coated:
http://i60.tinypic.com/2rfbzq1.jpg
Everything dark, bright roof fooled the camera focus:
http://i59.tinypic.com/mi173q.jpg