31-10-2023, 12:35 PM
I cleared out some old tins of paint from Dad's garage this year - bearing in mind he died in 1994 they are well "matured".
That said I opened a tin of (previously opened) Tekaloid black primer and that was still useable. I decided not to use it on my car as it smelt a bit off - as if someone had thinned it with petrol or paraffin, perhaps. I simply didn't want to risk having to re-paint my car's roof if things went bad. I brushed some on a test piece though and it seemed fine.
That said I opened a tin of (previously opened) Tekaloid black primer and that was still useable. I decided not to use it on my car as it smelt a bit off - as if someone had thinned it with petrol or paraffin, perhaps. I simply didn't want to risk having to re-paint my car's roof if things went bad. I brushed some on a test piece though and it seemed fine.