Marine Parts Source Professionals Show Why It Can Be Good to Save Your Extra Paint and Varnishes
Your Marine Parts Source Analysts Has Great Ideas for Your Extra Paint and Varnish Raritan Engineering would like to share with you this week this helpful tips on why it can be a good thing to save your extra paint and varnish. So you carried out an exhaustive spring maintenance this year and are now left with several cans of very expensive marine varnishes, bottom-paints, and other marine maintenance products—some opened, some untouched—that you don’t want to go bad. What to do? Stored in a dry place at room temperature, an unopened container of most of the varnishes and wood finishes will last anywhere from three to five years. Once a container is opened, a multi-year shelf life is not guaranteed, but here are things to preserve the product for another season: • Meticulously clean the lid and lip before closing. The catalyst containers for some two-part finishes can cement shut. • Reduce the amount of air left in the can. You can put ...