Straining paint.

[rokerman1973]

Good afternoon. I have some touching up to do of emulsion paint that I had made up at a famous DIY chain. So unable to buy off the shelf and don't want to fork out £25 or so to have more made up. Unfortunatley, although I do it now, did not clean around the lid and tin edge and now have paint that I know as soon as I opening bits are going to drop into the tin. I seem to remember than you can strain paint but what would you use to strain it though that would remove all the solid bits? Once again thanks in advance for your help.

[rokerman1973]

[ACE]

Scrape as much as you can get first, shake the tin up so there is some sticky paint inside of the lid, that should stick the bits that are likely to fall in. I don't know what you would strain emulsion through. It is a bit thick. If there is not a lot left in the tin, turn it over and open with a can opener from the bottom.

[rokerman1973]

Thanks ACE

[daveyboi]

The normal thing used to strain paint through is stocking or pantyhose material

[Obelixx]

A cheap or old plastic or metal sieve?

[ACE]

The normal thing used to strain paint through is stocking or pantyhose material

The trouble is, these things are just cheap and throw away now. Not dye fast as they used to be. This is from somebody that ended up with grey marmalade. It might not happen with cold paint but I would not risk changing the tint.