An old guy at the hardware store in Boise told me to try a teaspoon of dish soap in my finishing water, and it actually worked.

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That old guy in Boise is onto something. The soap breaks the water's surface tension so the paint can't form a skin on top. I learned that from a painter who worked on old houses in Savannah. It stops that weird film from forming in your bucket overnight, which saves a lot of paint from getting wasted.

jesse8412d ago

I mean, it's just paint water. We're not mixing rocket fuel here. My grandpa used to spit in his can of latex and it turned out fine. If a drop of Dawn keeps the brush from getting gunky, great. But I'm not setting a timer or measuring it with a lab spoon.