Stuart's Painting Tips

Like Beth, I hate to disagree with the master (well, more like make a slightly
related but different point): One of the principal causes (other than crappy
containment which often results from poor lids and poor containers) of
premature paint demise is drying out. Painting from an open paint bottle is a
PRIMARY cause of this. Most advice from the paint makers says to NEVER EVER do
this. And yet, we all probably do. But it probably isn't a bright idea. It
lets some of the paint dry in the open pot and it lets moisture evaporate.

PS - Does anyone know of any latex paint-life
extender that is good for all latex paints? Specifically, I find water is okay
for this, but most of my paints seem to have arrived with
something more oil-like on top, and I get the
feeling if I could replace that, paint longevity would go up.

T.