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What is the life span of paint/primer?

What is the life span of paint/primer?


   
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Old 02-25-06, 02:40 PM
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What is the life span of paint/primer?
I need to primer a wall. I had left over primer in 5 gal buckets from the first time I painted the walls. The buckets had a good seal and the primer still looks good, there's about 2-3 gals of primer in each bucket. This primer is about 5 years old, is it still good to use?
 
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Old 02-25-06, 03:49 PM
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If it mixes up well it is probably still good.
 
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Old 02-25-06, 04:21 PM
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Should be
You'll know if it's not when you try and mix it
 
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