Tue, Aug 30, 2005, 2:26pm snipped-for-privacy@primelink1.net (Stephen=A0M) has queried: how about using a baby bottle with the diposable liners.
I just remebered. Some time back, I had occassion to store some smaller amounts of latex paint, of various colore. So, I decided to try small plastic soda bottles. Worked great. However. There's always a however. Worked great while I was using very small amounts of the paint ever day or so. But, I went about a week without using any, and it dried on the threads. Kinda hard to uscrew the top. OK, no biggie. Then the paint set up some more, and had to use pliers to unscrew the top. OK, still nothing large. But then the tops got the the point where they wouldn't come off at all. Finally wound up cutting the bottle tops off.
Since then, I keep small portions of latex paint in some small containers, with snap on tops, I got in the grocery store. Got 5 or 6 in a pack, for just $1 or $2. The paint does have the tendency to thicken up a bit, over time, but just adding a bit of water and stirring takes care of that. The tops to tend to stick a bit, from paint drying on the edges, but no prob. When that happens, I just run a popsicle stick around the top, pops it loose, no prob. I use other containers, same type, to keep screws, nails, etc., in - clear plastic, you don't need labels of what's in it, just look. That is very handy.
I don't know if that would work for an oil base paint or not. The only oil base paine I use anymore bright yellow, I keep a small can of that in my shop, for painting tools - latex won't work for that.
JOAT Plans? Plans? Don' need no steenkin' plans.