Never Punch Holes in Paint Can Rims

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The video warns against the hack of punching holes into the rim (or 'well') of a paint can to allow excess paint to drain back into the can. The presenters show an example of a paint can with holes punched in its rim. They emphasize that this practice introduces metal shavings into the paint and, more critically, causes the can's metal rim to rust quickly due to exposure to moisture and air. This rust will then contaminate the paint, especially lighter colors, causing discoloration. Furthermore, punching holes compromises the can's air seal, leading to paint drying out prematurely and making it difficult to store paint effectively. They strongly advise against this hack, noting it creates more problems than it solves.

Goal: This step strongly advises against punching holes in the rim of a paint can, explaining that it leads to rust, paint contamination, and poor can sealing.

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Hammer and Nail (or Drill)
Paint Can

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hack that you do not want to do and that is punching holes in the well of the rim of the can i'm really just punching holes in general is a bad bad idea so what they're talking about and this is what they say is um i don't have a hammer with me we can use you could even i guess use a drill yeah because now you get metal shavings in there too that's exactly what i was going to see you notice that so you don't want to drill holes in there because you're going to get metal shavings but you take a nail and a hammer and you hammer and put holes but what happens if you hammer a little too hard and it tips the can over well that's bad in general we call that bad in the business it's just simply not good you just don't want to do it but also when you perforate a hole through there those holes are probably going to rust in a short period of time and what is that going to cause well your can is going to not come off you're going to get rust contaminants on the inside and more likely than not you don't have a good air seal which means all that paint's going to dry out anyway anyways and so if it rust what happens is the rust will get into paint and if it's white paint like this paint it's gonna discolor the paint and you'll no longer have white paint so do not punch holes in the rim of your can don't do it so i think we're

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