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Switched from a putty knife to a stiff plastic scraper for cleaning my paint tray...

I used to fight with dried latex paint using a metal putty knife and it always gouged the tray. Then I grabbed a 3 dollar plastic scraper from the hardware aisle and it peels the paint right off in sheets without scratching anything. Has anyone else made this swap or found something better?
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rivershah
rivershah15d agoMost Upvoted
The freezing trick works surprisingly well. I threw a messy tray in the garage during a cold snap last winter and the paint literally popped off in one big sheet the next morning. No scraping needed at all. That plastic scraper you mentioned sounds like a good backup though for any leftover bits. Have you tried the freezer method yet?
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kaimiller
kaimiller15d ago
Did you hear somewhere that freezing the tray makes the paint peel even easier?
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