What is this, a prank?

 

Don't open that can until you will use it. Once it hits the air you must use it or it will harden in the can in a couple days. Maybe it is a humidity thing but there is no going back once the can is opened.

if that is a new can, the lid is por15'ed to the can and will need more work to get it off. If that is a previously opened can, the lid is permanently glued to the can and you will need hammers or a drill to get it off.

Edit: In fact, I get around 30 hours after opening a small can before the entire can is a rock, even if I quickly put the lid back on. Lid not back on and I get ~4 hours. We have very high humidity around here though.

 

Is it one of those things to not even try to save? I was going to try putting it in a small, lidded container, but if it's just going to turn into a brick, I won't waste the container.

I had to pound holes through the lid with a screwdriver to get it out.

 

I pulled a door panel and inspected the bottom - I saw no signs of rust, so I'm only treating the outside. I just laid the second coat. I used about an ounce in total, and a good bit of that got dumped or was trapped in the brush (which one is for the POR15, btw - the foam or the bristles?). Tomorrow I will spray touch up color and clear.

Two things I learned:
1. Claims of instant permanence are overblown. It comes right off with lacquer thinner.
2. The small kit I got only covers six ft^2.

 

I don't know on the brushes. I imagine the foam is for paint to make it smoother,but again,I don't know.
Permanent after it cures.
I did some salt water swimming pool parts (that are steel stamping) in ~2012 and they still have no new rust.
Try to save it! it is good stuff.

 

I'd sure like to. There's too much left just to waste.

 

Brew, I'll be clearing on Saturday, I hope. Sorry I'm slow to respond.... yesterday we had some network issues that have strung into today. I was supposed to work half a day yesterday for my b-day, but actually stayed late. My party had started without me when I got home.

 

Happy B-day brother !

 

Thanks Brew! I appreciate it.

 

Put plastic wrap in the can on top of the paint. Push it down so the wrap touches the top of the paint all around the inside of the can. Since no air can contact the paint now, it will not continue to harden and should last indefinitely.