I have been doing a lot of outdoor work lately and that includes building and fixing and yes..even painting. I do not particularly like painting either. I find it to be quite boring and messy and I just do a horrible job. But what stinks about painting is that go to pain adn the paint is all dried up from the last time you used it! So here is how you avoid that. Before you cover the paint with their lid put some saran wrap on the top and then put the cover on. You will eliminate bad paint the next time you need it.