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Swipe the Rim with a Finger

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Pouring paint out of a 5 gallon bucket. No mess tip. Paint bucket hacks.

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What happens here

Immediately after snapping the paint bucket back, use your finger to quickly swipe around the outer rim of the five-gallon bucket where the paint was poured. This action effectively gathers any residual paint that might otherwise drip down the sides, ensuring the rim remains clean.

Goal: Clean residual paint from the bucket rim

Tools and materials

  • Paint — Residual paint on the rim

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mess. So, I'm going to just begin pouring my paint into my bucket here. And then once I get it to the point where I'm done, then I'm just going to snap it back real fast like that. Swipe it with my finger just like that. And now it won't drip down the sides. Then I just take my brush and hit it just like that. Now my paint's not going to drip down the sides of my bucket onto my drop cloth, make a mess. Nobody's going to step into it and

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