How do you store water soluble oil paints?

Shojib Hoq | Feb 16, 2023

Water soluble oil paints can be workable and wet for around 24 hours. However, with proper care, you can increase the time of wet.

Water soluble oil paint is an expensive paint. So storing paint properly can save a lot of money.

In this article, I will explain how the paint store can be a suitably short and long time.

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Artist palette seal

This special type of paint palette is used to make acrylic paint stay wet for a long time. The seal palette can also be used for water soluble oil paint because the paint is water compatible, unlike traditional oil paint. 

The palette has a specific holder, sponge, paper, and container. You must wet the paper and then put it on the sponge. Now you can take your paint on the palette. Seal the holder when your painting is finished, or you take a break. The paint will be wet for two weeks or more. 

There are very few chances to mold the paint because of the air seal. However, when wet the paper, you should mix a small amount of bleaching powder in water. 

Paint tube

Paint tube is an excellent option for paint storage. It seals the air and makes the paint long-lasting. You can easily save paint for more than a month with this.

To use the tube, just put the paint in the paint tube and seal the tube cap. 

Container

The plastic container is a cheaper option for storing paint. But it only gives you a short protection from the paint. For 1-3 days painting store it can be a good option.

After finishing the project, scrape all paint with a palette knife from the palette and then put the paint in a container. 

Is it better to store paint in glass, plastic, or metal containers?

General Metal cans are the best of all of them because cans have a built-in air seal. And then the general glass jar also has an air seal, but the jar cap does not seal like metal cans. Last plastic jar. It can have a small leak, crack, or anything.

However, it is not always right but most of the time. Different material containers are only built for paint storage. So you can not judge with this trick. 

Plastic containers are cheaper and a good option for 1-3 days of storage of paint. 

Food wrap

Food wrap is great for sealing. You can easily seal your paint container with it for 1-7 days. 

Use refrigerator

A freezer will protect your paint completely from drying out. It will wet your paint for around 2-12 days.

How to use a refrigerator?

1. Put the paint air seal jar.
2. Label the jar, and note the paint name, store date, and expiration date.
3. Then store the paint at 0-2 degree Celsius.
4. Before applying the paint again, take some time out of the freezer at room temperature. And then you can use it.

Is water soluble oil paint ruined if it freezes?

Water soluble paint does not freeze easily. It takes a minimum of -4° Celsius to freeze. Where usually, use 0° Celsius in a general refrigerator.

However, paint can thicken. For reactive, take some time at room temperature; then, add little water or paint medium.