Anyone know about paint?

[edge]

I don't know what they have done to paint recently, but unused paint can't take temperature extremes like they used to!

I have lived in this house about 25 years.
I have cans of paint almost that old on a shelf in my garage.
The garage sees 100+ degrees during the summer, and maybe near zero once or twice a year, but freezing every year.
I have maybe 18 gallon cans of paint, all partially used and latex.

Every older can I can open and as long as the inside is not rusty, I can mix it up and use it right now.
All of the newer cans are solid lumps of clay with a layer about 1 inch of clear/grayish liquid on top and unusable.

Is all new latex paint this way, or only the new One Coat BS paints?

Any thoughts?
Yes the usable paints will move inside to the basement, but the garage has all of that space over 6 feet high begging to be used for storage

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[hunter]

Latex paints have changed a lot in the last 5-10 years. They are made more environment friendly and dry a lot faster.
This probably has something to do with the separation in the can

[dannoboone]

"Environment friendly" sure got expensive!

[edge]

Thanks, when I replaced my paint, everyone touts their low VOC paint/paint & primer, yada yada yada.

Charge twice as much with a lifespan half as long, global warming friendly, bio sustainable, no animals harmed making this product!

Makes me want to root for Glenn Close, and to hell with the pet rabbit in the pot, cooking away

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