The smell of rancid paint is overwhelming and a clear sign that nasty organic compounds are decaying right there in the tin.
Not only is the smell of spoiled paint horrendous, it is also toxic and can have major effects on our health if applied.
Unfortunately, once an organism gets inside a paint tin and begins to decay, there’s no way to salvage it. The only thing to do if this happens is to get rid of it as soon as possible. If the paint is applied to a surface after it has spoiled, the smell will never disappear.
And bad smells are bad news.
We provide specialist paint services on an industrial scale, thus ensuring the paint we use is clean, with safety being our number one priority, but sometimes bugs can creep in even when all measures have been taken to prevent it.
What’s that smell?
A few weeks back one of our experienced painters came across an interesting situation that, although uncommon, does occur occasionally.
Working at one of our major sites, this team member had gone back with a half-can of finish coat to do some touch ups. On removing the lid, he was assaulted by a disgusting smell! The paint was covered with a green slime.
Realising the paint in the can was rotten, our expert painter did exactly the right thing. He isolated the can and removed it from site immediately. The spread of these pathogens is quick and should not be given the chance to contaminate other stock.
It’s important we get to the bottom of things like this, so when our painter got back to the depot, we discussed what could have caused the paint to go bad. In this case, it was evident that it was a sealing issue and a pathogen had crept into the tin through whatever gap it could find.
