While I'm not wary of Friday the 13th, last Fri lived up to its reputation.
Occassionally I mix paint at work , (cover breaks, lunch, super busy day).
Over the lunch hour I was busily scanning paint chips and shaking cans of paint. A customer had a color match, which takes a bit longer. I put the quart can of tinted paint in the shaker. To keep it balanced you need 2 or more cans so I added another quart can and turned it on. A large metal plate/cover lowers to the can holding it in place and then the shaking begins.
It had an odd sound ( one becomes aware of the proper noises of various pieces of equipment). But I ignored it. Almost immediately the door popped open
(not normal) and one can jumped out, landing on the concrete on its' side, lid off, paint pouring freely.
A coworker grabbed the spill pak which blots up some....
For the next 30 min I was on the floor mopping up paint. (( He who spills...cleans
))
This involves sawdust to soak up excess;then many paper towels and as a
grand finale---acetone to do a good quick removal of any remaining paint.
How to ruin a perfectly good day.
Newer cans have plastic lids and I had one metal lid and one can w/plastic lid which probably caused a balance problem.
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