Select conversion type: teaspoons => milliliters milliliters => teaspoons. 1 US teaspoon (tsp) = 4.92892159 milliliters (ml) = 1/3 US tablespoons (tbsp) = 1/6 US fluid ounce (fl. oz.). The teaspoon is rounded to precisely 5 mL by US federal regulations for food labeling purposes.
The shelf life of paint depends on the type and whether the paint container has been opened. Solvent-based oil or alkyd paints can remain usable for up to 15 years if they were never opened and always kept away from temperature extremes.Water-based acrylic and latex paints can stay good for up to 10 years if never opened and kept from freezing.Leftover paints that have been opened should be closed up tightly, stored in a cool, dry place and used within two years.Paints normally separate into solids and liquid during long-term storage.aint Gone Bad. Paints normally separate into solids and liquid during long-term storage. If you can stir the solids smoothly back into the liquid, you can probably use stored paints. But if the solids have hardened on the bottom of the can and wonât mix with the liquid, the paint is spoiled and should be discarded.
This isnât the same as it being cured. Latex paint can be painted with a second coat after about 6 hours. It takes about 30 days for the paint to fully cure; meaning that you can wash spots off your wall without damaging your paint finish. Paint cures by reacting with oxygen in the air to form a skin over deeper, still wet layers. Eventually, oxygen reaches the deeper layers as well, drying them; thus the 30 day cure time. Oil paints take longer to dry, to recoat and to cure. The first coat will take 12 to 24 hours to dry enough to apply a second coat. Oil paint also cures by binding with oxygen. I have read if you thin your oil paint, you can paint 2 thin layers instead of 1 or 2 thick layers. The thinned paint dries in less time.