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The original was posted on /r/lifehacks by /u/Fabulous-Reaction488 on 2025-09-10 22:30:40+00:00.

My dad taught me to take a hammer and punch a couple of holes with a nail in the rim after taking off the lid of a paint can. This allows the excess paint to flow back into the can instead of over the side.