Xsorb Rock Solid Paint Hardener (4 Gallon Pail)ECOLOGOECOLOGO

This stuff works great for paint. It doesn’t take much for a regular sized can of paint even when it’s almost full, so this large amount will last a long time.BUT TODAY it came in so handy! My dog vomited the most disgusting, foul smelling, dark brown stuff in a very large amount on my light colored rug. I’m not usually a wuss with messes, but this made my 3 kids have to leave the room and it made me vomit while trying to begin cleaning it up.I remembered I had this stuff, and had flashbacks of janitors at school using something similar. So, in between dry heaves, i went to my garage and got the bucket. I forgot how light the almost full bucket was, so that’s also a plus!I quickly grabbed the included scooper (another plus!) and plunged it into the powder hardener, scooped it out and generously sprinkled it in a heap on the large pile of grossness. After a few minutes i kinda mixed it in with a paper towel. It was gross but slightly more tolerable. I gathered up what I could with paper towels and laid down another layer of this paint hardener and mixed it in with a scrub brush.Then i busted out my heavy duty shop-vac and vacuumed it up. There was still a dark brown stain, so i sprayed it with cleaner and scrubbed, then added another layer of this stuff and let it sit for a few hours.Just vacuumed it up and NO STAIN AT ALL! Can’t even tell it was vomit-geddon in here earlier today. I hope to always have this stuff in my cleaning arsenal!

Have tried a number of different ways of drying paint. For example, letting an open can dry takes several days and only works well if there is very little paint in the can. If there is much paint, it can take weeks and you have to stir the paint regularly. Cat Litter works OK, but can still take a long time if there is a lot of paint in the can and sometimes I've had to split the paint into other cans if it is very full. I've also used a flat box lined with plastic for both of these methods, but find that the paint is still messy when peeling from the plastic unless I let it sit a really long time. Although those are cheap methods, I've had messy accidents with both.With the Xsorb powder, I just mix it right in the can, let it sit for a few hours, and then it is ready for the trash can. I put two scoops in a gallon can 3/4 full of paint, mixed it up, and it was hard a couple of hours later. Sometimes the paint mixture was rubbery instead of hard, but that is still OK.I really like being able to mix it up and dispose of the paint can within a few hours.

During a pandemic clean out, had to deal with over 30 old paint containers that had accumulated during the past 15 years. Since most of the cans were latex paint, tried to dry them by removing the lids, putting them outside and constructing a “table” over them to keep out rain water. After three weeks, the drying tactic worked with cans that were under 1/3 filled. Cans over 1/3 filled developed a 2 inch dried layer on top of the remaining liquid paint under the dried layer. In my research to deal with the fuller containers I stumbled across this XSORB product which worked well to dry the remaining paint. If you have more than a couple of cans to dry, I strongly suggest using a power drill with a mixing attachment of some sort. The attachments are under $10 in the paint or tile section of the big box stores .... money well spent if you have lots of cans of paint. When you do this, expect some paint spatter. If you have any almost full containers, pour some off into less full cans. Drop 2 scoops of XSORB into the can and slowly start your drill. After a couple of minutes the paint will begin to thicken. If the paint is still too liquidity add another scoop of XSORB. When the paint thickens up to the consistency of day old oatmeal, you’re done. The paint will harden a little more during the next day or so.

Turned the paint to clumps quickly. Easy to use.

We used this in five-gallon containers of paint, and it turned the paint into a sort of jelled substance at first; later, it dried more, and it was good enough to dispose of and meet all the local requirements. The only real objection I have is that there are no instructions on the container, so one doesn't instantly know if the scoop measures enough to dry one gallon of paint (or a little less, to make room for the powder in a one-gallon container) or if one needed two scoops per gallon, or what the story was. I suppose it may depend on the consistency of the paint or stain, but without any guidance at all, one runs the risk that an overly-enthusiastic helper will dump several gallons worth of the powder into one gallon of paint. . . It's also important to have disposable stir-sticks or the equivalent -- you're not going to be able to extract the stick from the can once the stuff dries.

This stuff is awesome. If you are like me, you have 20 gallons of random paint in the cellar of all different colors from over the years. Most of it is not usable anymore. Latex paint is not toxic to the environment, so it can go in the trash. But you don't want paint everywhere, and the trash truck will dribble it all over your street. So use this stuff to harden it! Two scoops of this stuff in a full can of paint (or one scoop in a half can) and stir. It hardens up in about an hour. I really didn't think it would would so well. If the paint has separated into liquid on top and pigment glop on the bottom, try to just stir it all up into a gloppy mess. Then add this. Still works. If you absolutely can't stir up the hard stuff on the bottom of the can, use floor dryer (the powder stuff like kitty litter for soaking up oil spills in the garage) to soak up the clear liquid and then toss it. I had a few cans like that. This stuff really works great. They charge a fortune for it at the hardware store in the single-use size. This big bucket is a lifetime supply and worth the money in my opinion.