Paint Can Pour Spout

I have been doing some painting in a bedroom at my house. I wanted to pour paint into a roller tray, but I really dislike the way that the paint spills onto the sides of the can and fills the channel that the lid goes into.

There's an inexpensive product that fits into the channel to make a neat pour spout (the one shown is from Home Depot), and I wanted to make something like that.

You pretty much just need a quart size yogurt container and a knife to cut it.

Using a knife, cut the rim of the container in half, angling the cut through the side of the container so it doesn't remove too much of the bottom of the container. I am leaving all of that plastic so the pour spout will retain its shape. The container's plastic sides are thin, and I'm afraid that they will unexpectedly bend during pouring.

Also cut out a drain hole at the bottom of the container. No real rules about the size. I think that the size shown here turned out to be a bit small. But that all depends on where you intend to pour your paint.

Caution: Be careful not to cut yourself. A knife can take an unexpected turn while cutting the curved plastic.

Decide in what direction you want the pour spout hole to point. I wanted mine to be placed so the wire handle will support the paint can while the pour spout is centered for a straight pour.

Place the rolled rim of the plastic container into the paint can's groove, then bend the plastic so it fits into the groove. Press down to set the pastic rim into the groove.

In the times I've done this, the plastic rim makes a tight seal in the groove that is pretty stable.

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture. I figure you know how to do this.

Out of an abundance of caution, I kept my hand on the end of the yogurt spout to ensure that it was pressed into the groove during pouring. It seemed to be secure, but I didn't want it to suddenly pop out.

This pour spout can be washed and re-used, but if you eat a lot of yogurt it can be cheap enough to be disposable.