Can this tube be saved?

[April Phillips]

I have a new tube of Winsor & Newton cobalt blue oil paint that has a small puncture in the middle of it. Has anyone had any luck plugging a hole with tape or glue or something so the whole tube doesn't dry out? Did I mention it's cobalt blue?

[Alexandra Tyng]

April,

I wonder whether duck tape would work?

Or you could always take it back and ask for a replacement if it's new.

[Richard Budig]

I think duct tape would wor for awhile until the tube began to "krinkle" due to being rolled from the bottom.

Some art stores sell empty tubes, open at the bottom, and with a cap on top. If you could find one of these, it would be relatively easy to transfer the color.

I think Jerry's Artarama (http://www.jerrysartarama.com/) carries them.

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Richard has suggested the right thing.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thank you, Richard. The way you describe it, it sounds easy.

[April Phillips]

Thanks Richard. Would not have thought of that on my own. Neat website too.