Things you need to clean a palette, especially if it's long overdue

• Razor blade to scrape the dry paint off


• Container to put the scrapings in


• Towels to clean the blade, palette, your hands and whatever else. Those scrapings can fly.


• Mineral spirits to also help clean the blade, palette, hands and whatever else


• Something stiff. Jack works well. Vodka too, probably.


• A good excellent vocabulary. A sailor's is a good starting point.