I presume you have a CLEAN paint can. I would never use one that had had paint in it. I use a gallon mayonaise jar. They are very hard to come by these days. Mine are glass. I have a top with a approximate 4 1/2 inch hole that just fits the lid.
A CLEAN friction-top paint can should work fine.
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