Question RE wake county trash convenience centers (paint) (buy, landlord)

[JONOV]

Question; does the Wake County household hazardous materials place give free paint away? I remember in college my landlord sourced all his paint that way (different state though.). I have a shed that I want to get painted. Being that it’s a backyard shed I’m more about saving money than obsessing about what shade of gray or white it is. The siding is T1-11 and it kind of drinks paint from what I hear.

[twingles]

You mean paint that people drop off? I did not notice a sign last time I was there, but that's a great idea.

[m378]

If they do, it'd probably be tough to get enough paint of similar color. I guess you could just grab whatever's available, mix it up, and see what happens

[don6170]

Originally Posted by JONOV

Question; does the Wake County household hazardous materials place give free paint away?

Lowes and HD used to have "oops" paint available at steep discount.

[adlnc07]

Originally Posted by JONOV

Question; does the Wake County household hazardous materials place give free paint away? I remember in college my landlord sourced all his paint that way (different state though.). I have a shed that I want to get painted. Being that it’s a backyard shed I’m more about saving money than obsessing about what shade of gray or white it is. The siding is T1-11 and it kind of drinks paint from what I hear.

You could also try Nextdoor or your local Buy Nothing Facebook group if you have one.

[JustMeEC]

You can also try one of the Restores (run by Habitat for Humanity). The sometimes have gallons of unused paint.

[m378]

You could get 5 gallons of this stuff for 41 bucks Can barely eat at mcdonalds for 41 bucks these days.

https://www.buildclub.com/product/bc0_211252444

[JONOV]

Originally Posted by twingles

You mean paint that people drop off? I did not notice a sign last time I was there, but that's a great idea.

Yes, exactly.

Originally Posted by JustMeEC

You can also try one of the Restores (run by Habitat for Humanity). The sometimes have gallons of unused paint.

I was in there last friday. They have a big display of some eco-friendly paint they're now selling (new) for the same price as the BORG's.

Originally Posted by m378

You could get 5 gallons of this stuff for 41 bucks Can barely eat at mcdonalds for 41 bucks these days.

https://www.buildclub.com/product/bc0_211252444

That might not be a bad idea. I found some folks on facebook marketplace that have full things of paint too (buy then change their minds, etc.)

[wizard-xyzzy]

Originally Posted by JONOV

Question; does the Wake County household hazardous materials place give free paint away?

I think not. They don't even allow you out of your vehicle. The general policy at all Wake County disposal facilities is that nothing can be scavenged.

[udelslayer]

You can get some nice stuff from the Lowes/HD return shelf in the paint department. I think they've gotten a little wise to marking $50 cans down to $5 now, but they are still deeply discounted. Prolly a bunch of youtubers ruining it like always. I saw new paint at the Restore, but I'd be careful getting too cheap. You could more than double your work if it decides to flake out in a year of UV exposure.

Try a Sherwin Williams too. I bet they have to be able to handle mistakes/returns/etc.