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re: How much leftover paint/stain do you currently have stashed in your garage/basement?

Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:09 am to
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
15430 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:09 am to
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35 years and 4 houses later, I do not think we ever used one.


That stuff probably has broken down by now.
Posted by backbone
Colorado
Member since Jul 2026
821 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:32 am to
Currently living in my van right now, boomers have priced me out of the market.
Posted by TimeOutdoors
LA
Member since Sep 2014
13907 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:37 am to
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I got rid of a shite load during the last hazardous waste collection day.


This is what I do. I keep a spreadsheet with exterior and interior colors, but I hate having paint cans around other than a few I typically use for woodworking projects.
Posted by Jimbojambojumbo
Member since Mar 2022
561 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:38 am to
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I’m guessing about 20 gallons of paint and 15 pints of stain in my garage. Furk.


I’ve got about 15 partial gallons dating back to 2 houses ago. So if I ever het the urge to touch up the kitchen of a house I no longer live in, I’m all set!

I also have two cans of Kilz and a variety of color stains and a pint of pickling paint.

Oddly - I have zero semi-gloss white trim paint which is the only paint I actually need right now.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
77220 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:44 am to
There was a time when I probably had 20 gallon cans and even a few 5 gallon buckets in my garage. I unloaded all of the during the hazardous waste collection.
Posted by Boudreauboudreaugoly
Land of the Rice n Son
Member since Oct 2017
3349 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:48 am to
I make an annual trip to a Dow sponsored hazardous waste collection day to to have Dow dispose of these types of materials which, in most instances, are ILLEGAL to dispose of in regular garbage or trash pickups. Particularly convenient for things like old tires or old, no longer safe to use, propane tanks/bottles.
This post was edited on 9/29/26 at 9:08 am
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
11626 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:52 am to
I realized the other day after keeping 20 cans of now-dried up paint, that the places we bought them from have what we bought stored in our account history.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
11626 posts
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:56 am to
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That stuff probably has broken down by now.

It’s not really for reuse. There’s a deep seated fear that if we ever need to paint over a spot, we’ll forget what color was used.

This fear is typically realized months, maybe years after painting. This, along with the last thing anyone wants to do amidst a painting job is manually recording every color used for such a day, results in cans stashed away where they are forgotten for years.
This post was edited on 9/29/26 at 7:57 am
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