good cheap paint??

SPIKER · May 5, 2005

I have had some luck getting the paint from LOWES when it was mixed wrong & or brought back. I actually had 30 gallons of barn paint (25 year 7 severe weather paint, mixed when I got up from low & behold was 10 more gallons already mixed up in the same color all for $1.00 a gallon /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif luckly I was only getting the first batch I ended up taking those too and the normal cost was 80.00 for 5 gallons then I got the 10 gallons for 10 bucks /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I ended up mixing them together just to make sure there awsn't any difference I mixed 5 gallons of my mix to the 5 gallons of the cheap mix (same brand I say cheap cause it was only 1buck a gallon) they were indistinguisable by the eye, I still mixed the next 10 together too...

anyhow this year I think I should re-coat the weatherbeater STAIN (not paint) anyhow nice misty blue color...

also the 20gallon enamel paint at TSC workes quite well too and is very durrable, I got the hardner for mine when I painted my dump wagon 2 yrs back and it still hasn't rusted cept where the rocks scratched it off.. it is left out in the woods 24/7.

One other place is Big Lots or ODDLOTS closeout store, usually 9 bucks a gallong for latex exterior. mixable usually and they often have tint too.

MakrM

goodoleboy · May 8, 2005

I bought some Walmart exterior latex 3 years ago. Still holding up strong on my shed i beleive it $12 a gallon. I like to get the $5 gallon home depot stuff when they have some good colors.

cleatus · May 8, 2005

If dark but not black will work try tar and kerosene. Let delute a few days then apply.
Mexicans heve been using this for stain for years.

GaryBDavis · May 8, 2005

For years, I thinned my oil based paints with mineral spirits or lacquer thinner. I notice my paint jobs faded rather quickly if they sat outside for a couple of years. Now days, I thin with enamel reducer and I use a brand matched with the paint. As an automotive painter explained to me, paint cut with lacquer thinner will go on just as shinny as any, but the color will bleed out quicker – especially if exposed to sunlight. Now days, I only cut my primer with lacquer thinner.

DFW · May 10, 2005

Soundguy, my neighbor is the re-cycling coordinator for our county and has her office at the county re-cycling center (aka landfill). One of the things they get the most of is old paint (oil too). So, you might try there and it'll be free or a small donation to their re-cycle fund is all.

Nice idea BTW, wish they'd do something like that here.

Good luck.

edski · May 10, 2005

Do nothing...I have a deer stand named the "Condo" that has stood 8 or 9 years in the weather. Half inch exterior plywood.

Or...buy a couple of cans of Krylon and give them to the kids to graffti the pill box, with offensive slogans towards the other teams. In no time the other teams will retaliate and paint the rest for free. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Doug_Myerscough · May 17, 2005

I get out of date paint for free from a local Sherwin Williams dealer (I'm a really good customer, I paint murals for a living)- I don't use it on jobs but it works fine for painting things around the farm. It's woth asking - you can make black out of any deep base exterior paint.

LarryRB · May 17, 2005

what kind of murals do you do and what type of air guns? I have been using Thayer Chandlers for probably 25 years,, Thought of trying others, but stick with T&C... I am very part time at air brushing,