Paint question

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 26, 2005, 2:46 am

> it's not a matter of saving money this time but rather a chance to use up
> leftover paint rather than trying to dispose of it safely.
> Thanks everyone!

In case you don't know, the safe way to dispose of it is to open the can,
let it dry out, then just put it in the trash.

Posted by on July 26, 2005, 7:18 am

Banister Stairwell wrote:

> >I have some leftover latex paint that I'd like to mix together to paint our
> >basement powder room - one-half of a gallon can of FLAT pale blue, and
> >one-half of a quart can of HIGH GLOSS white. I'm not concerned about the
> >resulting color but wonder whether a the high gloss paint can be
> >successfully blended into the flat paint?

> It would depend on how old the leftover paint is and under what conditions
> it has been stored.
> If you're looking to save money and you're not picky about the color, you
> might consider picking up some fresh "opps" paint at either Lowe's or Home
> Depot. By that, I mean paint that was mixed by their paint department for a
> customer and the color didn't come out quite right. The Lowe's near me
> sells this paint for $5.00 a gallon and it's frequently their better quality
> paint.
> Just a thought.

Thats "oops" <bg>

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 26, 2005, 1:42 am

>I have some leftover latex paint that I'd like to mix together to paint our
>basement powder room - one-half of a gallon can of FLAT pale blue, and
>one-half of a quart can of HIGH GLOSS white. I'm not concerned about the
>resulting color but wonder whether a the high gloss paint can be
>successfully blended into the flat paint?
> Liz

Go for it. Latex is pretty benign stuff so mixing types will not cause any
serious disasters. You'll probably end up with a paler blue that is not
quite flat. Worst case scenario is you paint over it after you get tired of
looking at it.

Posted by Buck Turgidson on July 26, 2005, 7:57 pm

> I have some leftover latex paint that I'd like to mix together to paint

our

> basement powder room - one-half of a gallon can of FLAT pale blue, and
> one-half of a quart can of HIGH GLOSS white. I'm not concerned about the
> resulting color but wonder whether a the high gloss paint can be
> successfully blended into the flat paint?
> Liz

I tried mixing paints of different gloss, and it was a gooey mess. YMMV,
but I wasted 2 half gallons trying to make 1 gallon.

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