nick8086 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) What do you do with old car Paint?? I should be around a 100 cans of the stuff.. Edited November 4, 2016 by nick8086 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Make some 'art'. Paint the old fence. Donate it to your local graffiti 'artist'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 We do not have any local graffiti 'artist . in the Midwest.. Just corn fields.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 36 minutes ago, maok said: Make some 'art'. Paint the old fence. Donate it to your local graffiti 'artist'. Wax on,wax off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Mix a bunch of it together, mixes like that usually come out a medium gray color. Then I slather it all over the wood floor of my car trailer. Either that, or just pour it into the cracks in my roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Or you can do as we have to do and pay Safety Kleen $300 every 8 weeks to dispose of the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Your local trash or recycling center usually has provisions to handle paint disposal. If you pay for trash disposal, contact them for help with your paint. They should be able to help direct you to your local disposal facility. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I just couldn't pull the trigger so we got a neighbor to take Old Paint to the glue factory. I don't think the Old Grey Mare has long either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 We have a recycling center where you can take just about any liquid. They have an entire room with shelves filled with good, but partially used cans of paint donated for a couple bucks a can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Use it to paint things. If it is hardened or gone bad dispose of it responsibly. Restorer32 I'm sorry you don't live near me, I would hit you up when I want to paint something. There must be some recycling place near you that would take it for free, or sell it cheap to a back yard bodyman . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Tierney Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 As mentioned above, check with your local garbage company and/or City or County recycling Office (Google your area)...... In many cities the paint industry absorbs the cost of individuals' leftovers, and has dropoff points at paint/hardware stores where you can drop off certain amounts per month free of charge...there are some limitations on what they take, but a very little Googling etc will fill you in... Here, latex can just be dried, as mentioned above, and then put into the garbage can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Back around 1970 I bought 120 quarts of leftover, part used cans of paint at the auction of a defunct Chrysler dealer. For several years I painted cars for $35 to $100 using this paint. It is how I learned to paint cars, and never got a bad job because of old paint. I'm not saying they all came out perfect, just that it was not the paint's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Never tried this myself and not sure if it will work for epoxy or other automotive products but I've always wondered how good it works. I put mine on craigslist under "FREE" and it's usually gone in the first 1/2 hour each time. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Homax-3-5-oz-Waste-Away-Paint-Hardener-for-Paint-Disposal-2134/100149311 Edited November 4, 2016 by 30DodgePanel (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily rag Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I have mixed paint together and used it, as long as it is the same type and most of the time same manufacturer. Latex paint goes bad but acrylic lacquer and enamel will not if sealed. The paint hardener above is for latex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Every spring and fall my town has a collection, where you can bring any paint, solvent etc to the DPW and they will take it. Check with your town if they have such a program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 15 hours ago, nick8086 said: What do you do with old car Paint? I should be around a 100 cans of the stuff. Hmm...You have to wonder when you visit car collectors, and their mailbox, tractor, lawn mower, etc. are all painted the same color as their last restoration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Around here it gets thrown in the creek along with tires and old tv sets........................Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I don't know where you live Bhigdog but the EPA would love to have a talk with you. You think this is right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I had a 58 Chevy pickup back when it was just an old pickup that was painted this rather nice blue gray color. I asked the guy what the color was if I needed to do any touch up. He said they went to their left over auto paint shelf an anything that was bluish was mixed together. Was holding up well when I sold it a few years later. I got rid of a lot smaller amounts of paint when we moved by leaving almost empty cans out in the sun, lid off to dry, put oil absorbent in some and left in sun and poured some of it on big pieces of cardboard to dry. after a few days it was ok for the normal trash pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Latex house paint, I have taken the lid off and left the can on top of the furnace for a few weeks, when it was good and hard threw it out with the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 That is Dupont Lucite Acrylic Lacquer for your Darrin, keep it in case you need any touch-up done. That type of paint is no longer available, since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 10 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: I just couldn't pull the trigger so we got a neighbor to take Old Paint to the glue factory. I don't think the Old Grey Mare has long either. You beat me to it, Bernie! TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 If you have a race horse, you could do what these gala's did with the paint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Cotton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 3 hours ago, 46 woodie said: I don't know where you live Bhigdog but the EPA would love to have a talk with you. You think this is right? I live in PA. I own a 1/2 mile long section of woods with a creek and a road running through it. Once a year my wife and I take the front end loader and a bunch of contractor grade garbage bags and do a clean up. Last time we got 800 pounds of cans, bottles, tires, rotten meat (in the creek), old clothes, paint cans and a TV set. I'd love to talk to the EPA far more than they would like to talk to me. I assume this answers your questions....................Bob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Richard Petty came up with his own color by throwing old batches of paint together.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 43 minutes ago, Bhigdog said: I live in PA. I own a 1/2 mile long section of woods with a creek and a road running through it. Once a year my wife and I take the front end loader and a bunch of contractor grade garbage bags and do a clean up. Last time we got 800 pounds of cans, bottles, tires, rotten meat (in the creek), old clothes, paint cans and a TV set. I'd love to talk to the EPA far more than they would like to talk to me. I assume this answers your questions....................Bob I live on not a main road, but a busy secondary road. Same clean up ritual each spring from the slobs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, keiser31 said: Richard Petty came up with his own color by throwing old batches of paint together.... WOW! That white fence looks awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 More paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 3 hours ago, mike6024 said: That is Dupont Lucite Acrylic Lacquer for your Darrin, keep it in case you need any touch-up done. That type of paint is no longer available, since 2005. If I have a Darrin. I will keep it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 16 hours ago, 46 woodie said: I don't know where you live Bhigdog but the EPA would love to have a talk with you. You think this is right? Last time I checked the EPA was a little preoccupied, but they would surely take time out to prosecute. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 It is illegal for a business to allow an open can of paint to evaporate into the air, so that will tell you not to do that. However if you happen to have a can with less than 1" of dried paint in it, it is OK to dispose of it as regular trash. The key to disposal is to use it. It is not hazardous waste until you declare it "waste". It is OK to mix it all together and paint your garage floor with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 It accumulates, even if only one drip at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 As a business we are liable for any harm caused by our paint waste. Even though we contract with Safety Kleen we are the responsible party in perpetuity. Every time Safety Kleen makes a pickup we have to sign a manifest stating what they are picking up. A few days later we receive 2 copies of that manifest, 1 of which we must send to the state and 1 which we are legally required to keep until the end of time or until clearer heads prevail in DC, whichever comes first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I buy old auto paint at garage sales. Here is what I painted for a friend using a few used dregs of different color blue metallics mixed together. Almost a free job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I mix it up and use it for a sealer when putting in new subfloors................................................................! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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