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Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: TrickiL ()
Date: May 06, 2007 07:13PM

Where can I recycle or throw out half empty gallons of paint? I have some that I will no longer need?

Trickie

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: May 06, 2007 07:16PM

Take it to the West Ox Rd transfer station and the hazardos materials place there (its in the back). They will be happy to take it.

Edit: While we're on the topic, its interesting to note that the old landfill (the big hill) is the tallest point in Fairfax County, its like 556 feet tall.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2007 07:23PM by KeepOnTruckin.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: FairF4x0r ()
Date: May 06, 2007 08:01PM

I'm sure the FFx County site has info on this, but I thought that as long as the paint was totally dried out (as in open can, leave outside to dry out until solid) that it was okay for that to go out in regular trash. If that is wrong someone please correct with proper references.

This is preferable I guess to what I witnessed in DC. I was in a bathroom in a commercial space and some suite on that floor was being repainted. The painters came in and dumped all their excess in the toilet. Apparently that's legal there. No wonder the Anacostia is so filthy... I couldn't believe it.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: cw ()
Date: May 06, 2007 08:30PM

Anything is ok in DC. Crackheads for mayor, toll booths to fleece commuters, 3 years old wandering down the street at 2 am, etc.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: May 06, 2007 10:28PM

but I thought that as long as the paint was totally dried out (as in open can, leave outside to dry out until solid)

It's OK to do that with latex paint. Dump some sand or kitty litter in it to help it dry faster into a big clump. Oil-based paint is a different story though.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: May 06, 2007 10:42PM

Right, thats latex only. The oil based is kind of dangerous, pouring that down the toilet and then some other worker comes in to have a smoke and chucks the butt down the toilet and you'll have a fire a la Home Alone 2. But any paint down the drain will royally screw up your pipes if there isnt at least 3 times as much water as paint. It took an electric snake to clear out one pipe I saw that was filled with paint.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: Erik Bankson ()
Date: May 06, 2007 10:48PM

Just hand it over to me, son. I'll take care of it for you. By the way, I prefer gold paint. GO WARRIORS!!! (my favorite paintball team)
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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: Bean Her ()
Date: May 07, 2007 03:03PM

Just dump it on any street in herndon. No crime no foul.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: mariokart ()
Date: May 07, 2007 06:06PM

or you could use it to make your worthless, shit ford car get a new coat of paint. That way you'd be doing a favor to your vehicle and keeping the environment clean.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: MDJ87 ()
Date: May 08, 2007 08:46PM

If you pour cat liter in it then it helps dry the paint out fast so you can just throw it out with your normal trash.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: cathater ()
Date: May 11, 2007 08:23PM

While you're at it, pour the cat in it, too.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: Erik Bankson ()
Date: October 08, 2007 10:42PM

Erik Bankson Wrote:
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> Just hand it over to me, son. I'll take care of
> it for you. By the way, I prefer gold paint. GO
> WARRIORS!!! (my favorite paintball team)


Who the hell is using my name? This is the REAL Erik Bankson of Fairfax, Va. Asshole.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: mariokart ()
Date: October 08, 2007 10:58PM

NO I AM TEH REAL ERICK BANKSUN LOOOL

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: gooddoer ()
Date: October 09, 2007 01:40PM

donate to habitat for humanity

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: bdimag ()
Date: October 09, 2007 02:23PM

let me guess.. he googled his name and found this site and brought up this POINTLESS thread...

but to stay on an old topic..

its better to walk around town with your paint, and just paint anything that needs it...

chipped USPS mailbox? WHIP OUT THE BLUE!!!
Mural fading? PAINT IT BLACK!!
Ulgy woman? give her a rainbow!

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: stinkypoon ()
Date: October 09, 2007 04:42PM

If it's lead-based, give it to Meade. He'll slurp it up by the gallon.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: Jim Lawrence ()
Date: October 09, 2007 09:22PM

Hey Bankson, go back to the circus! Richard Felsentstein misses you!

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: Finch ()
Date: October 09, 2007 10:37PM

Hey man, if you've still got that paint, let me know.

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Re: Where can I get rid of old paint?
Posted by: Erik V. Bankson ()
Date: October 30, 2007 08:37PM

I don't know where to get rid of old paint in Fairfax County. Up here in NYC, we would just throw the bucket, the roller, and the tray into the East River.

Is that you, Jarman? How's everything? Richard Felsenstein is a homo. He is definitely a bald-headed pole smoker.

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