Cutting Paint Costs With Wholesale Help
By kathy77
@kathy77 (7485)
Australia
March 16, 2007 1:11pm CST
You can save almost 50% on paint costs by opting for a good quality 'non-branded' paint, rather than the more expensive labels. We by-passed Bunnings and the service of teenagers who didn't know anything much about painting and went to the local Solver Paint wholesaler instead. For nearly
half the cost of the 'branded' paint from Bunnings we got the same generic quality paint from Solver. Also, as we needed seven litres of tint for the walls and three litres of white for the ceiling, we thought that meant we would end up with 12 litres of excess paint - eight litres of colour and four litres of white! However, the guys at Solver told us to take a 10 litre tub of white low sheen paint, go home and paint our ceilings first, then bring it
back and they would tint it for us! The result - perfect colour and no waste!
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@GardenGerty (169490)
• United States
18 Mar 07
Of course we have different options here in the states, but it always feels great when someone will work with you in the manner that the last person did, letting you use the white, then tinting the balance of it. It sounds good for you, good for their business, and good for the environment as you did not have the wasted paint to dispose of.
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@simplysue (631)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I wish we had a Solver in our area! Here, the store brands are usually only a couple of dollars less than the premium brands. Maybe people have better luck in more populated areas where there are more stores to choose from. I don't know. What I do know is that I have an entire interior to paint this spring....yes, every room, and having a store like your Solvers would really be great! I have an open plan home where all the rooms connect so went with one color for the walls about eight years ago. Had the store mix the color that was on the chip.....what a huge mistake! What seems like a very soft green turned out to be bright! I had to sponge wash it with antique white just to be able to look at it. I would suggest to anyone who is painting anything to have the store mix the smallest possible amount of the paint, take it home and try it on the wall before deciding on a color LOL I've been living with a color I don't like for a very long time.
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