When it comes to refinishing busted up furniture or building an item out of repurposed lumber, I'm kind of a trial and error guy with the color. Because I will often make a drastic change halfway through painting/staining, I've grown really tired of wasting $10 - $18 a quart. Or worse yet, $30 - $50 a gallon. This is where other's mistakes can save you HUGE MONEY! Both Lowes and Home Depot have a little, unadvertised, shelf close to the paint counter that houses the mistake paints and stains. These are either products that the store messed up in coloring or, more likely, have been returned because a customer hated it once it was on the wall. I buy a good 75% of my paints and stains this way. If I post a refinished piece of furniture, or a stained outdoor bench, you can bet it's done with the discount stuff. I figure if I'm refinishing a piece of trash or repurposing heavily used lumber, what's the point of getting fancy on the paint.
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