Paul O Mahoney
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I tried that too, and was worried about where theyd end up . Thus my postLast summer i put up an ad on adverts.ie offering about 15 random tins of leftover paint & some guy came & took them. I couldn't believe it. I asked him what he was going to do with them but he was a bit evasive.
Could you get a friendly local taxi driver to take them to the Thornton's facility in Dunboyne? How many do you have to get rid of?As the title says is there a service that would come to the house and take this away.
I know certain municipal dumps, and private ones will take them at approximately €1 per litre.
I don't drive anymore due to health and would pay the extra to get rid of this stuff.
If anyone has used a legitimate service I'd be delighted to hear.
We are in Maynooth btw, so Dublin and surrounding areas would be acceptable.
Thanks
We have cars but everyone is " really busy " and Dunboyne he raises the tin and estimates the contents and you pay a euro per litre in cash , no card transaction allowed. Well that's pre pandemicCould you get a friendly local taxi driver to take them to the Thornton's facility in Dunboyne? How many do you have to get rid of?
It was the same the last time I was there. He was very fair in his pricing. Went easy on me. It is a bit amateur though.We have cars but everyone is " really busy " and Dunboyne he raises the tin and estimates the contents and you pay a euro per litre in cash , no card transaction allowed. Well that's pre pandemic
It was the same the last time I was there. He was very fair in his pricing. Went easy on me. It is a bit amateur though.
Listed under items you can't put in a skip here. I believe all skip providers have this stipulation.I can't see on their website that paint would be explicitly forbidden in their skips - but maybe give them a call and ask.
Ah thanks, shame. So a very tricky situation for the OP if all skip providers do the same.Listed under items you can't put in a skip here. I believe all skip providers have this stipulation.
They won't even take empty potsListed under items you can't put in a skip here. I believe all skip providers have this stipulation.
Try the local mens shed.I tried that too, and was worried about where theyd end up . Thus my post
Once opened a few times, paint will be beyond its best and no professional would stake their reputation on a product they have no come back on. They usually only purchase paint for the job on hand too, and unless it's a common or trending colour and finish, it might just end up going unused for even longer, deteriorating all the time.Surely some painter would use it up somehow or are they so fussy when they start a new job that must have all new gear? I made up a mixed brew of various neutral shades and will be using up to paint garden walls.
Paint does "go off" and let's be honest we all buy more than is needed and the producers seem, recently, only to have 2.5lts as the smallest pot. I had to paint the gate recently bought a 1 litre pot thinking that would be plenty, got 75% done and not a drop left went to buy .5 ltr to finish off didn't have it, and I tried the 2 main diy stores and the Range.Once opened a few times, paint will be beyond its best and no professional would stake their reputation on a product they have no come back on. They usually only purchase paint for the job on hand too, and unless it's a common or trending colour and finish, it might just end up going unused for even longer, deteriorating all the time.
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