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Surplus paint & finishes from local contractors and DIYers. New, excess, and good used material at a fraction of retail.

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Buying surplus paint & finishes: what to know

Paint surplus is unopened gallons from jobs that over-ordered, custom tints a customer rejected, and the stains and clear coats left when a project wrapped. Unopened premium paint at a fraction of its shelf price is one of the easiest wins on the site, with one hard Minnesota rule below.

Check before you buy

  • Never buy latex paint that has frozen

    one hard freeze in a garage ruins it: it thaws to cottage cheese and no amount of stirring brings it back. Ask where it spent the winter.

  • Read the tint sticker on the lid

    the base and formula printed there let any paint desk re-mix more of the exact color later. A can without one is a one-can commitment.

  • For opened cans, check the surface

    a thin skin is normal and strains out. Rust on the rim, a sour smell, or chunks that will not stir smooth mean it is done.

  • Match sheen as carefully as color

    eggshell against satin reads as a different color in raking light even when the tint is identical.

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