MetroPaint

I always have to remind myself about Metropaint. We went in today and had a great experience and learned about the process of recycling the paint. The paint ranges for $ 9 for the Tier 2 to $ 20 for the «Boutique Colors.» They have a much wider range of colors than they used to, and it’s so cheap and great quality! I love supporting a service like this. Thanks, Metro.

My husband and I bought and used Metro Paint for a rental we have. It fit the bill… economical! When our tenants moved out a year later, the paint was in great condition and easy to clean!
Because of our great experience, we decided to purchase it for a new construction house that we are building… in California!
For simplicity, we used Sand Dune on most of the walls and ceiling. It is the perfect neutral (not to dark, not to white). We used Carnation on our daughters room with Snow White for the ceiling. We bought 8, 5-​gallon buckets and sprayed it on the walls and back rolled it. Lots of work, but easy process and we were happy with the way the paint went on the walls. Good coverage, though we did two coats because of the new construction. Our invoice was $ 310 (8, 5-​gal Sand Dune, 2, 1-​gal Carnation).
THEN I wanted something different for our master bedroom. So I painstakingly found the «perfect» grey at Benjamin Moore. We purchased 2, 5-​gal buckets for $ 300 (Ben Interior Paint). We used the same application methods we had used for the other 40 gallons we had applied of Metro Paint. IT WAS TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE COVERAGE, CLOGGED THE SPRAYER, CLUMPED ON THE ROLLER. I immediately called the store because there MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PAINT! They were kind, and gave us two more 5-​gal for no cost of their PREMIUM paint (Aura). This additional 10 gallons was no better and we barely had enough to finish our room.
I am SO happy with Metro Paint. We will be using it again for a house at the beach and again and again any where we can.
Customer service is AMAZING at the Swan Island facility. Highly recommend this paint even though the color are limited.

Definitely much mo’ betta than watching paint dry…
Seriously, what’s NOT to love about Metro? Eco-​friendly recycled products, conveniently located in No Po, gives you all the excuses you need to sample some of the fine local dining, and enjoy huge savings. I used Metro’s products to paint several homes to sell, and found the latex paint reliable and durable. At about $ 40 for a 5 gallon bucket, and a very decent range of hues? Man, you can’t beat it w/​a stick — - though you can definitely stir it w/​one (*raspberry*)
*Apropos of nada* –Too bad the 7 – 11 down the street from Metro, on Swan Island, doesn’t use their drive-​thru anymore — - that was REALLY cool, back in the day…

I really love Metro paint. I used all Metro paint on my house and it is just as good as the expensive paint you buy at Lowes or Home Depot. Metro Portland Metro Gov has so much to offer on Green Living. Get their summer walks calender, they provide great walks on history and geology in the Portland area. Great job Metro!
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Great idea to recycle paint and provide compost bins at low prices. I love their products.

ok so NOT all in one stop can you both recycle and buy recycled paint — turns out you can purchase said paint (and that big composter!) here at metropaint, but paint to be recycled needs to be turned in at a separate metro facility.
sorry for any confusion!

Until we received our Portland Metro newsletter this month, I never even knew the MetroPaint Store existed. Flipping through the pages of the mailer, I was delighted to learn that Metro was offering a $ 39 Earth Machine Com-​poster to city residents, this being a deep discount off the $ 80 retail price.
After learning that there was a limited supply of composters on hand at the MetroPaint Store retail location on Swan Island, we stopped by this past Saturday to purchase our compost bin.
Waiting in line at the store, I perused the paint chips and prices in the event that I may want to return in the future and acquire some high quality, recycled latex paint at a great price. MetroPaint sells their paints in 5 gallon bucket for $ 39, or $ 9 for a gallon pail.
The available color palette was limited, but very nice… a combination of both classic and modern colors that would suit most people interested in a combination of high quality paint, plus the sustainable aspect of using something recycled.
In addition to paint and Earth Machine Compost Bins, MetroPaint also sells painting supplies such as brushes, rollers, and tape, and they also carry various composting supplies, such as stirrers.
Service was friendly and helpful, and they will load your purchased items in your car upon request.
All in all, this place was a great discovery. I will surely be returning for paint, or if we should ever need another compost bin for our ever growing garden.

with a major project of painting the interior of my new shop, i was looking at a tight budget. we had a lot of renovating to do. first, we headed to our friends over at the rebuilding center for some great deals, and they sent us to metro paint recycling. we figured it would take about 11 gallons of paint, which at a bargain price would normally cost about $ 250. amazingly we paid less than $ 100! they were not only cost efficient, but friendly to boot. the staff was more than helpful. to our surprise, they were right. we only needed one coat, and were left with more than 6 gallons left over. i wish every city had a business this great!

OK, I am back. On this Earth Day 2009, I headed towards Metro Paint. This time to ask for one compost bin instead of two. Armed with my emptied out trunk, baby in arms, I headed to the door. Before I got to it, the attendant opened the door for me and greeted my nicely. He was very friendly to myself and my daughter. He proceeded to efficiently process my purchase of a compost bin and a kitchen scraps bucket — all for under $ 50. (I challenge anyone to find a better deal!) Once the transaction was complete, he said he looked like I had my hands full and was nice enough to carry it out to my trunk and stick it in there for me.
So…I am not sure why my last visit was so weird, but this time it was great, so I would recommend this place and hereby retract my two star rating from last week.

This is a recycled paint facility that is run by Metro (the regional governing branch). Here’s the blurb from the website:
«MetroPaint is a recycled interior/​exterior latex paint that is filtered to industry standards and tested for performance and environmental safety.
Available in 5-​gallon pails and 1-​gallon cans, MetroPaint looks great on houses, business and apartment buildings, barns, gymnasiums, schools and more. Because the paint can be brushed, rolled or sprayed on and often covers in one coat, it receives rave reviews from contractors and painters who use it.»
I have no idea what the paint is like at this place. What I do know is that they sell discounted compost bins and accessories here (see:
). The wife and I are starting to get into growing food, so we figured that making our own compost would be a good first step. The Earth Machine, the bins they sell, go for $ 80 retail Metro subsidies them down to $ 35 for those of who live within Metro bounds. I’ve read online that it’s easy enough to make your own bins, but this was a good price. I also figured it would be good to start the great composting experiment with something official.