Blue Moose Recycled Paint

Exceptional.
New and improved version. Natural extracts of vanilla. ????
Me love the paint!

I’d never tried recycled paint, and to be honest I was pretty suspicious about the quality and how well it would cover. But I needed to paint my spare room and I wasn’t super picky about the color, so I decided to give it a go because the price was so great. It was less than $20 for a gallon- if I hated it, I figured I’d just paint over it...

I saw they recommend buying all the cans you need from the same lot, so I bought two expecting to need both, but the cashier at Giant Tiger also said I could return the unopened one if I didn’t use it. Neat!

When I opened the first can, I was worried. The paint (I chose the griege colour) was clumpy and looked awful! Then I actually stopped to read the directions and it said to stir hard for 2 minutes. Whoops. That fixed the problem, now it looked like normal paint again. (Side note: don’t assume, read the directions!)

I was most concerned about the smell, as some other reviewers mentioned it could be quite stinky, but apparently they’ve fixed that issues in the later lots: the paint I got was actually much less fragrant than the last brand name latex I used, and smelled lightly of vanilla (lot 0248). Honestly, I like the smell more than any other paint I’ve used. It’s kind of nice. Weird.

I recently had painted another bedroom with a similar colour using a brand name paint, so I had a decent comparison. Blue moose covered just as well (I’d say better!), dried beautifully, and went further (I managed the 380sq ft room with a single can, two coats exactly) than the brand name stuff- and cost me less than half the price.

Consider me a converted skeptic! 10/10, delightfully impressed- I would certainly buy this again.

If you’re not super picky about the colour and can settle for one of the six shades, I’d certainly recommend giving it a go!

Yes the smell isn't pleasant but the paint is great value for your money. I've purchased 2 different blues, grey, beige and white. All but the white had exceptional coverage whereas the white was just ok. I will buy again

The coverage was great .... but the odour.... I couldn't finish my project and the smell lingered for well over a week.
I would not buy again due to this .... it hurt my throat.