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Home Depot Paint Stick Sanders

Paint sticks are free at any Home Depot paint department. Naturally, Home Depot paint sticks work great as as paint stirrers, but there’s are a few other uses for them as well. A little bit of glue and some sandpaper can transform a free paint stick into a custom sanding tool. If you’d like to kick it up another notch, glue a few paint sticks together and then carve them into a curved shape.

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Red Flags

Almost every Home Depot provides free red flags. Usually, they’re found in a bin near the contractor loading bay, for use when transporting oversized materials. Once you get to your job site, don’t just discard these useful flags. Keep a few in your vehicle, but keep some in your workshop as well. Attached to a paint stir stick, these make great caution flags to keep well-intentioned family members out of work areas, or to mark a landscaping plan in your yard.