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The noun paint is a non-count (mass) noun. Multiples of non-count nouns are expressed in units such as 'a gallons of paint', 'cans of paint', 'tubes of paint', etc. The term 'gallons of paint' is a plural form for the noun paint, not a collective noun.

The plural form for non-count nouns is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of', for example:

Your choice of paints is enamel, eggshell, or semi-gloss.

The word 'choice' is used as a collective noun in the example sentence; other examples are a selection of paints, a rainbow of paints, a palette of paints, etc.

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