hi,
does anyone know a web address for a paint supplier able to get standard mini paint colours? i've now found out my mini rio is carribean blue pearl(looks green to me!lol) so now just need to find sumwhere to buy the paint!
also, any ideas how much paint is needed for a full respray?
thanx in advance
paint suppliers?
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frostie
, Mar 15 2005 06:07 PM
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Woody
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Posted 15 March 2005 - 06:29 PM
Most automotive paint supliers are only allowed to sell paint to the trade .
How much you need depends on what type of paint you use , how it is sprayed , what the preperation is like ,etc .
How much you need depends on what type of paint you use , how it is sprayed , what the preperation is like ,etc .
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Neon trifle
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Posted 16 March 2005 - 04:31 PM
>Most automotive paint supliers are only allowed to sell paint to the trade <
WoW!
Is this fact? Can someone verify this because I find it difficult to swallow.
How come you can buy touch up cans from halfords ect..?
I wondered why I was having trouble finding paint for my car and kept drawing a blank when I asked paint shops and the like
Neon
WoW!
Is this fact? Can someone verify this because I find it difficult to swallow.
How come you can buy touch up cans from halfords ect..?
I wondered why I was having trouble finding paint for my car and kept drawing a blank when I asked paint shops and the like
Neon
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Posted 16 March 2005 - 04:45 PM
I assume Woody was talking about buying it in bulk from suppliers?!
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Posted 16 March 2005 - 06:32 PM
you can sometimes buy paint straight from the dealers i found a place just of the M3 down near the M27 where i got teh paint for my mini, they were quite happy to supply it, and they mixed up the colour i wanted, i ended up with about 3 litre's i think.
the price depends on the type of paint you want also.
the price depends on the type of paint you want also.
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Woody
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Posted 16 March 2005 - 08:00 PM
Its all to do with the environmental protection act (think thats what its called )
you can buy a spray tin of paint but you are not suposed to be able to buy enuf paint to do a respray , I run a bodyshop/paintshop my suplier wont suply paint or assosiated products unless i have an account ,accounts only available to registered buisinesses , all paint we get (and thiners etc) is all marked "for profesional use only"
You can still get paint for a respray , you are just not suposed to
we have to have a contract with a firm that disposes of unused paint and dirty thinners . all our paint has to be stored in a special room.
when the environment people inspected our premises , an open paint tin (allowing thiners to evaporate into the atmosphear) would be enuf to shut us down .
do you think they would be happy to let you spray in your garage at home ?
A story i heard , a bloke spraying a car in his garage , a neighbour smells the thinners and thinks its a gas leak , phones up gas board , they report it , bloke gets big fine .
you can buy a spray tin of paint but you are not suposed to be able to buy enuf paint to do a respray , I run a bodyshop/paintshop my suplier wont suply paint or assosiated products unless i have an account ,accounts only available to registered buisinesses , all paint we get (and thiners etc) is all marked "for profesional use only"
You can still get paint for a respray , you are just not suposed to
we have to have a contract with a firm that disposes of unused paint and dirty thinners . all our paint has to be stored in a special room.
when the environment people inspected our premises , an open paint tin (allowing thiners to evaporate into the atmosphear) would be enuf to shut us down .
do you think they would be happy to let you spray in your garage at home ?
A story i heard , a bloke spraying a car in his garage , a neighbour smells the thinners and thinks its a gas leak , phones up gas board , they report it , bloke gets big fine .
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