Where to buy automotive paint

[hengagc75]

Anyone know where I can get paint made up in Melbourne? Wanting to do a DIY paint job but not sure where to buy paint :/

[Turbo047]

If you are just doing a small repair Supercheap mixes paint and can put it in a spray can for you. But if you are doing a big job and are set up with a compressor and equipment I'd go to a specialist for 2pak. If you google auto paint suppliers you'll have one near by I'm sure.

[hengagc75]

Would respraying the roof a hatch be considered a big or small job

[Turbo047]

I would consider that a big job. There will be blending required. And that is a bit of an art.

If it's your first big job. I'd say you could do the prep work yourself and pay a spray painter to do the top coat and blending.

Have you done painting before?

[hengagc75]

Yeah you're right I've never done painting before so should leave it to the pros.. Do you know any good paint stores? I've googled but can't really find anything..

[Turbo047]

What suburb are you in down there? Ill do a quick search for you.

Im up in Cairns so a small city and im lucky i have 5 stores with all the different brands within 1k of each other. And a mate across the street who's a auto painter. He put the top coat on my car and straight off the gun it looks tip top. I haven't even buffed it and that was 2 years ago.

[hengagc75]

Noble park south east Melbourne. wish i knew someone who was an automotive painter and could give me mates rates

[Turbo047]

Try Bodyshop paint supplies, 132 Cheltenham Rd, Dandenong. 9706 9470. They do retail as well as trade and will give free advise.