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source for paint supplies?

Post by kidblast » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:56 pm

I'm looking for some Sea Foam Green in an Aerosol for restoration.

I'm having some challenges finding this in the right blend/mixture

Not sure I want to use Nitro btw.. I don't know much about that stuff, but I think I've read where it's hard to work with.

Anyone here have any advice?

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Post by JSett » Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:02 am

kidblast wrote:
Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:56 pm
I'm looking for some Sea Foam Green in an Aerosol for restoration.

I'm having some challenges finding this in the right blend/mixture

Not sure I want to use Nitro btw.. I don't know much about that stuff, but I think I've read where it's hard to work with.

Anyone here have any advice?
Letting us know where you are is going to help. Sources will change wildly depending on what country you're in.

And Nitro is easy to work with, it's just super toxic and takes a hell of a long time to cure fully. It'll be flash-dry by the next day but not cured enough to polish for weeks.
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Re: source for paint supplies?

Post by kidblast » Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:07 am

Hi! I'm in US North East (Central Mass.)

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Post by schoolie » Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:55 am

Reranch is mostly closed for business it seems.

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Post by kidblast » Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:10 am

I found some. there's a paint store in town that does home and has access to auto paint supplies

I was able to order some from them. I think I'm on my way

Thanks guys!

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Post by Highnumbers » Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:02 am

ReRanch should really shut their website down, they haven’t been active in a very long time.

The next best thing is Ohio Valley Nitro, who are still in operation: https://www.ohiovalleynitro.com/

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Post by hexes » Sun May 01, 2022 9:52 pm

does no one like Gracey paint? I’ve used four shades of theirs with no problems.

Their surf green was a close enough match for my old jaguar headstock.

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Post by T70 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:29 pm

I know you were asking about a specific color, but for anyone else reading this thread in the future, StewMac also carries nitro in spray cans, including candy/metallic kits.

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Post by Hellion » Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:02 am

Older thread, but I have had used Gracey plenty of times, and just bought some Crown Royal purple from Solo Music Gear in Canada. I have used many brands of clear coat, including Lowes Minwax, and I have found Stew Mac's to be the best at putting down a nice solid coat. Minwax is way cheaper, and perfectly adequate, but I bought a few cans from Stew Mac for special projects. But hats off to Reranch for having been first and consistently good. In dozens of cans, I only had one Inca Silver and one Goldtop unable to spray, and in defense of Reranch, those metallics had sat for more than a few years before I tried them. And hell, I don't think I warmed them up as suggested, so even they might have been usable.

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Post by N0_Camping4U » Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:56 am

Hellion wrote:
Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:02 am
Older thread, but I have had used Gracey plenty of times, and just bought some Crown Royal purple from Solo Music Gear in Canada. I have used many brands of clear coat, including Lowes Minwax, and I have found Stew Mac's to be the best at putting down a nice solid coat. Minwax is way cheaper, and perfectly adequate, but I bought a few cans from Stew Mac for special projects. But hats off to Reranch for having been first and consistently good. In dozens of cans, I only had one Inca Silver and one Goldtop unable to spray, and in defense of Reranch, those metallics had sat for more than a few years before I tried them. And hell, I don't think I warmed them up as suggested, so even they might have been usable.

Do you have any pics of your refins? :)
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