David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 09:20 AM |
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Paint suppliers within driving distance of Ipswich
Rather than hijack someone else's thread...
Does any member of the Suffolk posse know where I can get an aerosol made up in the colour of my choice within reasonable range of Ipswich? Movac
used to do it, but now they've got all uppity, refusing to sell anything to non-professionals (it's to do with new regulations for
accounting for solvent use). Even if I bullsh*t an order using my old company letterhead, asking for a couple of aerosol cans is a bit of a giveaway!
All I want to do is paint my scuttle in a colour that's close to the colour of my GRP bits, but I don't want to waste money on
ready-filled cans while trying to find out which manufacturer's version of yellow matches my car!
There's a paint supplier I've spoken to in Harold Wood, but that's a PITA for me to visit (and their website is currently off-line,
which ain't a good sign 
cheers,
David
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 10:44 AM |
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Not really useful to you but the car spares factor that my wife drives for will mix paint to your colour sample and put it in an aerosol. Not exactly
cheap at about £8 each but they are big cans and would easily do a scuttle. The nozzle gives a good fan as well, not like the little ones from diy
shops that always dry up before they hit what you are pointing them at.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 12:36 PM |
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the big Halfwits in Ipswich will make up spray cans - as long as you can identify a production car colour that matches what you want. - They
aren't cheap though and the colour match isn't brilliant. You may be able to sweet talk them into coming up with a match for you.(NBL)
[Edited on 1/10/03 by protofj]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 12:48 PM |
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It's matching the colour that's the problem! If I knew which car colour was closest I'd buy some of that - it's far enough
away from the GRP that a slight difference wouldn't be noticed.
cheers tho'
David
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timf
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 01:03 PM |
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in grenwich park just off lanseer rd
a company called car paint and panels
will colour match a can
or have you tried if their still about aps in your own village of bentley?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 01:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
in grenwich park just off lanseer rd
a company called car paint and panels
will colour match a can
or have you tried if their still about aps in your own village of bentley?
I thought that you might have a suggestion or two! Unfortunately I've never heard of either of them! 
Do you know if the first one is open on Saturdays?
David
[Edited on 1/10/03 by David Jenkins]
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GO
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 01:33 PM |
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David,
I'm guessing you're talking about Leonard Brookes? Its not that far from me, been there a few times in the past (thanks to a fox).
Don't know if I can be any help at all? I'm guessing you actually want to take the scuttle to the shop though? Or maybe take a pic, make
sure its a good match for the colour when printed and post it to me?
Graham
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timf
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 01:40 PM |
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or try
Anglia Autocolours
Contact - Mr Andrew Johns - Business Manager
A world of colours for cars & trucks, 25,000 colours available in spray cans
14 Boss Hall Business Park,
Sproughton Road,
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 5BN
Phone : 01473 241510
Fax : 01473 241510
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 01:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by GO
I'm guessing you're talking about Leonard Brookes? Its not that far from me, been there a few times in the past (thanks to a fox).
Don't know if I can be any help at all? I'm guessing you actually want to take the scuttle to the shop though? Or maybe take a pic, make
sure its a good match for the colour when printed and post it to me?
Yes, that's the place I'm thinking of.
Thanks for the offer, but it wouldn't be too hard for me to get off the train home at Harold Wood and walk round the corner.
No, I'm not planning to take the whole scuttle! I have an off-cut from my GRP about 4" long, which is plenty big enough.
cheers,
David
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/10/03 at 01:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
or try
Anglia Autocolours
Thanks again, Tim!
I'll ring them, 'cos I'll be passing there on Sat am.
cheers,
David
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/10/03 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
or try
Anglia Autocolours
Good call, Tim - went there yesterday, got confused 'cos it's now called "Bee Bee Refinishing Supplies", but came away with a
couple of cans.
Quite amusing, as the bloke spent 10 minutes wandering back and forth with my little bit of GRP, trying out little blobs of paint until he found one
that matched well.
cheers,
David
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