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Dec 11, 2008
CANNES
"A regular 400ml can of paint will give you up to 50 A4 sized stencils. This means you can become incredibly famous/unpopular in a small town virtually overnight for approximately ten pounds"Banksy
Wall and Piece
A while ago, with a surprising amount of help, we worked out the Crew scene (updates welcomed btw).
What I'm curious about now is the dealio with paint and caps etc.
Who are the suppliers around town?
We've heard that dealing in cans is far from rewarding because of a) the anorexic profit margin and b) it bringing suppliers more grief than lovin'.
It seems that every weekend they have to deal with either parents and/or property owners bellyaching about them selling toys/taggers their paint. Of course we all know most suppliers don't sell paint without ID and that the toys get others to buy it for them, but do you think Don, of Cedar Lane is going to go Right You Are - Sorry to Have Bothered You to that answer?
So what others are there?
I know The French Art Shop sell Plutoniums but that's about the end of my local list so a bit of help needed here...
The French Art Shop
Plutonium - $12ish
Trade Me
Dude selling Nozzles
Empire Skateshop
I just heard today that these dudes don't sell cans but they do sell the knarliest caps (thanks DENS)
4 comments:
um, hardware stores
you can still get great paint if you choose the right colours from the hardware store paint. Like how painting was 3 years ago - you just have to experiment and not worry about all this designer paint...keep it old school. Dulux and Australian export have some great thick colours (mainly the basic colours and blues - but experiment)
supercheap auto...cans for like $4
Loaded?!?!
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