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I have some pretty big things in the works this year and realized I need some colors in larger quantities - like a gallon each - of colors like red, blue, and metallic gold. I am building props like a ticket booth and a carousel and circus fencing and I need way more paint than usual. (I do have tiny tubes of colors but those are very expensive and won't work to cover a 6 foot tall ticket booth!)
All I currently have is black, gray, white and bright yellow (the yellow was an OMG that is TOO yellow for the living room accident, but hey, it works for prop painting!) and some small quantities of pastel green and blue (might be toast however due to age).
Just checked pricing at Home Depot and minimum per gallon is like $20 a can. That's expensive! And they won't add any tint at all to any oops paint any more. I asked and was told they were already losing money on them, so they were specifically told they are all sold "as is" now, and can't waste any more tinting on them even if it meant getting it out of their inventory (okay, but that's bad business IMO).
So where should I be looking for cheaper paint? I don't need fancy and I don't need special finishes. I need acrylic/latex and I need primary colors so I can mix whatever colors I want.
And also - where to get a metallic gold or even silver that isn't in a spray can? I swear I used to see them in acrylic/latex cans, but I have no clue now where to start looking (and probably will just have to go with the spray paint).
Thanks in advance for any pointers on the paint!
All I currently have is black, gray, white and bright yellow (the yellow was an OMG that is TOO yellow for the living room accident, but hey, it works for prop painting!) and some small quantities of pastel green and blue (might be toast however due to age).
Just checked pricing at Home Depot and minimum per gallon is like $20 a can. That's expensive! And they won't add any tint at all to any oops paint any more. I asked and was told they were already losing money on them, so they were specifically told they are all sold "as is" now, and can't waste any more tinting on them even if it meant getting it out of their inventory (okay, but that's bad business IMO).
So where should I be looking for cheaper paint? I don't need fancy and I don't need special finishes. I need acrylic/latex and I need primary colors so I can mix whatever colors I want.
And also - where to get a metallic gold or even silver that isn't in a spray can? I swear I used to see them in acrylic/latex cans, but I have no clue now where to start looking (and probably will just have to go with the spray paint).
Thanks in advance for any pointers on the paint!