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Aerosol can touch up paint

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Are there any local paint shops that can match paint and supply it in an aerosol can? By local I mean South Africa or even better, Cape Town.


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There is a crowd in Newlands that does it but I cant remember their name
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it might be economic spares, but I'm not sure anymore.
Phone them and find out
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Thanks Tony. I’ll follow it up.
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If all else fails I have seena youtube video of someone making his own aerosol can using pvc piping... Google it. You can clean and reuse it, but of course you would require a compressor or take a drive to the filling station.

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Plascon has a 2k system in a can. I haven’t used it myself, but this seems like a very good option

https://www.paintec.co.za/automotive.asp
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I’ll investigate. The only issue I see is to get a sample to them to match it up.
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Assuming it’s for a vehicle then the easiest is a petrol flap.

PostNet does delivery to door…might be area specific though. I use Collivery couriers every now and then if I need something collected at a specific address….everything is online and you can see what it cost beforehand…they have a nation wide footprint. https://collivery.net/quick-price

It will be really interesting to know what your impressions are if you do go the Plascon route.
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I’ll call them next week to discuss logistics.
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