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bt.petersen83
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:31 pm Post subject: Where can I buy paint by the gallon? |
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| Hello world. Does anyone know where the best place to purchase paint by the gallon is? I also need to buy rollers, brushes and all the other equiptment one would need for painting. Where is a home depot when you need one. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Neighborhood paint store.
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bt.petersen83
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for that really detailed helpful comment. I have been to the only shop in my neighborhood and while I could buy black or white paint other colors were limited and they wouldn't mix any colors. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Well, without knowing your neighborhood that is the best I could do. Sorry. What did they say when you asked about the nearest place that could mix the colors you wanted?
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bt.petersen83
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| They didn't have a suggestion for me. I am willing to travel. I was assuming that like most things in Korea ie Jewelry, lamps, baking good, and even doors, that there is a district that I could go to where all of the painting supplies I need are sold in one area. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Quick Google search gives me this place. If you're in Seoul and looking for something bigger than a mom and pop place.
http://www.noroopaint.com/kor/index.asp |
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warmachinenkorea
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Euljiro 4(sa)-ga
Tons of stuff here. I bought a gallon of mildew proof paint there. They should be able to mix just about anything you want. |
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kinship
Joined: 24 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| bt.petersen83 wrote: |
| Thanks for that really detailed helpful comment. I have been to the only shop in my neighborhood and while I could buy black or white paint other colors were limited and they wouldn't mix any colors. |
My experience with paint stores is that the color offering is very limited and they charge for mixing paint. One store wanted to charge me the same price for what they were selling a gallon for. No, I did not take the offer. |
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warmachinenkorea
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| warmachinenkorea wrote: |
Euljiro 4(sa)-ga
Tons of stuff there. I bought a gallon of mildew proof paint there. They should be able to mix just about anything you want. |
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watergirl
Joined: 01 Jul 2008
Location: Ansan, south korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| there's a paint store at Samgaki subway station (line 4) outside of course. |
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nora
Joined: 14 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| kinship wrote: |
| bt.petersen83 wrote: |
| Thanks for that really detailed helpful comment. I have been to the only shop in my neighborhood and while I could buy black or white paint other colors were limited and they wouldn't mix any colors. |
My experience with paint stores is that the color offering is very limited and they charge for mixing paint. One store wanted to charge me the same price for what they were selling a gallon for. No, I did not take the offer. |
Depending on the brand and color you want, that would happen anywhere.
There are generally 4 or 5 bases (in 4 or 5 different finishes (flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss, glossy, etc). Get a flat white and it's pretty cheap. Get a glossy black and it's very pricey. ANYWHERE you go, you're going to get mixed paint, unless you're buying a small can of premixed stuff, which would generally be standard colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, etc.
Long story short, all those cans of paint you see in a hardware store have no color to them until they are mixed and the different bases, sheens, and mixes have different prices. |
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