Another odd question from LG but you NSR lot have been pretty good in coming up with cracking answers recently!!

Having done a search on t'interweb and also looking on ebay, I'm at a loss as to where to source some items from...

Does anybody know where you can buy unused, plain paint and tobacco tins? The paint tins need to be around 5 litres or smaller in size..

It's for a little project which might be in the pipeline, and as such I won't be needing huge amounts, maybe around 10-20 of each...

Ta in advance..

 

LG the question is indeed bizarre, but me thinks not as bizarre as you

by the way haven't got a clue, but good luck anyways

 

Have you tried asking a paint manufacturer for the paint tins,(they must be empty at some time before they fill them!) , as for tobacco tins... flea markets, antique stores/stalls etc. Junk shops.....Or the ubiquitous skunk stalls you'll find on all markets these days.
Yve

 

Thanks Johnny..

 

I know that in Do It All (focus to the layperson) you can (used to be able to?) mix your own paint. They have to have tins to put it in, maybe your local focus store can help.
Worth a try anyway?

 

Have only just started looking this evening.. but good ideas - guess it's on the phone for me, Monday.

Thanks, Yve.

 

See, I said you NSR lot had some cracking answers..

 

always happy to help a fellow ginge

 

we have to stick together, us ginges

 

For paint tins try your local painter and decorators, or the commercial tip.

As for baccy tins, I bought 1 and smoked the contents cos I wanted the tin (I also smoke so wasn't a hardship) Know any roll up smokers, the older the better, cos tins went out of fashion with teh youngsters, but that style tins can be bought from markets quite cheap, if you can live with a pic of the 5 fingered leaf on it.

 

Yep, the local painter and decorator, or even B&Q or paint mixing place would have old tins. Baccy tins from the market or tabbaconist.

 

Just one problem with Dans idea..... the paint tins for mixing colours all come ready filled with a "base". Used own a hardware store so am speaking from experience.
Yve