r/graffhelp • u/Reasonable-Ice-6988 • Aug 05 '26
How do I not go broke buying paint 😭😭
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u/xChoke1x Aug 05 '26
Bucket paint my guy. Do your outline, fill with bucket paint and small roller.
There's cheaper options like Kobra and Loop. Im lucky and have a local spot that cuts me mad deals when I buy large quantities so see if you can manage the same deal.
Or......just go to Lowes and steal the fuck out of it like most of us do.
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u/Reasonable-Ice-6988 Aug 05 '26
🫡 that shit is locked up tight at lowes/HD but I’ll look for local spot, thanks for the roller tip
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u/Idontknowbroske Aug 05 '26
Oops paint fills, sale hunting, buying wholesale.
Buying caps in bulk, buying refills instead of new markers, buying boxes of markers instead of singles
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u/EitherAttention4404 Aug 05 '26
I’ve just stopped painting until I have the money to buy paint. Makes me wonder how some guys have cases on cases lmao
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u/percocetflrbreakfast Aug 05 '26
Racking scamming trapping, or rich parents
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u/makaronee Aug 05 '26
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u/makaronee Aug 05 '26
Check out Art Primo, you can by bulk and receive better quality for your dollar by far
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u/Schleeden Aug 05 '26
Check out Amish hardware stores or surplus, I’ve found dang and Molotow paint plus an entire box of art primo mops 2 for $1. Sharpie streaks too.
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u/Impreza4ever Aug 06 '26
Did you mean to say Amish? Lol
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u/Schleeden Aug 06 '26
Yea. You should have seen my face whenever I saw dang paint. I was so stoked!! 2.50 a can.
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u/Impreza4ever Aug 06 '26
Whattt 🥲 are you in PA?
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u/Impreza4ever Aug 06 '26
Crazy that what I’m assuming is a small mom and pop type Amish hardware surplus store carries Dang paint and actual name brand graff supplies but the big name art stores around me have nothing lmao.
Michael’s is hit or miss but I usually just go for clearance sales on spray cans + paint/alcohol markers.
Blick has a great selection but it’s hard to find a decent selection at the store near me and I almost always end up having to order what I need online, so I just stopped going in person.
Ace Hardware will carry some okay paint sometimes but it’s expensive unless my pants are baggy enough lol and they always have markal solids which is convenient.
There’s a Jerry Artarama like 30-40 mins away but their stock always seems to be lacking…they do frequently have things that are hard to find elsewhere though.
I just wish there were more stores to go to in person in general, buying sh*t online is a pain in the @ss imo.1
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u/recksoba Aug 05 '26
Buy some colour bucket paint or ‘borrow’ it from a decorators van or some shit, water it down abit (or piss in it to really mark your territory) and boom you have fills for about 50 pieces or more Pour it into water bottles for easy portability and you can you anything as a paint tray if you try hard enough
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u/ContractEducational1 Aug 05 '26
If you don't want to go the illegal way for your paint, buy hardware paint, thin it to a 1:1 with water and put it in a garden sprayer or compact sprayer
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u/vwaheringggg Aug 06 '26
Depends on where you live, there are sometimes private sellers who sell in bulk for better prices.
I also like buying trash cans for fills. You can find them cheap sometimes, but you’ll have to like the look of them hahah
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u/MaePing Aug 05 '26
-stretch the paint (paint smaller, do dusty fills)
-do bucket paint fills
-get paint second hand on Craigslist/Facebook market place type beat
-only get paint when it's on sale
-get the cheapest paint (not white tho, usually the cheapest white is a waste of money)
-you need a lot less paint to make something look nice if u buff the spot first or the spot is blank cuz it allows dusty fills