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Halfords paint question

Captain Slow IRL · 2011-04-01 09:30:32

I was in 2 different Halfords getting the exact same paint and one of the salesmen told me it was water based while another told me it was cellulose based. And then someone else, who can be full of sh*t when he wants, also told me it's cellulose based and they sidestep having to sell waterbased paint on the fact they're an…

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I was in 2 different Halfords getting the exact same paint and one of the salesmen told me it was water based while another told me it was cellulose based.
And then someone else, who can be full of sh*t when he wants, also told me it's cellulose based and they sidestep having to sell waterbased paint on the fact they're an English company.
Can anyone confirm what they actually sell?!

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#2 01-04-2011 3:35pm

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Aerosol? If it's Aerosol, it can vary. Most are acrylic based.

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#3 01-04-2011 3:39pm

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I got paint mixed there about a month ago and it wasn't water based.

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#4 01-04-2011 5:57pm

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PaintDoctor wrote: »

Aerosol? If it's Aerosol, it can vary. Most are acrylic based.

They mix the paint and then put it into the aerosol can for you.

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#5 01-04-2011 7:30pm

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So you just give them a paint code and they make up the paint in an aerosol? I need some!

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