Subject says it all Richmonders. I gave my spray can of Testors Spray Black Tint to a North Carolina customer last spring. Now I have a customer shipping me a set of headlamps & clear sidemarkers for a clearing through Rick's. I've checked the larger stores (K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Michaels, etc.) to replace my can of spray tint...but to no avail.

Now the customer will be shipping his headlamps, etc towards me this Wednesday. So I *NEED* to hook up with a can of Testors Spray Tint asap.

Can anyone point me (directions preferable ) towards a local Richmond area hobby shop that you'd definitely figure to sell this???

Thanks in advance.

- Dave

PS. Yes, I'll check the Yellow Pages...Monday .

 

http://tinyurl.com/4md7g Yahoo yellow pages for hobby shops in Richmond, with phone numbers and maps

Dan

 

I have a 3 Oz can from my sidemarker tinting you are welcome to. I can overnight it or use another overnight method I have access to. Let me know.

The Testors site is http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=1019. From what I recall, there delivery was pretty quick.

According to Testors site, the following place is a dealer:

Dealer Name: Toys 'N hobby, Inc.
Address1: 2334 Hilltop Mall Road
City: Richmond
State/Province: California
Postal Code: 94806
Country: United States
Phone Nbr: 510-223-2970
Toll Free Nbr: 1-800-528-9869
Email Address: toysandhobbies@toysandhobbies.com
Website URL: http://www.toysandhobbies.com

That doesn't mean they will have it. Worth a shot.

Jamie

Ps. Is your customer having the clear corners and sidemarkers tinted with the Testors tint?

 

Dave, try Hungate's at Chesterfield Town Center or.......I heard the same place is opening a new store at the Short Pump mall but don't know if it's open yet. There was a hobby store on Patterson but I think it closed .

 

Thanks all!

Jamie......You're the customer I gave (mighta sold it to ya...can't remember ) my can of spray tint to . Nah...it'd cost more for you to ship it in a rapid fashion...and definitely for me to order online & ship quickly...than for me to purchase one locally outright. But thanks bunches! As for the "matching tint/smoke" reference of corners & sidemarkers...no . I knew when typing my post last night that might be misconstrued. Its just meant to be the same deal as you experienced....Rick's smoked corners diffusers...and separately a tint effort on otherwise clear sidemarkers. Jeff (Stratocaster) has assured me that another customer had tried to tint a set of clear diffusers -- and that didn't come out looking so well .

Mikey...Funny you mentioned it, but that Patterson hobby shop was where I'd purchased the can I gave Jamie! I bought that can Jamie has when the shop you're referring to was going out of business & selling things at ~ 20% discount. I'll try calling Hungate's this morning. If they have it, I could shoot out there at lunch or after work.

Dan...first off...( LURKER EXTRORDINARE!!! ). Second...thanks for the link. I'll check that out this morning as well.

Thanks all!

- Dave

 

No, no, I'm innocent! I swear it wasn't me. I bought mine via the internet from the Testors site that I included in my previous post.

Well, good luck with the search. By the way, the other method of overnight would be my company's inter-office mail. Pick-up would be at 2809 Emerywood Pkwy. Richmond, VA 23294, near 64 and Broad Street.

Good luck!

Jamie

 

Ooops...my bad! Hmm...gave that can to someone. Oh well, regardless, I ain't got & need. I found out that one of the hobby shops in Dan's list is likely no more than 5 minutes away from me. I'll stop by there during lunch today and all this will probably be a non-issue after that .

Thanks again!

 

[bellrings]Ding...ding...ding...ding [/bellrings] Mikey is the winner! Thanks for the suggestion Mike. I'll be going over to Hungate's this evening after work

- Dave

 

Gees, what an idiot I am. I just noticed the location I listed earlier was in California, Richmond California. Boy that's a lot of help to ya!

Anyway, glad it has worked out.

Jamie